Thanksgiving Mythbusters | Giada De Laurentiis

I asked you guys on Instagram what Thanksgiving entertaining questions did you have. So here we go. I'm going to answer them. How many times can you really open the oven to check your turkey? You should try to resist opening the oven because every time you open the oven, the temperature goes down. So it takes longer for your turkey to cook. So I would say twice maximum. Does the stuffing you cook in the turkey have more flavor? You know, there's so many different schools of thought about stuffing your turkey or making the stuffing on the side. Personally, I do not stuff my turkey. But I will say that some people believe that it has more flavor and truly because all the juices from the turkey seep into the stuffing. So whatever you do, just make sure that if you do stuff your turkey with the actual stuffing, that the stuffing is at 165 degrees so that you don't get sick. Is turkey bad for dogs? You know, what's bad for dogs is all the flavoring and the fat that we put on the turkey. So if you just give your dog actual turkey meat, you're fine. What dishes were a part of the first Thanksgiving? I don't know. I wasn't there. Do you need to dry brine your turkey? Technically, if you dry brine your turkey, yes, it gives the turkey more flavor. So if you have time to do it, do it the night before. It does really and truly make the turkey more flavorful. But if you don't have time, don't worry about it. Just make the gravy taste really good.