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Thanksgiving Cooking Tips You’ve Probably Never Heard

October 22, 2014 by RecipeLion 3 Comments

Thanksgiving dinner might not be as difficult to prepare as you think! Even if you’re a beginner cook, creating the perfect Thanksgiving dinner menu can be super simple and stress-free. We’ve gathered some of our favorite Thanksgiving cooking tips that you might not have heard before, but will make a world of difference in the taste and ease of preparation of your food. These simple tips and tricks (like how to store cut onions) will help your meal preparation run smoothly on Thanksgiving morning, so you’ll have a delicious meal that guests will rave over.

Wow your friends and family with the perfect easy Thanksgiving dinner menu this year! These cooking tips will help you avoid common cooking mistakes – you’ll use them for the holidays and for all your cooking endeavors in the future!

Step 1: Plan the Perfect Thanksgiving Dinner Menu

Our list of 22 Easy Thanksgiving Recipes will help!

21 Easy Thanksgiving Recipes

 

Step 2: How to Cook a Thanksgiving Turkey

How to Cook a Thanksgiving Turkey

1. Let the turkey come to room temperature with a stick of butter before roasting. The butter will be used to season the turkey.

2. Before roasting, make sure your turkey is completely dry – outside AND inside its cavity. Use paper towels to dry it.

3. Don’t forget to salt and season the inside of the turkey cavity in addition to the outside.

4. Pour 2 cups of stock, wine, or water into the bottom of your roast pan to prevent the drippings from burning.

5. For a 16-pound frozen turkey, place it in the refrigerator on Sunday night and it will be thawed by Wednesday night.

Step 3: Tips for Cooking Thanksgiving Side Dishes

How to Make Mashed Potatoes

1. When making mashed potatoes, always start the potatoes in cold water covered by 2 inches of water.

2. When it comes to stuffing, don’t skimp on the butter. Good stuffing requires 2 sticks of butter.

3. For herbs with woody stems (basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano), don’t pick the leaves off one by one. Pinch the stem with your thumb and forefinger, then pull leaves off as you slide your fingers down the stem.

 

Step 4: Making the Perfect Pie

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1. Make sure pie filling never goes higher than 1/2 inch from the top of the crust.

2. To make a store-bought pie crust look homemade, thaw it, remove the machine-made edge with a paring knife, carefully place the crust in your own cute pie dish, and pinch the edges to give it that homemade look.

Bonus: Watch and Learn these Simply Thanksgiving Cooking Techniques

How to Make Gravy

How to Make Mashed Potatoes

How to Make Homemade French Fried Onions for a Green Bean Casserole

 

What’s your biggest Thanksgiving cooking fail? Tell us in the comments below!

 

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  1. Matt P says

    October 30, 2014 at 9:00 am

    These tips are very informational, and would help any kitchen novice create a holiday meal to be proud of!

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  2. Eleanor says

    November 17, 2015 at 9:13 am

    Many years ago, probably 35, my mom was helping me take the turkey out of the oven. I was using a aluminum turkey pan. She was on one side and I was on the other side of the oven….we were gently taking this bird out and the pan buckled in the middle and the turkey rolled out and onto the floor! My you get nephew was just walking into the kitchen at the same time and of course he screamed out loud “The turkey’s on the floor, the turkey’s on the floor”. Not one of my better moments!

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  3. Alec says

    November 17, 2015 at 11:35 pm

    Burned offerings.
    On Thanksgiving about 50 years back the fuses to the electric stove blew. They were the old bar fuses and as hardware stores were closed the stove was of no use.
    Not a problem as we had a fireplace in the house- got the fire going and the turkey cooking. Not realizing the wood fire would get well above the 350 degrees, within about 45 minutes we could smell turkey burning. Checking the turkey, it was not only
    burned, it was charred. After the fire reduced to coals, and spread out we cooked an apple and a pumpkin pie. We ate heavily smoked breast and inner thighs. Each Thanksgiving since we chuckle about our burned offerings. The pies were great!!

    Reply

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