I am part of the Jennie-O Switch Circle. I received products for my review. All opinions are my own.
Did you know that Jennie-O offers Whole Oven-Ready Turkeys? Jennie-O turkeys can go straight from the freezer to the oven…YEP, no need to thaw. They are preseasoned, come in a fool-proof cooking bag and they even include a gravy packet!
Baking these turkeys is easy-peasy- Remove the turkey from the outer bag. Set the turkey in its fool-proof bag in a roast pan that is at least 2” deep. Cut six 1⁄2 inch vent slits in the fool-proof cooking bag, and then gently pull it away from the turkey. Roast the turkey until the center breast meat is 170 degrees. For turkeys 11-12 pounds it will be approximately 4 1⁄4 – 4 1⁄2 hours. For larger turkeys 12-13 pounds it should take 4 1⁄2 – 5 hours. Once at temp, remove turkey from the oven and let it rest for at least 15 minutes before carving.
To prepare the included gravy packet, simply pour the pouch into a sauce pan. Then add 1 1⁄4 cups of water, whisk until warm and serve.
When I received my Jennie-O Whole Oven Ready Turkey, it had already thawed. I decided to roast it the next day. Following the steps was easy. I don’t like to rely on the pop thermometers; I prefer to set my timer. As the turkey roasted, the smells coming from my oven were amazing. My family was so excited for dinner. Everyone loved the flavors of the turkey seasoning. Unfortunately, my turkey was over cooked and dry. I suspect this was because I forgot to adjust the cooking time from a frozen turkey to a completely thawed turkey. My fault.
Jennie-O Whole Oven Ready Turkeys are great for making a “regular day” feel like a special day.
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Hello, my name is Laurie. My family and I live near the Oregon coast. When we aren’t at work, in school, or on the volleyball court, we enjoy traveling, cheering for our favorite sports teams, playing outdoors, and checking off items on our bucket list. We are lucky in that both sets of our parents, as well as our siblings and their families, live within an hour of us. We get together often to help one another out, celebrate milestones, and go on adventures together.
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Rusty
I purchased an Oven Ready Boneless Turkey Breast (Jennie-O). 2.75 lbs.
I was worried when it read NO THAWING. I followed ALL of the directions
(From Frozen to Oven to Perfect). Guess what – after 3 hours, it still was not cooked.
I had been tempted to defrost – but thought NO – just follow the directions. Jennie O knows BEST.
I did check that my oven temperature was @ 375 degrees. I did preheat, I did put 3 1/2 inch slits
in the cooking bag as directions stated. Thank goodness – I had a plan B for this pre- holiday meal.
We ate fresh chicken which I cooked in the oven while the turkey breast was still thawing/cooking.
Really disappointed.
Eating Chicken NOT TURKEY BREAST in Wisconsin -
Jim Mac Bain
We just finished our Thanksgiving dinner with my Mom. She is recovering from a broken ankle so we thought we d keep things simple this YEAR and tried a Jennie Boneless Turkey Breast. While it is indeed easy to cook. We followed the directions but needed to add 15 min to reach the 165F temp. While the cooking was easy, the final result was a very poor tasting turkey. Too salty and other strange condiments that gave it a weird taste. Never again!
Jim in Ann Arbor, MI
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Peter
I totally agree with you about the odd taste. I’ve always had a Butterball or a store market brand. This was the first Jennie-O whole turkey which we defrosted for a few days in the fridge. It had a weird taste and wondered whether it was antibiotics used to raise or treat the bird, but it did also had an unusual after-taste. Perhaps, juts a matter of preference.
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I thoroughly dislike Jenny O 85/15 ground turkey. I think I can taste liver in it! Foster Farms 85/15 ground turkey tastes much better Imho. Give it a try.
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I tried my first oven ready Jennie-O turkey breast in early November when a friend came to visit. I made an entire meal around it with mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and green bean casserole. While I didn’t think it could possibly cook from freezer to oven it did and it was so tasty that both of my friends had to know what it was so they could get one also! To be fair it did sit in the oven after it was turned off since one of the dinner guests was running late but it was 165 temp. The left overs disappeared quickly too as it made for great turkey sandwiches.
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dachief
This is the absolute worst turkey ever. Do NOT by this “thing”.
It is very, VERY heavily salted – turkey & gravy. -
Joy Miller
I thawed the turkey breast so now how do I cook it?
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Susan
Isn’t the whole idea to take it straight from the
freezer to the oven there. Why did you thaw it?
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A 12 lb frozen turkey was dry, not juice had little taste, was little meat on legs! Would never buy another Jenni O turkey!!!
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A 12 lb frozen turkey was dry, not juice had little taste, was little meat on legs! Would never buy another Jenni O turkey!!!
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Laura
I’m panicking!! 12 pound freezer-to-oven Jennie O bird has been in the oven 3.5 hours and it’s still frozen in the middle!!! Guests arriving soon, and no turkey. Will never buy this crap again!
I tried one of these turkeys and it was horrible. It had so many spices on it that I could not even taste the turkey. I would have to call this turkey a mystery meat as there is no way anyone can tell this is a turkey. I would not even take one of these turkeys if it were free. My family also thought it was disgusting. We through the turkey out after tasting it.