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[Thingamajig]

I'm hoping someone has tried this method, and can advise me.

I found this recipe on The food Network. It's Trisha Yearwood's method for roasting a turkey. I have never had a problem roasting a turkey, but this is a new way for me. It sounds so easy, I'd like to try it. She only keeps the oven on during the first hour, then lets the turkey sit in the oven till the oven is completely cool. She says anywhere from 4 to 6 hours. During that time you must NOT open the oven at all!

It has almost all great reviews. My concern is the amount of time the turkey will be sitting in the oven, after it's turned off. Some of the reviewers state their oven cooled down in 6 hours, but others have stated their oven cooled down in only 2 hours.

How do you know when your oven is completely cooled, if you can't open it?

How long is it safe for a turkey to sit in a cooled oven before eating it?

If I put a meat thermometer inside the turkey, how low can the temperature go, and still be safe to eat?

I just had food poisoning last week, so I'm a little overly sensitive about the thought of eating unsafe food. (NO, it was not my cooking! hahaha)

Below is the recipe, and the link.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/trisha-yearwood/no-baste-no-bother-roasted-turkey-recipe/index.h...

No-Baste, No-Bother Roasted Turkey

Ingredients

• 1/2 stick salted butter, softened
• One 12-pound turkey, completely thawed and all giblets removed
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 2 stalks celery, cut in lengths to fit turkey cavity
• 1 medium sweet onion, such as Vidalia, cut in half
• 1 large carrot, cut in lengths to fit the turkey cavity
• 2 cups boiling water

Directions

Adjust the oven racks so the covered roasting pan fit easily inside. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.

Rub the butter on the outside and in the cavity of the turkey. Sprinkle the salt and pepper on the inside and the outside of the turkey. Put the celery, onion and carrot in the cavity. Place the turkey, breast-side up, in a large roasting pan. Pour the boiling water into the pan. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and put the pan in the oven.

Start a timer when the oven temperature returns to 500 degrees F. Bake for exactly 1 hour and turn off the oven. Do not open the oven door! Leave the turkey in the oven until the oven completely cools; this may take 4 to 6 hours. Reserve the pan juices and refrigerate the turkey if it will not be served soon after roasting.