450 degrees is too hot to cook a turkey because it will become dry. If you are cooking it in the oven, follow the directions on the plastic packaging that comes around your turkey. Usually about 350 degrees is better because you want to cook a turkey slow until the fork goes in easily about 5 to 8 hours of cooking time, unless you are deep frying it then that is a different procedure.
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It typically takes about 4 to 4.5 hours to cook an 18-pound turkey in an oven set at 325F.
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It typically takes about 4 to 4.5 hours to cook a 14-pound stuffed turkey in an oven set at 325F.
A turkey crown takes around 20 minutes per pound to cook. A 10 pound turkey crown will take at least 3 hours and 20 minutes.
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A stuffed turkey typically takes about 20 minutes per pound to cook in the oven at 325F.
Cooking a 10-pound turkey in the oven typically takes about 3 to 4 hours at 325F.
On average, it takes about 15 minutes per pound to cook a turkey.
Cooking an 11-pound turkey in the oven typically takes about 3 to 4 hours at a temperature of 325F to 350F.
It would take about five hours to cook a 13 pound turkey on normal setting. However if there is time it is worth cooking the turkey on a far lower setting such as gas mark 2 and doing it fr 12 hours to get a more succulent bird.