Don’t wash your turkey. It doesn’t remove bacteria; it only splashes them across your kitchen. Wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw turkey.

Washing raw turkey can also lead to the spread of germs around the kitchen, according to the CDC. For general food safety during the holidays, the IDPH suggests “to keep hot foods hot and cold ...

Change water every 30 minutes, and if turkey cannot be completely covered, rotate every 30 minutes to keep the turkey chilled. You can expect 30 minutes of thawing per pound of turkey.

The CDC recently warned against washing raw chicken, and here's why. Stop trying to wash raw chicken, or in the case of Thanksgiving, turkey. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a ...

Preheat oven to 325° F. Drain juices and pat dry with clean paper towels. Place turkey breast side up on a flat rack in a shallow roasting pan 2 to 2½ inches deep.