Timetable for Roasting Turkeys

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Craig Claiborne’s Kitchen Primer

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1969

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Weight Roasting Time (unstuffed turkey) Roasting Time (stuffed turkey)
6 lbs. 2 hrs. 2 hrs. 30 mins.
7 lbs. 2 hrs. 5 mins. 2 hrs. 40 mins.
8 lbs. 2 hrs. 10 mins. 2 hrs. 50 mins.
9 lbs. 2 hrs. 15 mins. 3 hrs.
10 lbs. 2 hrs. 30 mins. 3 hrs. 20 mins.
11 lbs. 2 hrs. 45 mins. 3 hrs. 40 mins.
12 lbs. 3 hrs. 4 hrs.
13 lbs. 3 hrs. 15 mins. 4 hrs. 20 mins.
14 lbs. 3 hrs. 30 mins. 4 hrs. 40 mins.
15 lbs. 3 hrs. 45 mins. 5 hrs.
16 lbs. 4 hrs. 5 hrs. 20 mins.
17 lbs. 4 hrs. 15 mins. 5 hrs. 40 mins.
18 lbs. 4 hrs. 30 mins. 6 hrs.
19 lbs. 4 hrs. 45 mins. 6 hrs. 20 mins.
20 lbs. 5 hrs. 6 hrs. 40 mins.
21 lbs. 5 hrs. 15 mins. 7 hrs.
22 lbs. 5 hrs. 30 mins. 7 hrs. 20 mins.
23 lbs. 5 hrs. 45 mins. 7 hrs. 40 mins.
24 lbs. 6 hrs. 8 hrs.