Can you cook a turkey when it is partially frozen?!
Can you cook a turkey when it is partially frozen?
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howdy queenofyack....i am!!! midge, u go for it, cook that turkey...im guessing ur planning on a dinner where all the diners are queuing up for the toilet, and firing out of both ends? id rather lick a urinal than eat frozern poultry.....at least then there would be a slim chance of not ending up in hospital
You shouldn't do that as it will not get done in the middle, and it is dangerous to eat half cooked poultry.
I would assume that you can.
Howdy...bored too?
Sure, but it will take ALOT longer.
It's best to let it thaw overnight.
If you've ever seen the movie "Bean" you'll remember Mr.Bean stuffing the turkey with his hand...losing his watch inside the turkey...sticking his head in the turkey to look for it (it was a HUGE turkey)...then getting his head stuck and walking around with the turkey covering his head.
After he got unstuck he put the turkey in the microwave to cook it faster...well, he and his boss and the bosses wife are sitting on the sofa when all of a sudden they hear a loud "KA-BOOM!!!" All you see in the background is pieces of turkey flying everywhere out of the microwave! Mr.Bean is trying to stay calm as he sees the pieces flying through the air.
His company has their back to the kitchen and didn't see anything. ...You'd have to know Mr. Bean to appreciate his strange humor. (Brittish comedian.)
But anyway, good luck with the turkey. Hopefully you'll do better than Mr. Bean!!!
If you stuff it full of bran muffins that will help it defrost faster while cooking.
Yes. All you need is a Convection oven and a meat probe. Mine has a digital readout and you can watch the internal temperature of the meat as it cooks. Poultry should be 170 degrees internal temp. when done.
If you don't have a $3,000 Jenn-Air Convection oven, a $1.99 meat thermometer will work just fine. Put the partially frozen bird in the oven for a couple hours at 325 degrees, then insert a skewer between a thigh and breast, making a hole for your meat thermometer. Remove the skewer and insert thermometer into the hole you've made. Avoid having the thermometer touch bone. You'll have to ignore the clock and go by the thermometer for doneness. Another trick I use is a flashlight to help read the thermometer without opening the oven door. You may also need to cover the bird with aluminum foil to avoid overbrowning the outside while the inside finishes cooking. I have done the above a couple times with excellent results at the table and compliments from my family, but it is better if the bird is actually thawed.
Hope this helps.
PS. If you are a concerned enough cook to ask a question like this, you would LOVE my wifes' oven. She can put a frozen roast in the oven at 6 am, set the cook/delay on the program to defrost for 8 hours, cook for 2 hours at 325, then hold warm at 165 for 2 hours and when we walk in the door at 6 pm, dinner is hot and ready. You can try it out for free at any Maytag store. Ours is Jenn-Air Model #JJW9830DDW
Shouldn't. It will get too done on the outside and not done enough on the inside.