can I cook a 28 pound turkey in this? If not, I am very upset!
1321598
if you can fit the bird in the roaster, you can cook it.... I cooked a 19 pounder last Thanksgiving, with the lid on, with no problem
1260932
I'm pretty sure I did a 22lb turkey last year, and there was plenty of room. The turkey turned out fantastic!
733329
I just got mine yesterday -- haven't used it yet, but the box says "holds up to an 18 lb. turkey". I bought a 17 pound turkey for Thanksgiving and I put the frozen bird in the rack just to test and it fits -- but I wouldn't go any bigger. Amazon says "25 lb", but I would rely on what it says on the Calphalon box -- which is 18 pounds.
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I roasted a 24 lb. turkey breast with stuffing under the turkey skin last Thanksgiving and it just barely fit. This year I plan on roasting no more than a 20 lb. turkey breast. Although I believe that a 24 lb. turkey will just fit, I would probably go with no more than 22 lbs. Hope this helps. I absolutely love this roasting pan and have bought 5 over than last two years, one for myself and one for each of my 4 children who also love it. It's very easy to clean and does an excellent job of roasting. My husband uses it often for his sausage calabrase. Hope this helps.
395130
No, it's not big enough for a Turkey. It holds poultry up to 8 pounds (as mentioned in the item description.)
831012
Not sure, but I wasn't impressed when I made the turkey. It has a rack that made it very difficult to get the bird out. You would think the handles would of been long enough to pull it out. It fits exactly a 22 lb turkey and the rack was of no use. Was not too happy that I bought this for my son. I would think it would handle any degree - we had 350 and it was fine.
1805207
I was able to use it for a 23 lb. turkey with lots of stuffing in the turkey and outside the turkey around the bottom. You probably could fit a 24 lb. turkey without stuffing. The turkey was delicious!
582569
I use mine to brew beer... but a 30 quart pot should be able to cook a 20# turkey.
101146
You would need to lift the turkey and manually turn it to allow even cooking. The cooking oil does not cover even a 12 pound bird so the top would not be cooked and the bottom would be over cooked. While it says indoor, unless you want your house to smell like grease, take it to a porch or garage.
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I did a 23 lb. turkey. I would think it might take a 25 lb turkey but it may overlap the sides. You could wrap any overlapping extremities in foil or place the pan on foil so any drippings would not go on oven floor. Take a tape measure to store when you purchase your bird. Exact measure of pan is 12"x 16" x 3". Tie him nice and tight or roast him upside down (which keeps the breast nice and moist).
1998683
Im not sure but I cooked 2 - 7 lb breast in it and there was all kind of room left in it. It has a big cookwell. It does a wonderful job on cooking the turkey. Very moist and tender
1591669
I haven't tried cooking a whole chicken in this crock yet, so can't speak to that size. However, I do cook roasts in it regularly. Three pounds, plus onion, potatoes and carrots is about all I can fit into it. If you're only cooking the meat, then I'd guess you could fit a 5 lb. roast. HTH
1926676
Definitely would be good information to have. The 32 Quart cooker claims that it can cook up to 25 lb turkeys, but I wonder how much smaller this one is.
2116713
I am not sure we had the same problem when we did chicken but not when we did a 20lb turkey. I would maybe suggest dropping the chicken in instead of placing it in the basket first. This is what we are going to try next time.
668730
Horrible....before the turkey was dropped into the oil the temp was perfect....once I placed the turkey in the large oil 'container' the temp of the oil dropped quickly and NEVER got back to the proper degrees for efficient and proper cooking....I would recommend a gas propane turkey cooker, much better and will maintain oil temp.
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I have put a 25 pound turkey on it in my large roasting pan - that is the largest I have tested! I have also put two 5 pound chickens side by side.
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I don't know. You might want to contact the manuacturer. I only use it to roast turkey.