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Cooking Tips
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Selecting and Thawing the Turkey Before you select the turkey for your holiday menu, consider these questions. Fresh or Frozen? Fresh turkeys are available during the holiday season at your H-E-B Market Department. Because fresh turkeys do not require thawing, they may be bought up to three days before or on the day of cooking and will be ready to roast straight from the refrigerator. Seasoned H-E-B fresh turkeys also come seasoned. Choose from Homestyle, Honey or Cajun flavors. These seasoned turkeys make it easy to roast a tasty delicious fresh turkey for your family and friends. Frozen turkeys These may be more affordable but must be purchased well ahead of time. A 12-pound turkey takes 3 days to thaw in the refrigerator and a 20-pound turkey takes 5 days to thaw. H-E-B Fully Cooked® turkeys H-E-B offers a variety of flavors and sizes of precooked whole turkeys and turkey breasts. Try Oven Roasted, Honey Roasted, Smoked, Spiral Sliced and Cajun Seasoned. To serve them hot, just follow the directions on the package. Heating and serving an H-E-B Fully Cooked® Turkey will slice about 2 hours off your cooking schedule. How BIG? Allow 1 pound of uncooked turkey per person when buying a whole turkey. A 12-pound turkey will feed 12 people and leave enough for you to have some delicious leftovers. Thawing the Turkey Never, never thaw frozen turkey at room temperature. Select one of these methods. Refrigerator A whole turkey needs 24 hours thawing time per 4 pounds. Allow 3 to 5 days thawing time depending on the size of your turkey. The turkey is completely thawed when there are no ice crystals in the interior cavity. Cold Water Allow 30 minutes thawing time per 1 pound of turkey. Place unopened turkey, in wrapper, breast side down, in cold water. Change the water every 30 minutes. Allow 6 to 10 hours thawing time depending on the size of your turkey. |
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