If I have a 19-lb. turkey, stuffed and a bit overstuffed into a large pan, covered with foil to retain juices?!
Answers: And I put it in the oven at 9:00 p.m. at 225 deg. to S - L - O - W cook in the oven what time should I get up in the morning to remove the foil to brown it OR should I reduce the heat to 200 now (3 hours have passed) ??
Usually it is recommended (by food safety groups) that turkeys be cooked at temperatures not below 325. And stuffing is not recommended (again by food safety groups). Turkeys are done when internal temperatures reach 180 degrees. Juices run clear and the thigh joint is loose.
All this said, my mother cooked twenty five pound turkeys overnight in a low oven for twenty years and none in our big family and extended family ever got sick from eating her turkeys -- always juicy and tender.
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if you wanted to make it juicy you shouldnt have stuffed it sorry stuffing is the devil
Remove the foil when approximately 1 1/2
hours of cooking time remains to allow the turkey to brown.
calculation 9 1/2 hours
I make my turkeys the same way, slow cook overnight in the oven. I usually keep the foil on until about 2 or 3 hours before serving then turn it up to about 350-400. Just remember to baste every hour after you get up and keep an eye on it. If it looks like its drying out put the foil back on it. Also, another good tip I learned is that if the tips of the wings start to look crispy and you still have an hour or two (or more) left before serving, wrap them in foil. I usually start mine around midnight and serve around 1 pm the next day. Best of luck and happy turkey day!
Never cook a turkey in an oven cooler then 325 degrees. That just isn't safe! Turn the oven up to 325 degrees and cook the turkey 25 minutes per pound. Remove the cover the last half hour to forty five minutes to brown. It would take about nine hours maybe nine and a half hours to cook considering the stuffing weight.
I think you should have cooked it without foil at 325 to brown it and seal in the juices at first, then drop the temp as you are planning. I don't know how long to cook it, but be certain that the temp of the stuffing inside gets to 165 before serving.