Safe Turkey-Day Shortcuts http://www.ext.colostate.edu/news/021125.html Today's web page, from Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, highlights a number of ways to safely reduce the time spent cooking the holiday turkey. Readers anticipating another marathon session wrestling with a turkey may find a number of helpful suggestions in this brief guide. "If you like the idea of serving turkey with all the trimmings to your holiday guests but aren't looking forward to getting up at the crack of dawn to get the bird in the oven, don't despair. There are a number of shortcuts you can take in preparing your holiday turkey that are safe and can decrease the time spent in preparation." - from the website The web page serves up several alternatives to cooking an entire turkey. For those doing battle with a whole bird, a specific thawing timetable and the best procedures for accomplishing this are provided. Also discussed are particular practices to avoid, both for thawing and roasting a turkey, with explanations of how some common methods can produce dangerous results. ~*~*~*~*~ Was this forwarded to you? Want to subscribe? Send an email to 1stpicksites-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe. For a complete list of email commands for our list send an email to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject line of "info 1stpicksites" without the quotes. If you wish to unsubscribe from our list send an email to 1stpicksites-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe To contact the list moderators send an email to 1stpicksites-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ~*~*~*~*~