To stuff or not to stuff?

[annabella]

Got sick as hell, last Thanksgiving

OMG, so did we. Daughter brought home a stomach virus last year. I cooked for days and then no one could eat - we were all down for the count.

This year, we're going out to eat at one of the fancy hotels at Disney.

[Clove]

Originally Posted by annabella

OMG, so did we. Daughter brought home a stomach virus last year. I cooked for days and then no one could eat - we were all down for the count.

This year, we're going out to eat at one of the fancy hotels at Disney.

Annabella,

Food poisoning or a stomach virus? What a choice?

[Callisto in NC]

Originally Posted by BerryBaby

Callisto....I melt butter and saute the onions and celery, add the seasonings (sage, thyme, seasoning salt, pepper) then the bread cubes. The butter is hot and heats up the bread cubes, so it has to cool down before stuffing the bird.

It's from the 1970's Betty Crocker Cookbook...pretty standard, but very good.

Clove...I do use a thermometer to test the stuffing for doneness as well as using one for the turkey.

I do it all myself and do the onions and celery first so by the time I'm ready to combine them, they aren't warm at all. And I use chicken broth, not butter other than what I use to do the onions and celery. I guess I never thought of it as hot just adding semi-warm veggies and room temp chicken stock.

[Clove]

Originally Posted by BerryBaby

Callisto....I melt butter and saute the onions and celery, add the seasonings (sage, thyme, seasoning salt, pepper) then the bread cubes. The butter is hot and heats up the bread cubes, so it has to cool down before stuffing the bird.

It's from the 1970's Betty Crocker Cookbook...pretty standard, but very good.

Clove...I do use a thermometer to test the stuffing for doneness as well as using one for the turkey.

BB,
That's the way to go.
Food safety comes first.
Can't enjoy the bird if your stomach is upset.

[Callisto in NC]

Originally Posted by Clove

Callisto,

Mine includes
Cooked:

• celery
• mushrooms
• onions
• bacon
• leeks

In fact the only thing that doesn't get cooked first, is the sourdough bread.

Celery and onions out of that list are the only things I would even consider putting in stuffing. No way to the rest.

I still maintain, I've stuffed all my life (or had a stuffed bird) and been fine. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!!

[Food Network Fan]

I prefer the basic sage bread stuffing.

[BerryBaby]

The Betty Crocker recipe is sage and thyme...old recipe with great tradition and flavor.

[Callisto in NC]

Originally Posted by BerryBaby

The Betty Crocker recipe is sage and thyme...old recipe with great tradition and flavor.

Sage has one purpose in my house and it's not in food.

[radiodugger]

Originally Posted by Callisto in NC

Sage has one purpose in my house and it's not in food.

Uh...Callisto...that purpose would be...er...maybe..

GHOST busting?

Boo!

Just kidding...never used sage, myself...

Radio Doug

[Chefnot]

Originally Posted by BerryBaby

The Betty Crocker recipe is sage and thyme...old recipe with great tradition and flavor.

That's what we use for the inside but my wife uses another for the outside.