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Andy[_2_]

Zilbandy said...

> On 20 Nov 2006 10:12:26 -0800, wrote:
>
>>At every stop, whoever I read regarding turkey or chicken preparation I
>>am always admonished NOT to stuff. I have been stuffing turkeys all my
>>life;
>
> We stuffed a turkey once. It simply didn't hold enough stuffing to be
> worth the effort. All the stuffing was gone before everyone was even
> served. Since you need to make additional stuffing/dressing, why even
> bother stuffing the bird? Plus, there is the issue of food temperature
> being cooked inside the bird. Is it high enough to kill all the
> nasties?

I think the practice of stuffing in the bird was a matter of convenience.
It certainly saves oven space cooking stuffing that way.

I wonder if you couldn't finish the stuffing by giving it a spin in the
microwave for a few minutes to kill the bacteria. Don't know if that
would work or how it would effect the consistency.

Andy