On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 18:00:23 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Temperature? Good question. I have never had luck with that
>method. I use the time, temperature and weight chart. It was a 12
>1/2 pound bird, 6 1/2 hours at 325. I pulled on the leg and it
>started to come off. Letting it sit tented before cutting into
>it makes carving much easier.

That's over 30 minutes a pound. Are you sure it was a 21 1/2 pounder?

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