One of the best thing about using an oven bag to cook your poultry in, you can even use it to cook other types of meats is that the cleanup is so easy. If you are using a bag you are not going to have worry about scrubbing anything clean because the pans you used to cook in were protected by the oven bags, the juices never touched the pan.

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The next thing that is nice about using a bag is that you do not even have to use it in a normal oven; you can also use oven bags inside the microwave. The reason for this is that the bags are made out of a microwave safe nylon. Using the bag in the microwave is just as easy as using it in the oven. You simply place everything inside the oven bag, make a few slits, and place inside the microwave or oven.

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Another advantage to using oven bags is that you do not need to worry about having a big enough bowl; you can actually use the oven bag as you would use a mixing bowl. For example, if you are preparing stuffing for your turkey you can mix the dry ingredients together and store them inside the bag throughout the night. When you are ready to stuff the turkey use the bag to mix everything together and then place it inside the turkey. This also makes it easier to take all of the stuffing from inside the turkey, less of a mess.

If you want to make gravy from your turkey drippings, you can use the bag to make the gravy as the turkey is cooking. To take advantage of this all you have to do is add a little bit of flour to the bag and cook as normal. The flour thickens the juices, so when you pull the turkey out your gravy is ready to go too.

Last but certainly not least is that fact that using an oven bag on a large turkey will actually help reduce your cooking time. The main reason that the cooking time is shorter inside a bag is because there is no need to interrupt the cooking process to turn or baste your turkey; you simply slide it in and let it go. With open pan roasting every time you open the oven door, the cooking process is interrupted.

How to Use an Oven Bag to Cook Your Poultry

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