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Use weight as a guideline: As noted above, for every four pounds of turkey, you need to plan for one day of thawing in the refrigerator. If using the cold water method, you need to budget 30 ...
A 16-pound turkey will need about 8 hours of cold-water baths. You’ll need 10 hours to get a 20-pound turkey thawed out. A big, 24-hour turkey will need at least 12 hours of cold-water bathing.
12-pound turkey: 1 hour, 12 minutes of thawing in the microwave. 14-pound turkey: 1 hour, 24 minutes of thawing in the microwave. 16-pound turkey: 1 hour, 36 minutes of thawing in the microwave ...
If you are short on time, you can thaw your turkey in cold water in its original packaging, which will take six to 10 hours (one hour for each pound of turkey). Refresh the cold water every 30 ...
Less than a week from Thanksgiving, turkey questions are creeping into the minds of hosts and cooks. Here are answers to the most common questions. 10 turkey questions answered: How to thaw, prep ...
12-pound turkey: 1 hour, 12 minutes of thawing in the microwave. 14-pound turkey: 1 hour, 24 minutes of thawing in the microwave. 16-pound turkey: 1 hour, 36 minutes of thawing in the microwave ...
If your turkey is larger than 24 pounds, you may not have much time left.
The USDA recommends thawing your frozen turkey in a refrigerator as the safest method of defrosting it and suggests allowing one day for each 4-5 pounds of weight. But of course, in a busy ...