how long does it take to cook a 15lb turkey?
1385329
1st the inside is a little smaller than a 5 gallon bucket so it's a tight fit. There is NO way to tell what the temperature the cooker is set at, numbers given in booklet are based on 90 degree outside temperature. I wasted 9 hrs on a 5lb pork shoulder supposedly set at 350 and it was still not DONE!
1385330
Recently roasted (fried style) a 15 pounder for about 130 min, @ power 14 to 170 F internal temp.
1385331
We used the meat thermometer that came with the unit. To reach the 165 degree temperature it took about 3 hrs. (We cooked it in a heated garage that was about 60 degrees. The outside temperature here this past Thanksgiving day was about 30 degrees. And we didn't want to allow additional cooking time for the cold day.) You'll love the way it turns out--this year we cooked a wild turkey--it was wonderful. We have kids that bring turkey and an ice chest when they come to visit. They want to have some for when they go home.
1385332
I cook at setting of 13 or 14. I plan 15 min. per pound3 to 4 hr. we like it well done, great every time. my husband only likes it cook like this . watch were u put food thermometer,if not put in right place false reading, enjoy
1321572
By 'whole' I'll assume you mean uncut? Some times one will cut a 'whole chicken' into parts before cooking. This pressure cooker needs 16 oz of a liquid inside for it to seal, or it won't operate. A built-in fail safe, before it will operate to cook. Back to your question: A 3 to 4 lb. chicken will take about 20 minutes. Cooking a whole chicken won't be very pretty cooked in pressure cooker unless it's cooked in a sauce/liquid of choice or water/stock but browned first.
771698
I would guess about 50 minutes. The few times that I have used this cooker has lead me to believe that cook times are approximately 10 minutes per pound. Just make sure to use the thermometer so you never have to guess when it is done cooking.
382107
10-12 minutes per pound but there is no preheating time required. Having done deep fried and using the Big Easy, Total time is about the same.
2051799
we haven't done a turkey yet but the book says 12 to 15 lbs. That seems big and there wouldn't be much room.
1431188
We cooked a 23 lbs bird last year. Go by the cookers direction on time. The cooker says to go by the birds cooking time but our bird was done as per the cookers instruction about 3 to 3.5 hours. Be careful too the outside gets very hot to the touch. The bigger bird requires aluminum foil between the bird and the sides to keep from burning to wings
717508
We cook approximately 10 mins per pound. If you leave the lid off, the skin won't get as burnt.
2029851
The turkey comes out crispy outside and juicy inside. The cook time is 4 minutes per pound. This is a phenomenal machine compared to gas turkey fryers.
771701
3 hours. I cooked a pork shoulder 8 lbs for 2 hours 40 minutes. That wasn't enough. It needed at least 30 more minutes. Hope that helps! Enjoy!
2257188
I'm not sure. I fried 2 turkeys on thanksgiving and they were great. About 3.5 minutes a pound. The fryer works great.
938718
Yes. I had it set for cooking my turkey breast today for 2.5 hours...it was great.
2180352
The little booklet has recipes and there's recipes all over the web. It is pretty much the same length of time (either cut up or whole bird) as it takes in conventional oven perhaps a little less. My 2 dishes, chicken breasts and a 6 lb +/- roaster took the thighs a little more time, he was a huge roaster, the breasts came out very juicy and good. Working my way into more complicated dishes. Good luck.
604666
There is a booklet that comes with the cooker. It tells you the cooking time for various food, mostly between 15 - 120 minutes. It is not slow at all. This thing is a beast.
900015
We bought this as a gift for my mother-in-law and she has not cooked a turkey in it yet. However she did look at the recipe guide that came with the roaster and it does indicate that the amount of cooking minutes per pound is the same as a regular oven. I hope this helps!
1627698
I've cooked whole chickens, beef and pork roasts in the pressure cooker all weighing over 3 lbs. Just make sure it doesn't fill the pan more than 2/3 full to allow it to steam. I recently cooked a turkey breast weighing over 5 lbs., however I did have to remove the backbone before I could fit it in the pressure cooker. Since I slow cooked the turkey breast instead of pressure cooking it, I didn't have to worry about how full it was. I came out juicy and tender. Soo good!
1746896
We really like it use it about 2 or 3 times a week. We have found you need to add more time. So I cook about 3 - 3:15.
1636242
I set it at 375 degrees and do 4 minutes per pound plus 5 minutes for any size turkey and it comes out great every time! I use this fryer for only turkey so I can not say if that would work for chicken but honestly I don't see why not.