The goal of this project is to investigate several models for the cooking time for a turkey based on weight, test these models with data obtained from heating curves for turkeys of various weights, and develop a new model to fit this data. A dilemma facing many cooks during the holiday season is determining the time needed to safely cook a turkey. Guidance that can be found in sources such as cookbooks, newspaper articles, and cooking websites is often based on USDA approximate cooking times for…