Roasted turkey breast was very tough

[Anonymous]

Add on to my previous post about turkey given to me by local church the recipe online said for my 10lb turkey cook for 2 hours covered with foil then remove foil and continue to cook until 165 degrees which is exactly what I did I live on my own and have tried cooking turkey's before and the pop up has always lifted to soon previously those times I didn't have a meat thermometer and the turkey was always undercooked. To be quite honest I wish I hadn't been given the turkey I ended up eating mashed potatoes peas and dressing I wouldn't eat the turkey for fear it could have been bad and might make me sick oh well guess I am not much of a cook.

[Anonymous]

Our 8 lb bone-in breast turned out great today. I covered the breast with cheese cloth soaked in melted butter and chicken stock (can use white wine). Basted the cloth every 30 minutes. After 2 hours (at 350), i took the cheesecloth off for browning and needed 20 minutes longer for the thermometer to reach 165 degrees. I let it rest with the top covered by foil. It was perfect.