The difference between dressing and stuffing is in the name. Traditionally dressing is a side dish made with cornbread on the Thanksgiving tables.   While stale bread, wheat bread, or bread crumbs are used in stuffing. Also, stuffing is placed inside the turkey and baked. Stuffing a turkey can be a challenging technique to pull off because the turkey takes 6-8 hours to cook while the stuffing only takes 20-30 minutes. Several families experience food poisoning because of this.