Thanksgiving Turkey Cooking Tips
We’ve compiled our best turkey cooking and roasting tips so you can have a hassle-free holiday.
Thanksgiving Turkey Cooking Tips
Thanksgiving is a great time to bring family and friends together for good food and great company. It can also take a lot of time to cook every dish and clean up after. That’s why we’ve compiled our best turkey cooking and roasting tips so you can have a hassle-free holiday. We recommend using a foil tent to prevent over-burning, an oven bag to keep turkey moist, and foil wrapping to speed up cooking times. Learn more about these Thanksgiving tips and tricks straight from our Reynolds Kitchens.
FOIL TENT
Keep your turkey from over-browning in the oven with a foil tent. To make the tent, crease a sheet of aluminum foil in the center, place over top of the turkey, and crimp the ends of the foil to the sides of the pan. After roasting, the tent will keep meats hot until serving time. Learn more here:
- How To: Foil Tent Roasted Turkey
- Our Favorite Recipe: Lemon Herb Roasted Turkey
- Cooking Times: Turkey Tent Cooking Times
YOU’LL NEED…
Everyday Foil
OVEN BAG
Cooking your holiday turkey in an oven bag will help to infuse the flavors and keep the meat moist. Learn more here:
- How To: Oven Bag Roasted Turkey
- Our Favorite Recipe: Citrus Herb Roasted Turkey
- Cooking Times: Turkey Oven Bag Cooking Times
YOU’LL NEED…
Oven Bags
ROASTER PANS
Cut out clean-up by baking your turkey in one of our Bakeware Roaster Pans.
- Our Favorite Recipe: Roast Turkey Breast Stuffed with Apples
YOU’LL NEED…
Disposable Roasting Pans
TURKEY IN A HURRY
Speed up cooking times this holiday with the help of Reynolds Wrap® Heavy Duty Foil. Get started by completely wrapping the turkey in Heavy Duty Foil and cook in a 450 degree oven. Turn back the foil during the last 30 minutes to brown. Learn more here:
- How To: Speed Up Turkey Roasting Time
- Cooking Times: Foil Wrapped Turkey Cooking Times
YOU’LL NEED…
Heavy Duty Foil
THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS
You can do more with leftover turkey from Thanksgiving than make sandwiches. Start the tradition with your family to make a Friendsgiving brunch using leftovers from the feast the day before. You can also make Turkey Tetrazzini or Spinach Turkey and Wild Rice Soup. Leftover Thanksgiving turkey can also be used to make delicious appetizers, like our favorite Turkey Spinach Sun Dried Tomato Appetizers. And if you really want a sandwich, upgrade it to this tasty Warm Turkey Brie Sandwich.
DON’T FORGET DESSERT
The best part of any dinner is dessert. Try our favorite recipes for the perfect Pumpkin Pie, scrumptious Sweet Potato Pie, and tasty Classic Apple Pie.
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