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Thawing a turkey in the refrigerator is the safest and best option, but it does take some time. Your refrigerator is probably only 10 - 12 degrees warmer than your freezer and a frozen turkey basically a big ice cube in a plastic bag. The USDA recommends 4 to 5 hours for every pound of frozen turkey. For a 16 to 20 pound turkey that is 4 to 5 DAYS!
But if you don't have the time to thaw a turkey in this manner you can do this:
Keep your turkey in its original plastic packaging.
Keep your turkey in the refrigerator (don't set it out on the counter.)
The day before your cook time place the turkey in a large pail or in the sink and run cold (not hot) water over the turkey, as cold as you can get it.
It's best to keep the turkey submerged in water, but it is very important to keep the water circulating as the turkey defrosts. Adjust the water coming in so that it replaces the water around the turkey every 30 minutes or so. Hard to gauge, but you don't need to turn the water on full blast.
Test the thawing by pressing on the turkey. The entire process depends on the size of the bird, but five or six hours should be enough. The USDA recommends 30 minutes per pound and cooking the bird immediately. But you know what fussbudgets those folks are.
After you have completed the thaw process remove the bird from the plastic and feel around in the cavity for frozen sections. Wash the bird and place it in the refrigerator until time to cook.
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