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Tom_Foolery

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20. As I let the bird cook, I periodically drain the broth...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2014, 11:17 AM

Nov 2014

And I use that to make my dressing on the stove top. DEE-licious!

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DESPITE all of the warnings, do you STILL cook stuffing inside the bird? [View all] Miles Archer Nov 2014 OP

No because the bird cooks faster unstuffed and also for vegetarians in the family who like stuffing uppityperson Nov 2014 #1

agree. n/t orleans Nov 2014 #2

No, I don't. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2014 #3

Pepperidge Farm...the ONLY stuffing. Miles Archer Nov 2014 #21

Making bread and shredding it? WAY too much work!!! Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2014 #25

No HeiressofBickworth Nov 2014 #4

Yes I stuff it. easychoice Nov 2014 #5

Precisely. n/t Rhythm Nov 2014 #11

My bird is cooked without being stuffed. In_The_Wind Nov 2014 #6

You can do it safely provided you bring the stuffing itself up to a safe temperature (165F) Major Nikon Nov 2014 #7

We cook a portion of the stuffing in the bird, but when we take the bird out Arkansas Granny Nov 2014 #8

I've never stuffed the turkey. Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #9

Stuff the bird every year with no food-safety problems... Rhythm Nov 2014 #10

No, but not because of all the "warnings" bigwillq Nov 2014 #12

Warnings? Wounded Bear Nov 2014 #13

Yeah, I didn't get the memo, either. malthaussen Nov 2014 #18

I hate stuffing shenmue Nov 2014 #14

i thought i was the only person who felt that way fizzgig Nov 2014 #26

You are free! shenmue Nov 2014 #27

NOTHING tastes like in-the-bird stuffing, I admit PennyK Nov 2014 #15

The only things I put in a turkey are seasonings and a few veggies. DinahMoeHum Nov 2014 #16

Same here... Phentex Nov 2014 #17

Always sharp_stick Nov 2014 #19

I make from scratch buttermilk cornbread oneshooter Nov 2014 #34

As I let the bird cook, I periodically drain the broth... Tom_Foolery Nov 2014 #20

Absolutely! femmocrat Nov 2014 #22

always stuff it and cook it ... "in the bird" dr.strangelove Nov 2014 #23

I don't even wash my hands before I stuff it. rug Nov 2014 #24

I don't even kill the turkey before I stuff it. It's easier that way. Autumn Nov 2014 #41

That must be one noisy turkey. rug Nov 2014 #42

Yes, and haven't died yet, elleng Nov 2014 #28

Been eating and/or doing just that for 57 years. Not dead or sick yet! Just the usual DebJ Nov 2014 #29

My mom does some in, some out... a la izquierda Nov 2014 #30

I do put herbs and fruits inside the turkey when cooking... haele Nov 2014 #31

Nope, too lazy. Hatchling Nov 2014 #32

I never cooked it in the bird My Good Babushka Nov 2014 #33

Yes and I don't even like it. Kali Nov 2014 #35

Nope. It's cooked seperately sakabatou Nov 2014 #36

One year, Mom completely forgot the stuffing!!! blaze Nov 2014 #37

That depends...does chicken stuffed into a duck stuffed into a turkey count as stuffing? Liberal Veteran Nov 2014 #38

Considering that you have to put stuffing between the three birds, I would say yes jmowreader Nov 2014 #40

No, because it won't fit jmowreader Nov 2014 #39

Agreed! RavensChick Nov 2014 #43

Nope! RavensChick Nov 2014 #44

Yes, since that's what my mother did and her stuffing is Thanksgiving to me Rhiannon12866 Nov 2014 #45

Both LP2K12 Nov 2014 #46