Hi Luv! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, but it brings its own pressures. We have a 19 pound turkey to cook. The Butterball tag says 3 1/2 to 4 hours, the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook says 4 1/2 to 5. That’s a potential range of an hour and a half.
So which is it?
General rule of thumb is 20 mins a lb at 350 to 325 so 19x 20 = 3.8 hours
Cooks hint, when it smells done its done but let it rest (covered) an hour while you do the sides
Howdy, Henks! Just....WoW...that’s a lotta bird!
I’d plan on going halfway between and then testing it before saying it’s done. Do you have a good internal thermometer? [but I have never cooked a turkey...really!....so I’m probably not the person to ask. LOL!]
And if you don’t have that birdie in the oven now, you’re gonna be having a VERY late lunch! LOL!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! :)