What size of turkey?

[Helen]

Is there some sort of guide to decide what size turkey you should get? Like so many grams/ounces per person?

I'm thinking of getting a turkey crown and I'm cooking for 6 adults and two children... so 7 adults really.....

 

[Mamafy]

There are 7 of us including the lil ones and I get a 16lb turkey but thats a full turkey, a crown will be smaller. They say 1lb per person for xmas day then we have xmas day sandwiches, boxing day meal again and boxing day sandwiches

I'd ask your butcher, tell them how many for, how many meals, if you want much leftover etc and they'll tell you what size

 

[Margerle]

That sounds pretty close. I cooked a 23 lb turkey for US Thanksgiving holiday for 10 people (BIG HUNGRY people ). We had about half left over.

So if you like leftovers, shoot for 16-18-20 lbs.


I always cook the same size turkey though - the biggest I can find as we like leftovers... soups and casseroles and sandwiches afterwards.

 

[Chris77]

I think you should be good with a 16 pound turkey.

 

[x-amy-x]

A MASSIVE ONE! You can always make turkey sandwiches :-D

 

[massacubano]

what is the math 8 oz or 1/2 lbs for each person or is it 1 lbs?

 

[Suz]

I did a 14lb for the 2 of us... and we finished it in a week

 

[sabby52]

I got a 18lbs one for us 4, well 3 and a little one, but we get boxing day dinner out of that to.