How big will a 24-lb turkey be?
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Anonymous
| Like, will it fit in my standard-sized oven? |
Anonymous
| 22 lb is the largest I've fit in mine, make sure your roasting pan takes a bid that big |
Anonymous
| How many people are you cooking for? That seems really enormous. The biggest I ever had was 19 lb and it seemed huge in the oven. |
Anonymous
| I was going to do a 25lb bird but I decided to get 2 12lbs instead. We'll roast one and deep fry the other. |
Anonymous
| 22 people... |
Anonymous
| That's a really large size. I know the rule of thumb is 1 lb/person, but if your crowd includes children or you're serving another meat, you might want to go a little smaller. |
Anonymous
How many people did it serve? |
Anonymous
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I'm having around 22 to 24 people and am thinking of doing 2 12-pounders too. The smaller birds taste better and I do have 2 ovens. Plus they cook in much less time.
I think the biggest I've had is 22 pounds and it easily served 24 people with lots of leftovers. I think that 1 lb rule is a little over. We always have leftovers - tons of them - with following that rule. |