This allows time for the meat to set, and it makes it much easier to carve. Once you're done carving, wrap whatever is not being eaten and put it back in the oven at 200 degrees. This will not only keep the food warm, but will help to prevent bacteria from growing. It's not worth the hassle, and if you arrange the meat that has been cut onto a nice serving platter, it can make a very nice presentation. It's Thanksgiving afternoon.
Dinner is over and it's time for the football game.
You haven't even reached the first TV timeout when your eyes begin to get heavy. Before you know it, the football game is over. You've slept through it, and it's all the turkey's fault. However, the turkey's not totally to blame. Clarke explained that while tryptophan, an essential amino acid, does cause drowsiness, it is the combination of tryptophan with a large, high-carbohydrate meal that makes its effect so apparent at Thanksgiving.