[Dr. Sivana]

Though it’s not advisable to stuff the turkey with anything

Says who?! Stuffing is the best! Also, while grandma used mostly sausage, my mother used sandwich bread, but also pretzal crumbs. bitg worked fine. When someone says “most agree on”, he is really saying, “in my opinion”.

[mylife]

Agreed

[fireman15]

Says who?! Stuffing is the best! Also, while grandma used mostly sausage, my mother used sandwich bread, but also pretzal crumbs. bitg worked fine. When someone says “most agree on”, he is really saying, “in my opinion”.

We get large birds because we usually have a large gathering. We have been smoking and stuffing all of our turkeys for over ten years. Both are not “advisable”, but we have never had a problem and the turkeys have been delicious. We run the smoker hotter than normal but if the internal temps are not going to reach 165 in time, we put it in the oven for the last hour or two. I install an electronic thermometer and graph the temperatures from the beginning.

[MayflowerMadam]

“it’s not advisable to stuff the turkey with anything”

“Says who?!”

I think it’s a safety issue ‘cause bacteria grows easily in poultry. But how many of our grandmas killed their families with stuffing in the turkey? Just like I know of nobody who died “licking the spoon” of cake batter with ... ARRRGH! ... raw eggs in it.

Dressing cooked in the bird is the best. Just remove all of it when done to avoid possible bacteria.