Turkey Weight Stuffed or Unstuffed Recommended Cooking Time Cost –Electric Stove at 350o F Cost –Electric Convection at 3250 F Cost-Natural Gas Stove at 350oF
(in pounds) (Average in Hours) (Based on 2012 U.S. Average) (Based on 2012 U.S. Average) (Based on 2012 U.S. Average)
6 to 8 lbs Stuffed 3.25 $0.77 $0.71 $0.39
6 to 8 lbs Unstuffed 2.75 $0.65 $0.60 $0.33
8 to 12 lbs Stuffed 4 $0.95 $0.88 $0.48
8 to 12 lbs Unstuffed 3.5 $0.83 $0.77 $0.42
12 to 16 lbs Stuffed 5 $1.18 $1.10 $0.60
12 to 16 lbs Unstuffed 4.5 $1.07 $0.99 $0.54
16 to 20 lbs Stuffed 5.75 $1.36 $1.26 $0.69
16 to 20 lbs Unstuffed 5.25 $1.25 $1.15 $0.63
20 to 24 lbs Stuffed 6.25 $1.49 $1.37 $0.75
20 to 24 lbs Unstuffed 5.625 $1.34 $1.24 $0.67

 

  • The cheapest way to cook your bird: Use a natural-gas fired stove in North Dakota and pay only $0.47 or in an electric stove in Louisiana at $0.96 for a stuffed 16-20lb turkey
  • The most expensive state to cook your bird: Hawaii at $4.29 for a stuffed 16-20lb turkey using an electric oven.
  • If you were to cook your bird in the home state of the first Thanksgiving, Massachusetts, you’d be spending $1.71 for a 16-20lb stuffed bird using an electric oven.
  • Formula: Cooking times vary; energy consumed for gas, electric and electric convection; U.S. average price per kWh is $0.1188; per cubic foot of natural gas is $0.01068.