9am:The Searsport, ME forecast for Mar 11 is 4 degrees and Sunny. There is 41 percentage chance of rain and 17 mph winds from the West-Northwest. 12am:The Searsport, ME forecast for Mar 11 is 7 degrees and Overcast. There is 39 percentage chance of rain and 17 mph winds from the West-Northwest.
remove the packet of giblets from the cavity of the bird and save them for gravy or stuffing next rinse the bird inside and out and pat dry with paper towels if you are brining your turkey to keep it nice and moist do this 8 to 24 hours before you cook itif you are stuffing the bird stuff it loosely allowing about 1 2 to 3 4 cup stuffing per pound of turkeytie drumsticks together with string and brush the skin with melted butter or oilinsert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the thighrom prepping and basting to roasting and carving get all the tips you need to cook your bird heat oven to 350 degrees f roast turkey uncovered for 20 minutes per pound cook to an internal temperature of 165 degrees measured at the thigh
First of all you will need to preheat the oven to a temperature of 375ÂºF (190ÂºC). Roasting a chicken does not take quite so long as roasting a turkey, however a large chicken could still take over 2 hours to roast. As a general rule, calculate a cooking time of 20 minutes per pound of meat plus an additional 10 - 20 minutes at a temperature of 375ÂºF (190ÂºC). Therefore, a 5 lb chicken will need to be roasting in the oven for at least 1h 50 mins. A 5 lb bird will serve between 4 - 5 people. Some people prefer to set the oven temperature to 450ÂºF (230ÂºC) and roast the bird at this high temperature for the first 10 - 15 minutes or the last 10 - 15 minutes. The rest of the time the chicken should be roasted at 375ÂºF (190ÂºC).