Keep in mind: the turkey will need to fit in your oven (Picture: Getty) A 9.5 kg turkey will feed up to 20 people – but this is really for serious entertaining, and unsurprisingly you’ll need ...

How to cook a Christmas turkey: what size bird you need, time it takes to roast - and what’s a turkey crown? By Matt Brooks. Published 18th Dec 2020, 15:43 BST.

How to cook a whole turkey or turkey crown. As a guide, British Turkey recommends allowing 20 minutes per kg plus either 70 minutes for small birds under 4kg or 90 minutes for larger turkeys.

Ingredients. 5 kg (10lb) quality assured turkey crown; 75 g (3oz) butter (at room temperature) 1 garlic clove, crushed; finely grated rind of 1 orange ...