If wing and leg tips start to get too dark, cover with foil. Add salt to taste. F ollow the chart below for oven temperatures and cooking times. Turkey weight with giblets Oven temp. To measure the internal temperature of the turkey, insert a thermometer through the thickest part of the breast to the bone.
Times are for unstuffed birds.
While turkeys take about the same time to roast in regular and convection heat, a convection oven does a better job of browning the bird beautifully all over.