Monday, November 30, 2015

Turkey and "time bake"

I made my Thanksgiving Turkey in my Steam Oven.  Of course it wasn't that big of a turkey - just 12 pounds.  It fit in just fine, with a little room to spare.  I was cooking it while I was away from the house so I used the "time bake".   All you have to do to set a start and stop time for something is:



 program the cooking mode you want, and the temperature you want,





 then instead of setting a timer push the time button and set the amount of time you want to cook your food,





then push the time button again and set the time you want it to turn off.  




 Push okay.  A clock icon with a octagon around it will appear.  You are all set.  


I hadn't cooked a turkey in my steam oven before so I looked at the chart on the package of the turkey and it said if it was stuffed to cook it for 3-4 hours.  I set my cook time for 3 hours.  When I got home after 3 hours the probe temperature in the stuffing said it was 191°.  Oops. Overcooked. Normally the stuffing should be 165°!  However we all thought it was the moistest turkey we had ever had.  I couldn't get over how tender it was.  Normally I put a bunch of butter and herbs under the skin to make sure the breast doesn't dry out but this time I just put olive oil, rosemary, salt, and pepper on it.  Oh my.  You have to try it.  It  is amazing - even at 191°

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