Just last weekend, she says, her son cooked a big turkey for the family. And, don't you know, the smell just wafted through the house. My mouth was watering for it. Turkey calls these days follow a near-religious pattern. Today, with Thanksgiving looming only hours away, they'll get calls from people who realize they should have thought about all this a little earlier.
Most calls are about unexpected crises or the scheduling battle of how to work in the football game.
But Schnelle scoffs at that advice. We want a perfect turkey. Cook until your meat thermometer hits 180 degrees when measured in the thickest part of the thigh. But don't let that thermometer touch the bone. If it sounds like there's room for discord in all of this, you're right.