Tent a Roasted Turkey with Foil

Roasting a turkey? Tent it with aluminum foil! With this simple trick and a little Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil, you can more efficiently protect your turkey from over-browning and ensure that it tastes better than ever. Read on to learn how to tent a turkey with aluminum foil. Check out our Turkey Tent Cooking Times for more info.

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Tent a Roasted Turkey with Foil
Tent a Roasted Turkey with Foil
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  • Prep Time

    10 minutes

  • Servings

    10

  • Cook Time

    2 - 6 hours

  • Course

    Main Dish

You’ll Need...

Heavy Duty Foil

Ingredients

Directions

PREHEAT oven to a temperature 325°F. Line roasting pan, at least 2 inches deep, with Reynolds Wrap® 18-inch Wide Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil set aside.

REMOVE neck and giblets from turkey rinse turkey and pat dry. Place turkey in foil–lined roasting pan. If stuffing is desired, loosely stuff turkey. Brush with oil. Insert meat thermometer into thickest part of thigh, not touching bone.

MAKE a foil tent by placing a sheet of foil over turkey, leaving 1 inch between top of turkey and foil tent for heat circulation. Crimp foil onto long sides of pan.

ROAST turkey until meat thermometer inserted in thickness part of the thigh not touching the bone reads a temperature of 180°F. For approximate roasting times see chart. For stuffed turkey, add 30 minutes to roasting time. To brown turkey, remove foil tent after 1 hour of roasting. For easy slicing, cover turkey with foil and let stand 15 minutes.

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