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At what degrees Fahrenheit is a turkey ready to eat?

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165 degrees Fahrenheit at the innermost part of the thigh and the breast should be about 10 degrees higher. If you don't have a thermometer, then pick up the turkey and if all juices from cavity run clear it is ready, another way to tell is if the meat on the leg can be pinched off. If you hold a metal skewer within the thickest part of the bird, count to 5 and you can not touch this against your lip also this tends to tell you it is done.

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