On 11/11/2014 brandiwine said: Go to the Nesco website for specific instructions. I also use butter and always put the bird on the rack. Mine look just like the magazines. Please us your own thermometer, don't rely on those pop up things. Happy Turkey
Hi brandiwine....... unfortunately the Nesco cookbook recipe is the same as the booklet that came with my Nesco and the one I used. I am convinced that the recommended temperature is way too high and the cooking time is to long per pound. I think that I am going to lower the temperature to 300 as others have mentioned here and use a thermometer as you mentioned. I also will put the bird on the rack and butter it under the skin and on the top. Thanks brandiwine.
Edited to say: I checked again and according to their directions I would start out at 400 degrees for 1 hour and then lower to 35 degrees and cook a 22 pound turkey over 7 hours. That is exactly what I did the time that I cooked mine and it was so dry that we could not eat it. I think the thermometer will be a big help but it sure will make it difficult to figure out what time we will be eating and also when to heat or cook the sides.