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It’s time to turn to the second method Butterball recommends: cold water thawing. Here's what to do: Take a dip: Submerge your turkey fully, breast side down, in cold water (not hot!).
The amount of time it takes to thaw a frozen turkey depends on its size. For every four or five pounds, it will take 24 hours to thaw in the refrigerator, according to the USDA.
“Cold water thawing is the other safe way to thaw your turkey,” she says. “Place the turkey in a bucket of cold water and refresh the cold water every 30 minutes. For every one pound of ...
14-pound turkey: 7 hours of thawing in cold water. 16-pound turkey: 8 hours of thawing in cold water. 18-pound turkey: 9 hours of thawing in cold water. 20-pound turkey: 10 hours of thawing in ...
Butterball and most professionals recommend thawing a frozen turkey in the refrigerator. This can take several days or up to a week, depending on the weight of the bird.
Butterball’s new cook-from-frozen turkey goes directly from the freezer to the table, no thawing needed. ... But if you have the time, just thaw your turkey…and buy it from a local farmer, if ...
Using this quick thaw method, the turkey will defrost at the rate of 30 minutes for every one pound of bird. So a 12-pound turkey should be completely thawed in 6 hours, and a 16-pounder in 8.
“Rotate the turkey and change the cold water every 30 minutes to keep the turkey at a safe temperature during the thawing process,” Carlyle recommends. Estimate about 30 minutes per pound of ...