Tips for a Stress-Free Holiday
It’s the final countdown to your Thanksgiving preparations, so we’ve put together the ultimate guide with Thanksgiving tips to ensure your turkey and food-filled day is memorable and stress-free.
Coolers Double as Fridges
If you’re like most Americans, Thanksgiving is a food-centered holiday, which often means you may not have enough fridge space to accommodate a giant turkey and all the sides. However, some simple, inexpensive solutions help you keep everything refrigerated. Instead of buying an extra refrigerator you only use once a year, opt for pulling out your cooler and having it serve as a secondary frig. For example, an cooler can easily accommodate all the condiment bottles in your current frig, freeing up valuable space for turkey, ham, sides and even desserts. Another excellent use for your cooler is for defrosting your turkey or even using it to brine your turkey overnight. You’ll want plenty of ice in the cooler so your turkey stays within safe food temperature zones.
Additionally, placing folded towels and lining your cooler with aluminum foil can double as an oven warmer once you remove hot dishes from the oven. Keep in mind that you’ll want to be very careful not to melt your cooler, so make sure it’s well insulated. So remember to get your cooler out now, clean it off, and make sure it’s ready before your Thanksgiving preparations begin.
Vegetables Double as a Roasting Rack
Instead of buying an expensive wire rack so your roasting pan allows for even heat distribution, place a bed of carrots, celery and halved onions under your turkey. Later, you can puree these and add them to your gravy or simply toss them.
Utilizing the Slow Cooker
Regarding Thanksgiving preparations, it’s never been more convenient to pull out your slow cooker. Once you make mashed potatoes or yams, put them in the slow cooker, set the temperature to low and stir them every hour. This will keep you from running around the kitchen at the last minute trying to drain, mash and mix up these delicious side dishes.
Put That Old Thermos to Use
If you’ve mixed up your gravy but want to ensure it stays hot before serving, pour it into a thermos. When you’re ready to serve, pour it into a serving dish, and you’ll have perfect gravy without any last-minute hassles.
Fat Separator Hack
Fat separators can be expensive, but you likely already have the perfect hack in your kitchen—a glass measuring cup. Pour your turkey drippings into a large glass measuring cup and put it in the freezer. As the drippings cool, the fat rises to the top and solidifies, making it easy to scoop off.
We encourage you to peruse these ultimate classics if you want some of the best Thanksgiving Day recipes. Remember that while Thanksgiving Day is about delicious food, it’s more about the memorable moments that friends and family make together. So take a deep breath, de-stress and remember that sometimes laughter is the best stress-free medicine if something doesn’t go as planned.
Home Telecom Offers Internet Plans to Accommodate Guests
If you’re like many Americans, you likely have additional guests in your home over the holidays who need to connect to your internet. To keep your devices and streaming sports events from slowing down, ensure your current high-speed internet plan seamlessly accommodates extra bandwidth in your home.