How to Cook Ground Turkey — PLAINVILLE FARMS (2024)

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How to Cook Ground Turkey — PLAINVILLE FARMS? ›

Your ground turkey will need about 14-16 minutes in total to cook. It will be cooked when it is all browned evenly, juices run clear and when your thermometer is at least 165 degrees F. The best method is to scoop some of your ground turkey into a small bowl and ensure your meat thermometer reaches 165 degrees.

Cook – Use a digital meat thermometer to verify ground turkey reaches a safe internal temperature of 165°F. To test burgers for doneness, insert the meat thermometer horizontally from the side. Always make sure to test the thickest burger as well!

Following our 2021 investigation, Plainville was stripped of its “humane” certification, Whole Foods pulled its turkey products, and Plainville terminated 13 workers. Meanwhile, PETA kept the pressure on the Pennsylvania State Police to file charges.

To keep it moist while cooking, you can either add a fat such as butter, or baste with a liquid like chicken stock.

Young Turkey. Plainville Farms® Brined Young Turkey. Our turkeys are humanely raised† on family farms, fed a vegetarian diet, and are never ever given antibiotics or added growth hormones** or steroids.

Because the flavor of turkey marries well with a host of ingredients, turkey can be successfully braised, roasted, grilled, fried, boiled, broiled, barbecued and so on.

Hold the thermometer still until the numbers stop increasing. If it is not ready, return it to the oven. According to the Department of Agriculture, a turkey must reach 165 degrees F to be safe, but you can take it out of the oven as low as 160 degrees F because the temperature will rise at it rests.

Cut the thickest part of the turkey with a knife or pierce it with a fork. If the juices are clear and have no pinkness whatsoever, that's a good sign that the turkey is likely cooked.

No nitrates or nitrites added (Except naturally occurring in sea salt). Vegetarian diet fed. No added growth hormones (Federal regulations prohibit the use of artificial growth hormones in poultry).

Who bought Plainville farms? ›

The company, which is based in New Oxford, Penn., used to be a subsidiary of Hain Celestial but was sold in 2019 to Plainville Brands LLC, a Delaware limited liability company backed by a group of private investors.

Pennsylvania State Police charged the former Plainville workers with a total of 141 counts of cruelty to animals, the largest number in any factory-farmed animal case in U.S. history, according to PETA.

It will be cooked when it is all browned evenly, juices run clear and when your thermometer is at least 165 degrees F. The best method is to scoop some of your ground turkey into a small bowl and ensure your meat thermometer reaches 165 degrees.

How do you add flavor to ground turkey? Turkey meat can be flavored with easy ingredients like kosher salt and pepper, bell peppers, garlic powder, and olive oil. If you're cooking meat, specifically turkey taco meat, hot sauce and enchilada sauce are your best mates.

Generally speaking, a good rule of thumb is 20 minutes per pound of turkey breast at 350°F. A lower temperature would increase your cooking time and a higher temperature will cook the meat faster. Also bear in mind that bone-in turkey breast takes longer to cook than boneless.

Heat oven to 325°F. Place turkey breast on a rack in shallow pan. Roast skin side up at 325°F., for 2 ¼ to 2 ¾ hours or until meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 165°F.