Roasting a turkey (prev frozen)!

[momof2boys2005]

Ok I'm stumped...I never seem to be able to narrow my searches enough on here! Anyhoo, I'm sure there's a current thread with a thousand great tips and step by step instructions on what to do but I can't locate it!

I hit a great pre-christmas turkey sale and now I’m the proud owner of a young frozen turkey that I have no idea what to do with. I’ve cooked MANY turkeys over the years but admittedly they’ve all been prestuffed frozen Butterballs…anyone can cook those suckers LOL!
So if anyone can tell me their secrets to a TENDER bird that started out frozen that would be great!

[mauimagic]

I buy all of my turkeys frozen.

You'll do just fine. First (obviously) defrost the turkey thoroughly. Rinse and pat dry. I Season my turkey with salt and pepper inside and out and rub with butter.

Roast covered at 350 degrees for one hour and then the rest of the cooking time uncovered.

A 15 LB bird usually takes around three hours.

[frugalwarrior2]

I defrost. Put in the aluminum turkey pan upside down on a cookie cooling rack. I baste w/ natural juices and a bit of soy sauce. I don't salt or pepper because there enough in the soy.
Towards the last 1/2 an hour I flip the bird and pour Lawry's garlic and herb over it. It browns nicely and falls off the bone.
This bird was juicy and moist. My best yet this year.

[Tess B]

have you considered brining the bird first? we always brine our chicken/pork/turkey (white meats) before cooking and everything comes out plump and juicy....you could even thaw in the brine....cold water and kosher salt (sorry i don't know the exact proportions).