Why I don't like Thanksgiving

Well I'm a bit confused. I do all the cooking: Turkey, potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, yams, pumpkin pie. My wife does the clean up and she biatches about it. I can't seem to do anything right!!!!!

We had all our kids over along with the grandkids. Our turkey's were only .37 /lb at Food Lion. We always roast one and I fry one. Generally there is not that much turkey left and I agree with Dennis----it is tight frying one and smelling that aroma and not taking a bite here and there.

I give the DW the option of travelling somewhere over Thanksgiving but she loves cooking and having everyone over. However we are going to Florida for a couple of weeks for Christmas and New Years.

We have new, commercial oven.
The 20 lb turkey should bake for 3 hr, it was ready in 2.
Good thing family come earlier.
We eat at 4:30

WyoTraveler wrote:
I like Thanksgiving. Turkey prices are up so I am trying to help keep turkey prices down. We're having a prime rib roast. If you missed my post. My assigned job is pouring champagne. Keeping my glass, I mean all glasses filled. :B

Turkey prices are up? I paid 0.52/pound for our 13 pound turkey this year. If that's up I wonder what we paid last year? Nothing?
Now, despite the price of beef come Christmas, we will be having a nice piece of prime rib (or Lobster!).

petendoll wrote:

rgatijnet1 wrote:

Since we live in Florida and hurricane season does not end until Nov 31st, our coach is always fully fueled and full of fresh water.

You must be on the east coast of Florida. Our hurricane season ends on Nov 30 here on the west coast. :?

Must be daylight savings time. :B

rgatijnet1 wrote:

Since we live in Florida and hurricane season does not end until Nov 31st, our coach is always fully fueled and full of fresh water.

You must be on the east coast of Florida. Our hurricane season ends on Nov 30 here on the west coast. :?

Thanks Dennis, back at you!

My father-in-law decided this year was going to be a Luau thanksgiving. He had Hawaiian food catered -- ribs and teriyaki chicken. Heaven!

Why would you cook it so early? Fresh Organic bird, good convection oven. no more than 3 1/2 hrs.
let it rest for 1/2 hr while you make gravy. Most people overcook their turkey, nothing wrong with a bit of pink inside the thigh. Just don't serve that part. Makes for a juicy turkey. Add a bit of red currant jelly to the gravy. Yumm!

I cooked a 19 lb turkey in just over two hours at 500°. Juiciest turkey we've ever had and only had to smell it for a couple of hours. Also had 17 people over this year, holy **** where's the Tylenol...