[alisasny]

Suzanne thanks for the laughs...just reading that put me in such a better mood about the whole idea of carving.

I do have a brilliant Henkel carving set that I store with my fine China only for special occasions.. ...but I promise I will rip off the legs and wings bare handed LOL...

Uncle Billy always brought his own knives also believe it or not until a few years ago when I got this new set.

How long do you let the turkey sit before they ask you to carve? I have no problem with the turkey being served room temp. provided the gravy is super hot.

[SuzanneWeeks]

My Mom starts the turkey around midnight the night before and lets it rest most of the day (underneath HEAVY DUTY foil) I normally show up around noon and carve at 1. So it has been resting for a while.
Break out those knives girl! And make up silly rules about them so they do not get damaged (No one will come with in 3 feet of one of my knives under penalty of death!)