How I Cook Our Holiday Turkey in an Electric Roaster Oven

How I cook our holiday turkey in my electric roaster oven is so easy that everyone can do it.  In fact, an electric roaster oven makes cooking a turkey less work since it holds the moisture within the roaster oven and I don't have to baste it as often.  That gives me time to work on and cook the side dishes and desserts. 



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I own a 22-Quart electric roaster 0ven and if you can afford the largest size, I recommend buying that size because you can do everything in it which includes roasting up to a 25 pound turkey.  With the domed lid, the fat turkey fits snuggly in the roaster oven without any trouble.  The domed lid also keeps the moisture in the roaster and circulating around the turkey during the cooking time.  It comes out so moist and juicy.  Not at all dry like when cooked in a conventional oven.

It just takes me minutes to prepare a large turkey for roasting in this portable electric oven.  I take the turkey and place it on the stainless steel oven rack that comes with your electric roaster, breast side up.  Don't forget to remove the giblets and gravy packages that are placed in the turkey cavities.  Season your turkey skin with your favorite poultry seasonings.  I add just a little chicken broth in the bottom of my roaster pan for added moisture. 

Turn the electric roaster oven on to the proper cooking temperature for your size of turkey.  I cook mine at 325 degrees for more of a slow-roast where the meat just falls off the bone when done.  I also do not need to baste the turkey as often as in an conventional oven.  Due to the circular cooking method of this domed electric roaster oven, I don't have to cook my turkey as long before it is done.  I would say I save about 1/2 hour off my cooking time.

For some people the turkey skin is not as brown and crisp as they would like, so put your turkey on an oven roaster pan and place it in your conventional oven on 400 degrees for about 1/2 hour to brown the skin before slicing and serving.  Really, cooking your holiday turkey is just this easy with an electric roaster oven.

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