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I have a Thanksgiving emergency! My electic oven, which is ancient will not heat up past 250 degree

Posted: Nov 21, 2011

And I am cooking Thanksgiving dinner for 15 people. I purchased a 21-pound Turkey and a ham and I am freaking out! I have figured out that I can cook the ham in my big crock pot. The turkey, however, I'm not sure about. I am wondering about one of those electric turkey roasters, like an Oster or Hamilton Beach at Wal-Mart, but can one of those handle a 20 pound turkey? I've never used one before, but I've heard the turkey comes out pretty moist with them, but I've never seen a turkey come out of one good and brown which is something I love in a turkey.

Besides the turkey, I have a broccoli rice casserole and sweet potato souffle that I was going to fix which requires an oven. Everyone else has already planned what they are bringing and so I hate to change things at the last minute.

I bought another oven, but cannot have it installed without hiring an electrician because I live in a very old house and my old oven isn't plugged into an adapted 210 outlet, it is actually wired into the wall. I've called around for an electrician, but no one wants to get to me until the week AFTER Thanksgiving. I live in a rural area, so my options are limited.

Any suggestions?

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I love mine - no problems

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The skin will not be as crisp as when done in the oven, but it will be brown. And it will be very, very moist. I bought one to use last Thanksgiving and love being able to have my bird in one portable oven (doesn't even have to cook in the kitchen) and other things in the oven. The type I have also came with 3 tubs to use it as a warming/serving table for side dishes. If you could cook your side items the day before, you could take out your turkey and put the sides into the warmers for serving, especially since it would still be warm. Just lift out the removeable liner to pour out the turkey drippings, give it a quick hose down in the sink, drop it back into the roaster and drop the warming tubs into place.

Convection oven? Turkey Fryer? - oaf

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Just a few ideas. People swear by those turkey fryers - for one holiday it might be interesting.

My mom and stepdad have a turkey fryer, but he tells me - Gobble Gobble!

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you shouldn't put a turkey bigger than 15 pounds in one. So he doesn't even want to try it for fear he'll burn is barn down. LOL

I knew I should have gotten two smaller turkeys versus one big one. I even debated about in the grocery store! Oh well, live and learn.

you can butterfly it open too - try foodnetwork.com

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so it lays flat while cooking so it cooks more evenly and quicker.

convection oven? - a wanna be cook

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so easy, i smoke the turkey on my smoker outside (a smoker is basically a covered grill with wet oak added after the fire is hot), cook the ham inside in the crock pot and have my oven free for the other goodies!!!

You can cook a turkey in a 250 degree oven....sm - oldtimer

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It will just take longer. Another option would be to ask a neighbor or one of your guests if you can use their oven.

Warm Climate? - JC

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If you're in a fairly warm climate, you can use the grill if you have one. You can do it in one of those throw-away roasting pans or a spit. I would not put the bird directly on the grates.

I'm not cooking savvy (hubby does all this stuff), but you could check the Internet for grilling instructions.

I do my broccoli rice casserole in the crock-pot. - nm

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Please elaborate....sm - Old Woman

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I am making a brocolli-rice casserole for T'giving, amoung other things, and this would free up my oven a bit. How did you cook it and how did it turn out? Do you serve it from the crockpot or transfer it to a dish?

Inquiring minds want to know..........

Sorry, just saw this. Put instant rice, water, soup, cheez whiz - chopped onion, broccoli in crockpot

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Cook on high for 3 hours, low 7 hours. I serve out of the crockpot, why dirty yet another dish? I have been making this for years. Have never made it any other way, so guess you could say it turns out..... GREAT.

Thanks for sharing....sm - Old Woman

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I did mine the traditional way this time, but will definitely try yours at another time. This is one of my favorite veggie (if it even qualifies as a vegetable after adding so many fat and starch-laden ingredients) casseroles and to make it without as much effort sounds very appealing to me.
Hope your T'giving was blessed!

Ingredient quantities please?? (nm) - crocker

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try this - sm

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Does your oven have a removable knob for regulating the heat. If so pull it off and there are sometimes screws on the back of it for calibrating your temperature.

Do it on the stove top - dm

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Large metal turkey roaster with lid set on two burners on top of the stove. Adjust burners to very low flames and let heat to get and maintain the "oven" temperature you want (use a thermometer to check). Of just use the stove top to get the thing browned and then roast long and slow in the 250 oven as someone else suggested.

Know anyone who has an electric roaster? sm - Old Woman

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If not, Walmart has them on sale this week, I believe. Just make sure you can fit that humongous turkey bird in it.

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