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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please don't fully cook anything ahead of time except refrigerated foods like cranberry sauce.[b] Food fully cooked ahead of time and left to sit just don't taste as good.[/b] Please,  no cold or reheated rolls or biscuits. Please, no mashed potatoes left to sit for more than half and hour. Please, no pie crusts left to sit for a day and now less than crisp and flaky. People kid themselves that these and other food can be done ahead. They cannot without sacrificing flavor and/or tecture. If youn can't do T-day dinner right, then just go out to a restaurant. Seriously. [/quote]

This is untrue of almost all soups, stews, casseroles and bakes.  Lasagna is better the next day.  Chili is better the next day.  Beef Stew is better the next day.  Lasagna is better the next day.  And stuffing/dressing is better the next day.[/quote]

I was obviously referring to the usual T-day foods, not stews like chili. As for casseroles and lasagna, they are better the same day they are baked if there  is a crispy crust that will get soggy the next day. Alos, I disagree that stuffing is better the next day; I like it better right out of the turkey on T-day. Perhaps you are accustomed to eating day-old food and have developed a taste for it. I simply prefer to have my food served at the right temp, at the right consistency, and at the peak of flavor, and for many T-day foods such as mashed potatoes and pies and sweet-potato pudding with a crust on top, people are just kidding themselves if they think fully cooking the food the day before will give top flavor and texture. For a special holiday like T-day, I just don't believe the short cuts do justice.[/quote]

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