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Baking Turkey Breast in an Oven Bag

When baking a stuffed turkey breast, 6 lbs, in an oven bag, is it placed in the oven bag breast side up or down?

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Moist Upside Down Turkey

The electricity was out, so I fired up the wood cook stove. By candle light, we put the turkey in the oven bag. But since it was dark, I didn't notice it was put in upside down. I followed the normal directions with the cooking bag.

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Using Your Turkey Bones for Soup

A great way to save money is after having a delicious turkey dinner to put the turkey bones in the stock pot and make soup. This is a guide about using your turkey bones for soup.

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Easy Roasted Turkey

I always dreaded the clean up after roasting a turkey for Thanksgiving. The whole idea of thawing for three days, cleaning etc. wasn't something I looked forward to doing with a 40 hour work week, and 3 kids; and husband that never helped in the kitchen.

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Buying the Right Sized Turkey

This is a guide about buying the right sized turkey. Nobody wants to tell everyone at Thanksgiving dinner that there is no turkey left. Knowing how many guests you will have and how much left overs you use up will help you chose the right sized turkey.

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How Do You Know When a Turkey Is Defrosted?

How do I know when a turkey is not frozen still in the middle?

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Keeping Roast Poultry Moist

To keep the breast of roast fowl from drying out while the legs cook, cover the white meat with cloth dipped in oil after the first hour in the oven.

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Oven Bag for Moist Turkey

With turkey time almost here, I have a tip for a really moist turkey. I use a baking bag (put inside roasting pan) and bake as usual. You don't have to baste the turkey, if you do it in a baking bag.

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Use Wok to Roast Large Turkey

One year we had a 25 lb. turkey and no pan big enough to bake it in, so my wife got our wok out to see if it would fit. It fit just right, but the bottom of the wok was rounded, so she put it in a cast iron skillet to steady it. It worked great!

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Cooking Half a Turkey

Can someone tell me how to cook half a turkey?

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Cook Your Turkey In An Oven Bag

My tip to you is if you are short on time, buy oven bags. They will help you cook your turkey in no time at all.

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Roasting A Turkey

This is my mom's recipe from when I was a kid. Best turkey I have ever eaten!This is my mom's recipe from when I was a kid. Best turkey I have ever eaten! Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Rinse bird in cold water.

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Frying a Turkey Breast

How many minutes per pound do you fry a turkey breast?

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Not Your Usual Turkey Sandwich

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