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Help! First time cooking Christmas dinner, struggling with timings

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Lennybythewood · 23/12/2020 12:42

So like a lot of people, I'm cooking a Christmas dinner for the first time this year, but I'm really struggling to come up with my timings / plan.

I have a small single oven, and somehow have to manage to cook the following:
Turkey crown - 2.5 hours at 160 degrees
Pigs in blankets / stuffing - 25 minutes at 160 degrees
Roast potatoes / Parsnips (aunt bessie's - don't judge me!) - 30 minutes at 210 degrees.

My original thought was to cook the pigs in blankets / stuffing towards the end of the turkey cooking time, then do the roast veggies while the turkey is resting. BUT - how do I then keep the pigs in blankets and stuffing warm?! I know for all you experts this will be a really dumb question, but I'm completely baffled! Grin Confused Blush

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Nix32 · 23/12/2020 12:45

Do the pigs in blankets while the turkey is resting. Just keep it covered and it'll still be hot.

ApolloandDaphne · 23/12/2020 12:45

I would cook the Turkey crown then when it is resting cook the parsnips/roast potatoes and pop the pigs in blankets/stuffing for 20 minutes so they are all in at the same temp.

TheCrow · 23/12/2020 12:56

Do the turkey and the pigs in blankets/stuffing at the same time, when they come out wrap really well in lots of foil and towels, they'll stay warm for ages while you do the veg. Maybe pop them back in the oven for the last 5 minutes of veg cooking just to top them up if it's needed

Lennybythewood · 23/12/2020 13:58

Brilliant, thank you all for the suggestions. Think I might go with my original plan of cooking with the turkey, and sticking in with the veg for 5 minutes to warm if needed. Fingers crossed I don't this up!

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HardAsSnails · 23/12/2020 14:36

The potatoes will cook fine at 160°, just allow an hour for them (frozen ones always benefit from a bit longer IME and a bit more fat and seasoning too).

QueenOfLabradors · 23/12/2020 14:44

The turkey will be fine for a long time, once wrapped in foil, then as many towels as you can spare. We once transported a whole cooked turkey halfway across the country, wrapped in foil then a couple of (clean) dog towels then a bin bag (to catch dribbles that made it past the foil) and final layer an old duvet. The gravy travelled in two large Thermos. It was delicious and still perfectly hot when finally it made it on to my sister's table over five hours later.

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