roasting a 22 lb turkey- please advise

FYI: A close friend of mine who lives on a farm and raises turkeys, chickens, etc. decided to give all her close friends a Thanksgiving turkey as an early Christmas present. When she asked me what size turkey I wanted, I said the smallest. She said that would be a 22 lb. one.

She told me most of her turkeys were in the 30 to 35 lb. range and that no one wanted the largest turkey, so she decided to cook it for her family. It weighed in at 44 lbs. She has photographs.

Her turkeys are "'free range." All the animals she raises to butcher roam around her huge fenced-in pasture area. They are about as free range and organic as you can get.

She butchered all her turkeys on Monday the 24th. and mine was delivered yesterday.

peanutbutterbess in Home Cooking