Question

A recipe for cooking a turkey states to allow 20 minutes for each pound of turkey and to add 5 minutes per pound if the turkey is stuffed. Our turkey weighs 16 pounds and will be stuffed. To have dinner at two o'clock in the afternoon, what time does the turkey need to go in the oven? Allow 1/2 hour for cooling and carving. Explain your answers and your thinking.​

Answer 1

To have dinner at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the turkey needs to go in the oven at 12:30 PM. This is calculated by determining the base cooking time, adding extra time for stuffing, and subtracting the cooking time and cooling and carving time from the desired serving time.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the cooking time for the turkey, we will first calculate the base cooking time by multiplying the weight of the turkey (16 pounds) by 20 minutes per pound. This gives us a base cooking time of 320 minutes. Since the turkey is stuffed, we need to add 5 minutes per pound, so we will add 80 minutes to the base cooking time. The total cooking time for the stuffed turkey is 400 minutes. To determine the time the turkey needs to go in the oven, we need to subtract the cooking time (400 minutes) from when we want to have dinner (2 o'clock in the afternoon), and also subtract 30 minutes for cooling and carving.

Step-by-step:

1. Calculate base cooking time: 16 pounds * 20 minutes/pound = 320 minutes.
2. Add extra time for stuffing: 16 pounds * 5 minutes/pound = 80 minutes.
3. Add base cooking time and extra time: 320 minutes + 80 minutes = 400 minutes.
4. Determine the oven time: 2 o'clock in the afternoon - 400 minutes - 30 minutes = 12:30 PM.

Answer 2

6:30 A.M

Step-by-step explanation:

That's if you wanted it right at 2 after cooling for 30mins