Preparing and cooking your Forest Lodge Christmas Turkey or Crown

1. Preheat your oven to 230°C (fan oven 210°C). Insert the Pop-Rite turkey timer provided with your Forest Lodge Turkey, as detailed in the instructions provided with the timer. Remove the band from around the turkey legs.

2. Wrap tin foil around the turkey keeping plenty of space for air to circulate.

3. Once at temperature, place your turkey on the bottom oven shelf and reduce the heat to 180°C (fan 160°C) and cook at the suggested time depending on the size of your turkey (see above for suggested cooking time).

Please note: Oven temperatures vary greatly.

4. Regularly baste the turkey to retain moisture. Remove the foil for the last 40 minutes of cooking to ensure a perfectly golden brown skin.

5. Your pop up timer is a guide only, check your turkey is fully cooked by piercing the thickest part (usually the breast) with a skewer. The juices will run golden and clear when fully cooked.

6. Once fully cooked remove the turkey, tip out the juices (keep for the gravy) and allow ‘to rest’ encased in the tin foil for 30 minutes before serving.