Yes! As I was waiting for my experts here, I actually called the Tofurkey company. They got back to me and said that the lower temperature was fine. I'm going to just cook it longer.

I think you can ruin one by overcooking it and drying it out. And, I don't want it to be warmed up, not cold.

I am just thrilled that I thought about how I could do this together. Usually, my roasting pan for the turkey takes up the whole oven. But, I found one that I have that is smaller, with room for the other pan/

My comment about ruining it was a joke! I cooked one once and was excited about it, but after eating it, well....that was the last one I fixed.

The temperature at which you cook a turkey, makes no difference....it will be as good if cooked at 325 as at 475....so if you have other stuff to be cooked adjust the temp....the turkey won't care. Just be sure not to over cook your turkey because you turned the temperature up higher.

Isn't Tofurky already cooked? I'd think it would have to be to be packaged and sold the way it is. If so, the lower for longer makes sense because the point is just to make the middle pleasantly warm. Is it supposed to get brown though? It might not at that temperature, since browning generally happens at 350° F. What you could do if it's looking a bit sad is raise the temperature after you take the turkey out to rest, brush the top of the tofurky with a little oil or soy sauce or something, and put it back in just long enough to brown. This is all off the cuff, though. I've done something similar with a meatloaf, but I've never seen a Tofurky out of the box. :)

Very good of their customer service to get back to you so quickly!

Good luck with it and Happy Thanksgiving!

Pillog, what you say makes sense. The last 15 you take it out of the foil, baste with an oil/soy sauce mixture.

The old tofurkey looked like a bowling ball! This one is more oblong. I personally would rather do a Quorn or Gardein version, but DD requested the Tofurkey. I don't remember basting it in the past, so maybe they "improved" on the preparation of it.

I have issues with “fake meat” products such as tofurkey and fakon. I think it’s fine not to want to eat animals- but don’t eat pretend ones either. Enjoy vegetables and vegetarian food for what they are.

I also cook my turkey at 350F or whatever temperature my other dishes require. I'm lucky enough to have double ovens, so I can actually bake at two different temperatures, but I always have enough dishes that I need both ovens.

Annie

I have a double oven too, but I find myself thinking 3 ovens would be even better.

Sheilajoyce, I'm glad it's not just me, so I'll confess. I do actually have three ovens, Elery hooked up this old Detroit Jewel in the back of the pantry, and it works. The intent was that I would use it for canning and not mess up the kitchen, but I promptly starting using BOTH areas for canning and still messed up the kitchen. (grin)

Annie