This turkey size calculator takes the figures you already have and applies the relationship behind turkey size calculations for you, giving inside the fridge, unstuffed turkey and stuffed turkey from number of adults, number of children and any leftovers?.
What Is the Turkey Size Calculator?
The turkey size calculator sorts out the arithmetic of number of adults, number of children and any leftovers? so that you can concentrate on the cooking rather than the maths.
It gives you inside the fridge, unstuffed turkey and stuffed turkey, which is usually the number you actually need to measure out before you start.
How to Use the Turkey Size
Fill in what you have and read off inside the fridge, unstuffed turkey and stuffed turkey. If you are scaling a recipe up or down, work out the multiplier first and then multiply every quantity by it, including the ones that are not in this calculator.
Weigh rather than scoop wherever the recipe allows it. Volume measurements drift with how tightly an ingredient is packed, and that is where most recipe inconsistencies start.
Getting Consistent Results
Kitchen temperature, ingredient temperature and how long you mix all change the outcome. The calculator handles the quantities; the technique is still down to you.
If a result looks unfamiliar, check your units before you change the quantities. A factor of a hundred or a thousand is the usual culprit.
A Worked Example
Working through an example, with number of adults set to 10, number of children set to 5, any leftovers? set to 1.000000000000000, the calculator returns turkey weight of 12.5, and inside the fridge of 62.5, and in cold water of 12.5. Substitute your own figures and the same steps produce the same kind of answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I need to work out inside the fridge?
Enter number of adults, number of children and any leftovers?. The calculator then works through the relationship and reports inside the fridge, unstuffed turkey and stuffed turkey.
What does the turkey size actually calculate?
It takes number of adults, number of children and any leftovers? and converts them into inside the fridge, unstuffed turkey and stuffed turkey using the standard relationship for this problem. Each step is applied in turn, so every output is traceable back to the numbers you typed in.
How should I enter number of adults?
Use the value you actually have, in the unit shown next to the field. Enter every value in the same unit system. The calculator assumes the figures you supply are consistent, so it cannot correct a mistake that happens before the calculation starts.
Is the answer exact?
It is as exact as the formula and the inputs allow. The method itself is the standard one for this problem, so the only sources of error are the figures you enter and the precision you ask for.
Does anything you type get stored?
No. The whole calculation runs inside your browser, and nothing you enter is uploaded, logged or sent anywhere.