How To Cook a Turkey In A Bag (Reynolds Oven Bags) - Roast Turkey 

It's Thanksgiving day. I've been stressing about how to cook my turkey for a couple of weeks. I've watched your instructional video over and over. I think I have this "in the bag"! I feel totally prepared for cooking the bird later on today. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!!

I am back for my yearly reminder how to make a turkey! LOL! ;)

Just wanted to add a suggestion. I tied my turkey up and turned it breast side down and cooked it at 250 Fahrenheit for 5 hours. Until the temperature was 170 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature will rise as you let it sit for about 20 to 30 minutes. It will become 180 degrees F. The turkey was so moist and tender that the meat fell off the bone. I put carrots and celery and onions in the bag. I put butter under the skin. I also cut four slits into the top of the bag with a knife to let the steam out. Thanks for a wonderful video! I learn something from everyone. I also cooked my turkey on the rack like you did. It lets the heat move around the turkey better.

The turkey bags work great. They make an awesome ham as well. Clean up is a breeze too!

1 tbs flour, 1 tsp salt, 1tsp black pepper, 1 tsp poultry, 1/2 tsp rosemary 1/2 tsp thyme, 1/4 tsp of onion powder.

I have used the bags for several years. Follow the directions and you will have a very good turkey with the white meat very moist. One tip take off one half hour and use the micro wave and meat thermometer to finish for the individual person or simply use the turkey as it comes out of the oven. REMEMBER you can always cook it more but tough to undo a dry meat condition. I have had EXCELLENT results every time

I used this recipe this past weekend and it turned out phenomenal! He one Chang Eli made was added softened butter and minced garlic underneath he skin on the bread side. Perfect way to cook a turkey especially for beginners. Thanks!

Cooking bags are tried and true, my mom used them from like 1979 and forever. Everything always came out nice and moist.

Good to see you again Robert. See ya next year.

So thanks to Covid I'm making Thanksgiving dinner for just my household. And I haven't made Thanksgiving in 6 yrs. I know you made this video several years ago, and it's very much appreciated, as I need it now! Thank You!

The family has made fun of me for years over roasting my turkey breast side down, telling me that's not how you're supposed to do it. I've tried telling them it's to keep the breast meat from drying out. They always enjoy the turkey once it's done though. Glad to see someone else does it that way. Love the tip on adding the seasoning to the flour for the bag. Can't wait to try that out. Thanks for the video.

This is great....I used the bag before years ago and I think I'm going to do it your way this year. I do my stuffing separately too. Great video!!

I'm cooking + hosting Thanksgiving for the first time ever this year. I do not enjoy cooking and a friend told me to use a Reynolds bag. I am super nervous but this video makes me feel sooo much better.

Thanks, looks delish. I never thought about adding spices to the flour as well. Roasting bags make the best turkey every time.

I Poke my turkey so the flavor goes into the meat just NOT only on the outside of the skin. I also add butter chunk into it. ALSO I add sour orange, OH what a taste it gives it. The mash garlic i use along with the sour orange gives it such a taste ,that you have never ever had before.

Going to try this method this year..

OMG it looks amazing. im cooking my first turkey this year. cant wait. thank you for all your tips. but that turkey looks amazing.

I am here for the refresher 😆👍 I will use your techniques.

Wife made the turkey in the bag this year. It was the best turkey we ever had. The whole thing was nice and brown, and the skin was crisp. thanks

looks great

can't wait to try it. Turkey is thawing now. :-)

You are my goto guy every year!

great video made my mouth water.... i was wondering tho can i still cook the turkey breast side up and would it still be moist if i did that?

thanks bob this turkey was the best tuekey ever thank you

I'm making my first turkey tonight ....... it has an hour to go and so far it looks great... ... Happy Thanksgiving everyone...

Last year I made my first turkey in a very long time. I followed your instructions and that was the hit of our Friendsgiving dinner! I even made the gravy. I got elected to make the turkey again this year. I just wanted to thank you for making cooking a turkey not as scary as I thought it would be. I enjoyed your video. So I'm a fan and a subscriber. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. Your friend Brenda B.

Looks good

My husband and I made our first Thanksgiving Turkey - with YOU and this awesome video beside us- guiding us the whole way through!! YOU ROCK ROBERT!! Our 20 pound turkey turned out fantastic! Thanks so much for making this video - you've got two more fans!! Merry Christmas!!

Have you thought about adding softened butter under the skin around the breast area? A butcher suggested to me to add softened butter and either onion powder or garlic powder and place the butter mixture under the skin. You could take your seasoning mix and mix it into softened butter and place it under the skin. You would want to loosen the skin but don't completely loosen it all the way. Keep some of the skin attached. You don't want the skin to slide off of the bird while it's roasting. Also, have you considered adding a 1/2 teaspoon sage to your seasoning mix too? Have you also thought about seasoning the inside cavity with the seasoning mix also? You can add 1 medium chopped onion and 2 stalks of chopped celery and add these to the bag. This will add flavor to your gravy and drippings. After you take the turkey out of the oven, let it sit in the bag and rest for at least 15 minutes. This will pull some of the juices back into the turkey.

Thank you so much for this video. I bought my first roasting pan exactly like yours. Plus using a bag. Looks like it will be easy and delicious!! Cooking my bird today and I feel confident👌

Excellent 🙏Happy thanksgiving 🙏

Thank u my friend. Good video. Subbed

I used this recipe last year with a few minor tweaks and it turned out fantastic!

I love your charming little kitchen

Always wanted to try a bag with the rack. Thanks for showing this method. Nice adding additional spices to flour - wondered about that too. Gonna try your method for thanksgiving!!

My Turkey came up beautifully tasty and juicy. Everyone loved it😋😋😋thank you for your helpful recommendations 👌👌👌 Happy Canadian Thanksgiving from Montreal, Quebec ✌️✌️✌️🥳🥳🥳

I was looking on how to cook turkey with a bag. Saw he had a pony tail. And said, this guy has taste, imma take his advice.

Looks gorgeous. I also make my turkey in the oven bag. It comes out just as moist as if you basted it. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Its looks , great, but I really want to know if the skin comes out crispy? , That's a must for me to have it golden brown. It sure looks like so if you can please confirm that? Great Video. Randy

Happy Thanksgiving. I have cooked turkeys for many years for my family. I've used many different ways but a Reynolds Oven Bag is the best way by far. With half the cooking time. No Stress for a tender, juicy turkey.

I was totally impressed that you were able to take that big bird out of the bag without making a huge mess. I thought for sure a wing would try to fly away. LOL Great job!

Thanks for taking the time to do this. Going to try using a bag for the first time this year and follow your process... Happy Thanksgiving 2018 from Germany!

thank you for the video. I took your advice and baked it upside down. Score! It's yummy

Used this last year and my father-in-law said it was the best Turkey he ever had.

...good video!

That's the moistest, tenderist bird I've ever seen! Can't wait to fix mine in a bag like that! Can I stuff it and use the bag?

Thank you Chef! This will be perfect for me this year!

Can you use these oven bags on one of those stuffed Butterball turkeys that you cook from Frozen or do you have to thaw out first to cook it in the bag

Thank you... I'm supper happy I found your video you make it so simple for us to cook it.

Came across your turkey video just the other day - just in time for this year’s Thanksgiving feast. Wanted to do something different this year for 2020, so I opted to doing one in an oven bag. Just bought myself a new Ninja countertop oven, and the “turkey - in- the - bag” was the perfect test to see how well this oven would perform. Used your idea for coating the inside of the bag, along with some additional spices & aromatics. End Result was PHENOMENAL! Used a wireless probe inside the bag to help me monitor the temp. Also used one of the injectable marinades! Turkey turned out SUPER MOIST & JUICY! Did NOT cut slits in the top of the oven bag ( as per instructions on the package) I was hoping that by not doing so, it would help keep more moisture in the bag. It did! Got to admit though- I was a little concerned of the bag bursting, with no slits for venting, but couldn’t recall seeing you doing that in your video either, so I opted to skipped that part and just, (ahem) “WINGED” it! Turned out so awesome, juicy , and tender, that I now want to do my next ham in the oven bag- and now that the wheels are starting to turn - I’m wondering how well a prime rib roast would do in an oven bag too! Hmmmm.... Agains, Bob, thanks for the great instructional video.

Bag works so good. Wouldn’t make a turkey without it.

This video made me so much less nervous! Thank you so much for this!

Good Lord! I have been using those since they first came on the market! Work wonders! Also use for roasts with vegetables! I would tuck the wings and roast it right side up not upside down like he did in the video! At some point he flipped it!

This is great! And proof that I don’t have to turn the bird upside down to get it to Brown. I don’t recall seeing you putting holes in the bag, per her instructions. But, you have made this look easy for me. Thank you.

Where do I buy the wolf claws and the brush to brush the butter on the Turkey with

Very informative, thank you.

What temperature on conventional Bake ?

Perfect 👌 thank you 🙏 thanksgiving to you

Wow, that turkey is on steroids😁 Great video!!!! Using a turkey bag is the best way to go👍

This is the best fool proof method for falling off the bones tender and juicy turkey. We've been doing it for many years.

love the easy video thank you for sharing it

Robert bogetti what is the temperature of he oven?

good video friend

Never seen him punch holes in the bag to ventilate. Very important to do

What's the oven temperature? Thank you for your help!!!

so I have started my turkey cooking should I keep the bag on it and with the juice in it when its done because we won't be eating it till tomorrow

Thank you. That was a great tutorial. I'm making a turkey for the second time in 20 years. I'm going to use your method.

so I noticed that you baked it in the bag breast side down. Did that produce a more of a moist turkey?

what temp are you cooking it?

Excellent video!!! Thanks for making it!!

I'm curious, when you cook in the bag, would you not add onions, celery, carrots, etc... inside the cavity? I've done the bag twice and both were a success. But, I haven't tried stuffing the cavity . . . OH! I like the mix of spices you use TO the flour. After you did that, IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE! Thanks for posting!!

Great job chef thank you for sharing your recipe God bless you 🍁

Hello again...Just one quick question..My turkey is thawed and I was wondering if it would be ok to let the turkey sit in water all night in the frig?Ty

I have a meat thermometer that has a heat safe cord made of metal. I put it in the meat, set temp and it alarms when it reaches the temp. Does anyone know if the meat thermometer or cord can melt the bag?

I literally just finished putting the turkey in the oven! Followed your instructions and my husband said “this thanksgiving dinner is going to be a deciding factor to stay together next year or not” he is JK of course but it puts pressure on me 😂

Looks amazing, I am going to try your recipe next week for Thanksgiving. Thank you for sharing.

single Dad so i use the turkey bag every time. thanks, Robert. great video

Thx Chef Bob- giving this a go for this Thanksgiving!

This is the first Turkey I am doing this year.. I dont have the rack but a big pan, that I make my beef roast in all the time.. Will this matter also Im putting it into the bag as well, so I dont need to cover it then rite?!?

did you poke holes in the bag before putting it in the oven?

Great video! Not sure if somebody else asked this, but the butterball directions tell me to cook at 325 and the Reynolds bag directions say 350. Does it matter? I guess cooking time may be less cooking it at 350? Thanks!

If u did a dry brine would I rinse it b4 baking?

thank you!!

Not saying I am a procrastinator but woke up today...it is thanksgiving and forgot I was responsible for cooking the turkey...you just saved my thanksgiving and probably my marriage...thank you

Is is okay to spray Pam non stick spray into bag to prevent sticking?

very nice, I have adopted this as my go to for a moist turkey , I do brining also the night before , now to find your gravy video!

Thank you! you answered all my questions.

Simple...looks delicious...I will be using this method...thank you.New subscriber.

WHAT I DO IS WHEN THE TURKEY IS DONE I CUT BOTTOM OF BAG, LET THE LIQUID OUT INTO THE PAN THEN LIFT THE RACK WITH TURKEY OUT AND THEN DEAL WITH IT.

question... the instructions says to create slits on ends of the bag for steam to escape. Will I be making slits?

Your method is the only one I have seen on RU-vid where your worried of the Turkey falling apart after its done. This makes your method the one to try.

what's the oven temperature and cooking time?

Like the idea of adding seasonings to the flour!! Will try that this year. Been using oven bags for years!! Nice video

thanks bob best turkey ever it was so moist and had taste.

This is my first year making a turkey thank you so much!!!

I’m excited to try this! Can I stuff the turkey with dressing? Does it take longer to cook? And can I make it without a lifting rack in the roasting pan? Using a tin roasting pan?

Can I marinate it with the spice mix you suggest in the video, put it in the bag and do all this on Wednesday evening and put in oven on Thursday? Or does it have to be cooked right away?

I’ve been doing ours this way for years turns out awesome every time!

Would you consider brining the turkey before using the bag? Or would that create a problem?

I have used the baking bags for years. I have always started my roasting with the breast-side down for about half to 2/3 the roasting time and then flip the bird and open the bag to brown the turkey for the remaining roasting time. It appeared that you did not cut 2 small slits in the bag (per the boxes instructions) and it wasn't clear if you flipped the bird during roasting. Could you please clarify these points. I plan to use your 'dusting' mix as you did. The only thing I plan to add is to rub crushed garlic cloves on the buttered turkey prior to dusting the turkey with the remaining 'dusting. I really look forward to your reply. Thank you very much.