How to Cook a Turkey in a Roaster Oven

Step 1

Remove the rack from the roaster oven, place on the lid, and preheat to the highest temperature available on your model.

Step 2

Determine your total cooking time by multiplying the weight of your turkey by 15 minutes per pound.

Step 3

Remove turkey from the packaging, untuck the legs, then remove the innards from both ends. Do not rinse.

Step 4

Place turkey on the rack, handles facing up.

Step 5

Combine onions, carrots, celery, 1 Tb salt, 1 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 tsp poultry seasoning, and 1 Tb butter. Place half the mixture into the turkey cavity, then re-tuck the legs.

Step 6

Spread 2 Tb butter on the outside of the turkey, the sprinkle on remaining 2 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper.

Step 7

Place rack into the hot roaster, sprinkle remaining veggies around the turkey, and replace the lid. Cook on highest temperature for 30 minutes. Do not open the lid.

Step 8

Reduce temperature to 325 degrees and cook for the remaining amount of time from your calculations you did in step Do not lift the lid.

Step 9

Turkey is finished when the breasts reach 165 degrees and the thighs 175 degrees.

Step 10

Let rest 20-30 minutes before carving.