I know you have a cooking horror story to tell......share it ...and what you leanred from it and do you have any tips for a new thanksgiving cooker (like me) to make things easier on thanksgiving day?
2006-11-18 03:33:44 · 10 answers · asked by @ubreY 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
my friends house burned down while trying to deep fry a turkey in the kitcken, 20 mins before guest was to arrive.
2006-11-18 11:44:42 · answer #1 · answered by ladytee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My greatest Thanksgiving disaster is approximately to take place the next day. i did no longer get a job in time to make money. The state did no longer grant me with adequate foodstuff stamps to feed my 3 infants and that i nonetheless have an injury to my lower back. All I even have interior the kitchen is a can of Saurcrout and mushrooms. certainly no longer the rest. No money and no potential to shuttle. this could be the worst Thanksgiving I or my kinfolk would have ever suffered. this question sucks and so does the trip journeys. happy Thanksgiving. i will keep away from this by potential of going into Shoprite and strolling out with a cart like some human beings do and we would have an astounding dinner celebration!
2016-12-10 11:17:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Test the temperature of your oven! On my first Thanksgiving away from home I decided to make Thanksgiving dinner for all of my friends who were unable to go home for the holidays. I carefully planned everything...except I didn't know my oven was off by over 200 degrees. Dinner was almost ready and my turkey did not have one of those pop up thermometers in it. I figured it was done since it was beautiful on the outside but once we cut into it the turkey was raw! I tried to hold off dinner for as long as possible but we ended up eating everything except the turkey. It took about 10 hours for the 18lb bird to cook! I was so upset that day but when I look back now that was probably the best Thanksgiving ever. I laugh every time I think about it.
2006-11-18 03:46:07 · answer #3 · answered by bluhuskies 1 · 5⤊ 0⤋
My mother used to always remove the skin on chicken before cooking it so that it was less greasy. When it came time for me to host my first family Thanksgiving dinner, I automatically assumed I was supposed to skin the turkey. The meat fell off the bone into the pan of drippings. It tasted good, but man was it an ugly thing to serve. That was almost 30 years ago, and each Thanksgiving, someone still has to remind me of that.
2006-11-18 03:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by Emm 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My first Thanksgiving in my first house, I was nominated to cook for the family. I prepared every family favorite and a few new additions. The spread was beautiful!! My entire family raved about how good everything looked and smelled. I even got the gravy right. As my father carved the bird, my aunt noticed there was not stuffing inside the turkey, but a sack of parts. I had no idea that 's where they kept those!
2006-11-18 03:40:54 · answer #5 · answered by lucy 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Thanksgiving without turkey wasn't Thanksgiving.
2006-11-18 10:46:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh, yeah. Check this one out.
Sister #1 was to make the green bean casserole and the dinnner rolls. On her way out the door, her dog DeeDee was in a hurry to rush out with them as to not get stuck at home alone, and in doing so, he tripped my sister who fell and pretty much threw the large casserole bowl into her yard. My nephew was carrying the rolls, but was worried his mom was hurt from the fall and dropped them into the mud while running after his mom. The dog was happy as pop for the quick service.
Sister #2 made the sweet potatoes and the stuffing. This was her first time....and she burned them both and called Mom crying.
Mom made the turkey and mashed potatoes. She forgot to turn on the oven and didn't even realize it; as Dad was in charge of basting the turkey while cooking, but Dad forgot all about it because of football. So a cold oven did not cook the Turkey.
I made my polish potato salad and 3 pies.
When we got there, I was informed that we were having KFC to go with the excellent mashed potatoes, potato salad and my goodies. I got props that year for being the only one who got food there in one piece and actually cooked, as my Grama made award plaques for ruining Thanksgiving dinner 2002 for all the others. We made it funny instead of disastrous and the awards are hanging on the living room wall.
Whew! Glad that was only one year!
2006-11-18 04:19:32 · answer #7 · answered by LadyMagick 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Plan, plan, plan. Cook dishes you are familar with. Have guest bring a dish. Set your table the night before. Preparing dishes ahead of time that will keep till Thanksgiving day.
2006-11-18 03:37:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
this was kind of mean of me to do, but two years ago, i told everyone that i was going to bring a chocolate pie in.
well i made it myself, and i just had to try it. well it was just too good, i ended up eating it all myself. so i had to stop at my local store to pick up a chocolate pie instead.
so now i make four to bring along
2006-11-18 05:10:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
I agree with Mighty 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-18 07:34:48 · answer #10 · answered by jeff g 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋