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Meat & Poultry Cooking Times
Whole stuffed Turkey
Oven temperature : 190ºC/Gas Mark 5.
See below for cooking details.
Whole Chicken
Oven temperature : 190ºC/Gas Mark 5.
Allow 20 minutes per 450g/1lb.
Joint of beef
Oven temperature : 220ºC/Gas Mark 7 for first 15 minutes then reduce to 190ºC/Gas Mark 5 for the rest of the cooking time.
Allow 20 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 20 minutes for rare.
Allow 25 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 20 minutes for medium or 30 minutes per 450g/1lb for well done for a boned and rolled joint.
Joint of lamb
Oven temperature : 180ºC/Gas Mark 4.
Allow 25 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 25 minutes for medium or 30 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 30 minutes for well done or for a boned and rolled joint.
Joint of Pork
Oven temperature : 220ºC/Gas Mark 7.
Allow 30 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 30 minutes for medium or 35 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 30 minutes for well done.
To crisp the crackling remove from the joint 10 minutes before the end of the cooking time and place udner a preheated grill.
Boned and Rolled Joint of Pork
Oven temperature : 190ºC/Gas Mark 5.
Allow 35 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 35 minutes.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE METRIC AND IMPERIAL EQUIVALENTS ARE A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY AND ARE NOT EXACT COMPARISONS
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Metric |
Imperial |
Cooking Time |
1.4kg |
3lb |
1½ hours |
2.3kg |
5lb |
2 hours |
3.6kg |
8lb |
3 hours |
5kg |
11lb |
3½ hours |
6.8kg |
15lb |
4½ hours |
9kg |
20lb |
5 hours |
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Turkey Roasting Guidelines
NFT Roasting Guidlines for a Fresh or Thawed Turkey Roast in a 325 degrees F Conventional Oven on the Lowest Oven Rack
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Weight |
Unstuffed Turkey |
Stuffed Turkey |
8 to 12 lbs |
2¾ to 3 hours |
3 to 3 ½ hours |
12 - 14 lbs |
3 to 3¾ hours |
3 ½ to 4 hours |
14 - 18 lbs |
3¾ to 4¼ hours |
4 to 4 ¼ hours |
18 - 20 lbs |
4¼ to 4½ hours |
4 ¼ to 4 ¾ hours |
20 - 24 lbs |
4 ½ to 5 hours |
4 ¾ to 5 ¼ hours |
24 - 30 lbs |
5 to 5¼ hours |
5 ¼ to 6 ¼ hours |
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