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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you’re spending “all day on it,” you’re doing it wrong. I can always tell the inexperience, unskilled home cooks are out in full force on Thanksgiving because they claim it’s this big, laborious process.

You make some of it the day before. You buy some or ask people to bring some—people want to be involved, they want to help. An unstuffed bird only takes a few hours in the oven. If you’re roasting and fussing with it “all day,” you’re doing it wrong. [/quote]

This is really inaccurate.  I am an excellent home cook, and it does take me all day, more or less.  I delegate the cleaning but I make the entire spread.  Buying it does not make you “experienced” at hosting!

I do pies the day before, but everything else is done day of.  Could I do it ahead?  Sure, but it is never as good as fresh.

I absolutely love cooking and never complain about it, though.  It’s my favorite holiday where I have permission to spend all day making a wonderful homemade meal for my family.

Inexperienced people, though, often forget to clean as you go.  I don’t have much at all to clean up after the meal, because all the prep stuff is done before we even eat.  I have dishwasher-safe China.  It took me about 30 minutes to have my kitchen sparkling after the meal.[/quote]

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