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@Arden: fair warning, it's gross. We cooked one for a party we hosted a few years ago and I almost puked.

Probably not the advice you wanted.. I'm thankful that my husband handled it.

You couldn't pay me to stuff the bird.

Someone posted a thread with a link to some great basics on it a few days ago!

http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-thanksgiving

It's not super complicated, but it does get a little messy. I would just start with a clean kitchen so you can clean up after the raw bird before you prepare anything else!

You'll be great

You could totally do just a turkey breast, even in a slow cooker!

If you want to do a whole bird, as long as you stick with a smaller bird it's really not that tough. Just kinda gross since you're handling a whole raw bird. I've used simple recipes from allrecipes that just have you throw some apples/carrots/ etc inside the body cavity, some herbs in the water under the roasting rack, and putting butter under the skin (that is a REALLY gross part). But the first time I did a turkey, it was so easy that I did one again for Christmas less than a month later! Very simple way to prepare a lot of meat at once. Just takes a long time and takes up your oven so everything else needs to be stove-top.

You are a BRAVE lady!

I'm vegetarian, but I've cooked a few things for DH (chicken breasts, sausage). *shiver*
I'm always afraid of messing it up because I can't taste the finished product.

I'm vegetarian and tried to cook a turkey last year and failed miserably. I didnt realize it took several days to thaw!
I read that you wanted to learn, but honestly I'd suggest getting a pre-cooked one from whole foods/etc.....similar prices and less hassle.

@wheres_c: your reply makes me feel better about mine

Is there a restaurant doing take out turkeys? I know you want to learn but I eat meat and I make my DH do the turkey because it is so gross. Pulling out the giblets and stuff is just icky!

Dbl post.