turkey cooking time

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I've got a 13 pound bird? How long should it take to cook at 250-300?

haywyre

byz,
roughly 25 minutes per pound at 250 F

fishlessman

byz, i cooked a 13 pound bird this weekend at 235 and it took about 5 hours for the breast to reach 162 F. i used the turkey buzzard recipe in the recipe section with the onion and bacon paste under the skin.

tn slagamater

fishlessman, how was it?

fishlessman

tn slagamater, this was a great bird. smoked with cherry wood. the next one will add more bacon but will reduce the sage. the sage was a tadd to strong a flavor. the bacon totally dissapears into the breast meat. towards the end off the cook, lightly coat with olive oil and kick the temps up to 350 to crisp the skin.