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Larry Swain
 
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Bob (this one) wrote:
> C M wrote:
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>> This will sound lazy and even silly, but my friend said she has great
>> success with cooking her turkey like this: Take it from the freezer,
>> pull off wrapper, put in oven 350 degrees, and cook it an hour or so
>> more than if it was thawed. I told two people I know at the senior
>> center I planned on doing it, and they said I would get salmonella, the
>> paper packed giblets would be awful and said I should definitely not do
>> it!!! What do you think, please. CM

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> They're wrong. It's a good way to cook a bird. Take giblets out when
> they're thawed. Salmonella will be dead by the time the meat reaches
> 140°F. Use a thermometer and pull it when the thigh registers 160°F and
> let it rest for about 20 minutes before carving.
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> Pastorio
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100% agree; but I have to say that I find trying to stuff a frozen bird
not the best experience of my life. So I've thawed it for an hour or so
in the oven then stuffed it, and that worked ok.