For use in conventional or microwave ovens. Caution: do not use with countertop electric roaster ovens. Five easy steps to a great meal: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Do not exceed 400 degrees. Add 1 tbsp flour to bag. Shake! This helps prevent bag from bursting. Place bag in pan at least 2 inches deep. Place food in bag! Close bag with tie (found inside this package). Cut six 1/2-inch slits in top of bag to allow steam to escape. Tuck ends of bag in pan. Place pan in oven, allowing room for bag to expand during cooking without touching heating elements, wall or racks. Bag should not hang over pan. Bake according to recipe or chart. To serve – carefully cut open top of oven bag. Remember – always support bag with pan. Enjoy!
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Check out the s below for more information on cooking times or download the full turkey oven bag guide for more details.
For everyday meals with ease, cook dinner in an oven bag following these steps and cooking times.
The creation of both the Reynolds® and Hefty® brands is the direct result of American ingenuity mixed with a bit of elbow grease. Reynolds Wrap Foil was invented after aluminum was no longer needed for military use; and became a new staple for American kitchens. Hefty® waste bags were first developed with excess material from an early plastics innovator, creating another household essential. (Source: http://reynoldsconsumerproducts.com/pages/About.aspx)
In large part, this was due to the culinary skills of my Aunt Joan. It was also a result of Aunt Joan’s fabulous turkey-roasting secret weapon:
My Aunt Joan has been using a Reynolds cooking bags for years, but I always forget about them from one year to the next until I bite into one of their spectacular feasts.
Reynolds also makes oven bags for slow cookers (as in “crock pots,” not as in “chefs who take their time”), banishing forever the need to scratch away at the baked-on carbon crusted to the edges of the cooker. (Here’s a great review (she says humbly) of Cook’s recommendations for slow cookers and crock pots.)
Experts agree that you should remove the turkey from the oven when an instant-read thermometer measures 165 in the deepest part of the breast meat, and yes, you really, really do need to let the turkey rest for 30 minutes out of the oven before carving to give the meat time to reabsorb the juices.
FAQ
How long to cook a 20 lb turkey in a Reynolds bag?
- 8-12 lb turkey: 1 1/2 to 2 hours;
- 12 to 16 lb turkey: 2 to 2 1/2 hours;
- 16-20 lb turkey: 2 1/2 to 3 hours;
- 20-24 lb turkey: 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
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