Another Question About The Turkey Crown

[Samuraisan]

How long should I cook it for ?

[Tilly2]

It depends on the weight of it.

[scorpiojo]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Question1383485.html

[tonyav]

Might be a few tips on this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e06j5GBOj6s

[EDDIE51]

I cook a turkey all night on 'slow' then the actual time does not matter as long as it is long enough. I would do the same with a crown.
With a whole turkey always roast it upside down! That way all the juices flow into the breast and make it moist. I was taught this in a Pro Kitchen where we cooked 4 tonnes ( yes 4 tonnes) of turkey during December for Christmas parties , 200 people a night for the whole month!

[Clanad]

The only way to assure perfect cooking throughout is a good, dependable meat thermometer. Here, in the U.S., we use 165 degrees (F) as a final reading before removing the breast. It should rest for 15 minutes or so (covered with a layer of aluminum foil) during which time the interior temperature will rise to about 170 degrees.

Although the thermometer should be inserted in the side of the breast, make sure it's not resting against any bone.

[BlackadderV]

I remember my mother doing exactly what Eddie does. The turkey was prepared and stuffed on Xmas eve. When we came back from Midnight Mass it was bunged straight into the oven on slow and left to cook for 12 hours.

[EDDIE51]

^^ not just the turkey, last year I cooked the turkey (upside down) a whole gammon and a large beef joint all tightly wrapped in foil overnight in the same oven at the same time. That's the beauty of slow cooking with each item tightly foiled. There is no 'cross over' of flavour and you can not over cook them.
You can cook any meat on 'slow' ( 86 c / 190 f ) it is just a matter of leaving it in the oven long enough. You can even put the meat into the oven frozen ! (though not for a whole turkey as you need to get the giblets / neck out first).

[LyndaB]

I few years ago I realised that no one ate the turkey legs so started buying turkey crowns. My butcher now prepares just the breast meat for me so there are no bones whatsoever. It's more expensive per lb but there is no waste whatsoever. And best of all - it only takes about 3hours max to cook

[BlackadderV]

Just as a matter of interest, if you cook a bird upside down, how to you get it to balance in the oven without toppling over?