Help! Freaking out about the turkey!!

[picknmiss]

Last minute panic as I've had a lot of conflicting advice, please help!

5.5kg turkey in a cool bag full of ice blocks in the garage. Worried it's not cold enough to be left all night?

Also the cooking instructions on the packet says it takes 4 hours 50 mins to cook which seems like a really, really long time??

I've never roasted a turkey before, can you tell??

[TrinityForce]

it'll be fine, chill

to cook a turkey: www.britishturkey.co.uk/cooking/cooking-calculators.html

merry christmas!

[mylittlephoney]

20 mins per lb then 20 mins extra. Till the juices run clear. Cook early. Theirs no going back if it's raw..

[Northernlurker]

Delia says to leave it in the kitchen overnight. It will be fine

[picknmiss]

Ha ha thank you! Seems like the cooking time is right then, will stick to the instructions and hope everyone is pissed enough not to notice if it's a bit over done

Merry Christmas!!