Is the turkey bake in a bag good? Can you put the stuffing in before you bake it? I'm clueless! Please help!
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The Foil Tent method works best...
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I would also believe it depends on the way you cook your turkey as well. there are so many variations now, baking, roasting, frying, etc. Each one of them lends itself to a different texture and look to the end product! It may be a combination of the two.
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Haha, good thinking about saving money!\nMe and my friend are going for the same thing, and what we are doing is baking a HUGE batch of different varieties of christmas cookies.\nAfter tying them in cute sacks with ribbon, it looks cute yet obviously time-consuming! The ingredients don't cost much compared to the amount of sacks of cookies you get from it, and since i am doing it with a friend, we are even splitting the costs!\n\nway to hit two birds with one stone :)\n\nelle.moon
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I'm still cooking & it's been waaayyy too many times already.  I keep shooing them off but they keep doing it when I'm side-tracked.  lol  Oops....speak of the.....gotta go, it's open again....\n\nLOL - Happy Thanksgiving.
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Now don't laugh.....I was told that you can apply Preparation H to the bags at night.  You lightly rub it in, but don't get it in the eyes.... I never tried it myself, just can't bring myself to use P-H, knowing what it's real use is for.
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make it sound like you are hiding a turkey, saving it from thanksgiving dinner... whisper, sound like your rushed, or in hiding, maybe sound like you are out of breath.... like you been running with  the turkey under your coat.  \n\n\n "Sorry cant talk right now...trying to save this turkey from the dinner table, pant pant pant... just wanted to let you know I was thinking of you, hope you hade good dinner... ( then tell the turkey, yeah I'm sure he had ham.. of course.. I know.. no your almost safe, just a few more hours) . later buddy, I'll tell ya all about it once we get across  the border! They dont have Thanks giving  in Canada do they?"
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For Thanksgiving, my boyfriend is coming over.  I have no CLUE how to make a turkey, and I'm not fond of ham (unless my Mom makes it).\n\nI'm cooking:\n\nScallops in a Mascarpone Sauce\nLentils with Apple Bacon and an Apple Cider Reduction\nTruffled Red Wine Risotto\nBok Choy with Garlic\nCauliflower fried in Duck Fat
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lmao! thats funny!!! Have you tried that before? It'd definately make the bird taste like redbull! lol Maybe all the spices could cover it. \nAnother option to gettin sleepy after turkey - Cook ham instead! \n;o)
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Here's what I'm serving:  homemade "turkey" roast made from Tofu.  Several recipes are available on the web (or you can buy tofurkery or unturkey (made from gluten), both of which are good).  Glazed brussel sprouts, roasted potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, stuffing, mushroom gravey and maybe another dish if I have the energy.\n\nI disagree with the answer that you should cook turkey for your non-vegetarian friends.  Just tell them before hand that it's a vegetarian thanksgiving, and if they can't live without turkey, let them get it elsewhere.\n\nEnjoy!
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You don't.  You use a Dutch oven.  First, dig a pit about twice the size of your oven and twice as deep.  Line it with good stone or brick - firebrick if you plan on doing this with any frequency.  Then build a fire in your pit using well-seasoned hardwood like oak, walnut, cherry or pecan.  When you have a good heap of coals, scoop out all but about an inch of coals and place your Dutch oven with the turkey inside in the pit.  Shovel coals back inside, around the Dutch oven, which of course should have the lid on.  Then place a cover over the pit, which will not rest directly on the Dutch oven lid.  Cover that with a layer of dirt to seal the whole thing.  Then go do other things for about five hours.  Come back, carefully uncover the cooking pit, lift out the Dutch oven and check to see whether the turkey is done.  It should, if you've done all that I told you to, be done to perfection.  But ya know what - I had to experiment a couple times before I got it right, so if this is your first time, be sure you have a "plan B" if the turkey has to go back in the Dutch oven and back into the pit for awhile longer.  Heh - my "plan B" was to serve dessert first!  Hey, it worked...just don't forget to make sure there're still plenty of hot coals if it does have to go back in the pit a bit longer...and let it sit another hour before checking again.  Good luck!
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Yes, One nice thing about Thanksgiving is the people who break bread with us love us and are with us for that reason,not for your gravy LOL. Also, I bet it`s not as bad as you think.God bless and enjoy your day and friends
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i think i answered this same question but...buy an over bag, they make the turley moist and it helps it to cook faster!
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i send my husband cookies all the time!  martha stewart (sometimes she's great!) tells you to wrap them individually in saranwrap - now i don't go through that much trouble, i usually do three in saranwrap accordian style so there's saranwrap between each, then i wrap them in tinfoil (or put them in tupperware, but tinfoil is just as effective) and they're off!  never had a problem with them spoiling and sometimes it's been 3 weeks before he gets them.\n\nand for another idea - his favorite snacks from home, playing cards, movies.  but deffinately homemade cookies!  they are a huge hit everytime i send them, EVERYONE is always asking when i'm going to send more!
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Sweet potatoes are a must have on Thanksgiving, I usally do both, sweet potatoes baked, and regular potatoes mashed.\ngood luck and enjoy.\nCowgirl In Need~\nP.S\nmake sure you put lots of butter on both!
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It takes a lot longer than 15 minutes for a whole turkey to cool.  Plus, you'll be covering it with gravy and stuffing, another insulator of heat.
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Why not?  It can be served as a "side dish" next to the turkey and just eaten in smaller servings.  It's not traditional, but if people will enjoy it, I say bon appetite!
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Stuffing Casserole Recipe\n\nIngredients\n \nTwo boxes of stove top stuffing \n1 cup (2 sticks) melted butter or margarine \n1 1/2 cups chopped celery \n1 cup chopped onion \n1 1/2 cups broth, fruit juice or water \n   \nPreparation \nCombine dressing with butter or margarine and vegetables.  Stir liquid in gradually.  Spoon into 2 1/2 or 3-quart greased casserole dish.  Bake covered 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.  Remove cover and bake 5 to 10 minutes longer for a crisper top.  Makes 12 (1/2 cup) servings.