Turkey Question (was RE: Food)

[Lee Storm(God Is The Healing Force)]

Hi there,

Okay, I need someone who's done a lot of turkeys and someone who's had one
of the type that's been precooked.  I specify that because, this year, I
ordered a prepared meal from our local supermarket which came with a
pre-cooked 10.5 pound turkey.  The instructions for reheating stated not to
put water in the bottom of the roasting pan and to place bird on flat rack.

When I opened the bag containing the turkey, there was lots of nice juice in
there which I didn't want to discard, so I placed the turkey on the flat
rack in the roaster and poured the juices into the pan, covered the thing
with foil for two-thirds of the heating-up process and then removed the foil
for the final third to get it nice and crispy.  (I generally do that to all
my turkeys, even the ones I cook from scratch. Gets 'em crispy but leaves
them moist.)

Well, as I say, I had the juices in the bottom of the pan and my turkey was
the most moist and succulent bird we've ever eaten.

So, please do tell why in the world the re-heat instructions say not to put
water in the bottom of the pan?  I am really curious about that.

Here's hoping one of you Turkey Experts or house elves can find me an
answer.

Cheers and Thanks,

Lee :-)

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