The “plastic thing” on the turkey legs is the hock lock. It secures the hind legs, or hock, of a chicken or turkey. It can be made of heat-resistant nylon or metal, and it’s perfectly safe to leave it in the bird while it roasts.Click to see full answer. Also to know is, do I need to remove plastic from turkey legs?Remove neck and giblets from turkey main and neck cavities. (These can be discarded or used to make broth for gravy or soup.) If turkey has a metal or plastic clamp holding the legs together, remove and discard it. Add salt and pepper to the turkey cavity and rub with hand to distribute inside cavity. do you take string off turkey before cooking? Resting the turkey also frees up the oven for you to cook the roast potatoes, stuffing and sausages.To ensure the turkey cooks evenly, remove any string or bands that tie the legs together. This allows the heat to flow much more freely into the turkey cavity. Herein, can I roast the turkey with the plastic leg holder thingies in place? Hock locks are fasteners that come on butchered poultry such as chickens and turkey. They can be made of metal or heat-resistant plastic. Even if the hock lock is made of plastic, it is technically safe to leave it on and to roast the bird with it in place, because the plastic used is certified heat-safe on food.Do you leave turkey legs tied?Tying your turkey’s legs blocks the cavity and prevents air from circulating freely around the densest parts of the bird. This has at least three major-bummer implications for your Thanksgiving spread.

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