Can you cook your turkey overnight at 200 degrees?

Answer 1

According to the USDA there are many methods of cooking a turkey but in the oven it is not recommended to cook any turkey at a temp below 325degrees F.

It seems strange that my mother used to put the "bird in the oven" the night before and let it cook all night long. Nobody died. This is progress.

I have been cooking my turkey stuffed overnight for over 40 years. I buy a frozen turkey and thaw it in the refrigerator 3 days before cooking. I rinse it with water before stuffing and pat it dry with paper towels.For the dressing I cut stale white bread into cubes 1 1/2 loaves for a 20 lb turkey. I take the turkey liver and saute it with 1 pkg. jimmy dean sage sausage. I add it to the bread. I cut up one bunch fresh parsley and add it to the bread. I take 3 sticks of butter, 3 cups chopped celery and 1- 1/2-2 cups chopped onion saute together until veg's are soft. add salt and one whole jar spice island poultry seasoning. let cool and spoon mixture into bread mixing up each spoonful. Stuff turkey cavity and neck tight. secure neck flap with skewer. place an apple in rear to keep in stuffing. oil bird (I like butterball or any young turkey)season with poulty seasoning salt and pepper. place in double disposable aluminum pan. add 2 cups of water cover with heavy duty aluminum foil tented up off top of turkey breast. put in oven at 11:30-12 midnight at 175 degrees. remove foil at 6:30 am turn off oven. remove 30 minutes later. remove turkey from pan. scoop out dressing from both ends and put in warm oven until ready to eat. We eat at 4:00 pm.