POLL: Stuffing

MelandJeff

Cooked in the bird or no?

Me, I would not eat stuffing out of the bird if my life depended on it. Ok, MAYBE if my life depended on it, but otherwise, HAYLZ no.

lsufan

Nope, I prefer it cooked all by itself.

isabella22

Oh, out of the bird is THE BEST!!!!!!!  My absolute favorite t-day dish!

breezee_bean

I would never cook mine in the bird, but everyone I know cooks it that way. 

PiperBride

No, I do them individually. 

jessicaclare

I like stuffing cooked in the bird. However, if you stuff the turkey, you have to cook the everlovingshit out of it to get the stuffing to the right temp and then the turkey is dry. I'd rather have stuffing cooked in a dish than dryasfuck turkey

 

Starr_Mom

IN the bird. Otherwise it doesn't have the good juices. Duh!

Starr_Mom

And baste like crazy. That's how my turkey is always ridiculously moist and the stuffing is completely done.

MrsSledge

Separately.

isabella22

Starr_Mom:

And baste like crazy. That's how my turkey is always ridiculously moist and the stuffing is completely done.

Ditto!

jessicaclare

Not to start a whole "turkey war", but basting does not do a darn thing for the meat. I mean, you're just drizzing juice over skin, which is full of fat, so juice isn't going to sink in.

 

Plus, it lets all the heat out of the oven so it takes longer to cook your turkey. If you want juicy turkey, you should brine, in which case you can't stuff anyway because it get salty. 

I'm seriously about turkey. Best.meal.ever.

MelandJeff

I agree with Jessicaclare.

amiamish

I've never had it cooked in the bird... we always make it on the side

kertybird

Eww...not in the bird.  My MIL makes it that way but she makes me a small batch fust for me outside of the bird.

KrisBriMcBunny

We do both and I like both...just preferred it baked outside.

When I do the turkey I brine it ....basting is the worst thing you can do....but I dont stuff the bird when I use brine.