When Will My Turkey Be Done? Is a calculator that predicts the cook time of turkeys and other items based on cooking progress. As this just makes a forecast based on data entered it is the cook's responsibility to confirm the final temperature reading. To get the most out of this site, a digital meat thermometer is required.
There is no need to enter the weight or other information about the food being cooked for this calculator to make an accurate forecast. Just set the Oven Temperature and Done Temperature fields and then periodically enter temperature measurements and the time you take a temperature measurement in the fields above.
For best results, wait until the oven preheats prior to entering data.
The temperature may be entered in Fahrenheit or Celsius. Just be consistent with the oven and done temperatures.
The time is entered in hours and minutes. If you enter the time in 24 hour format, when the time changes to after midnight while cooking, just add 1 to the "Days" field. If you enter time in 12 hour format you need to add 0.5 to the "Days" field every time 12:00 is passed. The results are in 24 hour format.
When Will My Turkey Be Done? does not provide guidelines for the 'Done Temperature' value and requires you to confirm that the desired temperature is reached. Please follow your favorite recipe instructions and confirm that the recipe and your cooking methods are consistent with the FDA guidelines.
If you are cooking a stuffed item, the stuffing temperature may cook at a different rate than the rest of the item. You may open additional copies of When Will My Turkey Be Done? for each area by clicking on this link. Please follow FDA guidelines for determining the done temperature and where to take the measurements.
When Will My Turkey Be done uses heat conduction laws similar to Newton's law of cooling. As a general equation is used, the forecast should be effective for any item which is in a conventional oven that is set to a constant temperature and does not have a phase change (melting or boiling.) Wait for the item being cooked to be thawed prior to taking temperature readings for this calculator.
Please email me at: Andrew@WhenWillMyTurkeyBeDone.Com and/or post to the Message Board with your questions, feedback and suggestions.
Note: The algorithms used by this site and similar algorithms may be embedded into devices such as computerized meat thermometers which automatically set and adjust count down timer(s). This site is making a public declaration regarding the concept of such devices and methods.