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Think of the stuffing as that friend who always takes a little longer to get ready. The turkey cooks faster without it because hot air can circulate inside the cavity. With stuffing, you’re cooking the bird and a dense, moist bread casserole inside it.

That means the center of the stuffing needs to hit a safe 165°F before you can call it done. The turkey itself must reach 165°F in the thickest part of the breast and the innermost part of the thigh. It’s a team effort, and the stuffing is the slowpoke.

The math made simple (no calculator required)

Most roasting charts say about 13 to 15 minutes per pound for a stuffed turkey. For 13 pounds, that’s 169 to 195 minutes, or roughly 2 hours 50 minutes to 3 hours 15 minutes. But here’s the real-world truth: trust your thermometer, not the clock.

I once pulled a turkey at exactly 3 hours because the chart told me to. It was still pink near the bone, and I had to frantically shove it back in the oven while pretending everything was fine. Learn from my doorstop turkey disaster.