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Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F.
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Put your rack on the lowest station in your oven.
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Stuff the cavity with the apple, celery, onion and herbs.
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Baste your turkey's skin in the melted butter. Don't forget to do all the sides and add a little to the cavity.
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Season your skin with a good poultry seasoning blend, salt and pepper
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Open your turkey sized roasting bag and place into your roasting pan. Make sure you've unfolded it completely.
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Add your rounded tablespoon of flour to the bag. Now grasp the opening so it is shut and give it a good couple of shakes so you distribute the flour all over the bag. Don't skip this step!
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Put the bag back in the roasting pan.
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Carefully add your turkey to the bag.
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Use the tie that came in the box to tightly secure the end but DO NOT pull the bag tight!
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Using scissors you need to cut 4 to 6 1/2 inch slits in the top of the bag so that steam can escape during cooking. You can use these slits to check your meat temperature with a thermometer.
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Make sure no part of the bag is sticking out from the pan.
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Place the turkey in the oven on that lowest rack.
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Check the cooking chart that is included with your bags. This will tell you the time allotted for your size turkey. I consider mine un-stuffed because this won't fill the entire cavity. The meat should reach an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (use the thigh for best results).
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Once done cooking remove your turkey from the oven and allow it to rest IN THE BAG for 15 - 20 minutes. Again this is an important step for a moist turkey.
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After the rest remove the bird from the bag to your serving platter.
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Remove all the innards stuffing and discard (apple, onion, celery, herbs).
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You can use all the drippings that have collected in the bag to make some amazing gravy so don't toss that!