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Fine Furniture Design’s Collectors Room pieces: Thanksgiving is all about formal dining and having fun with the family.<\/p><\/div>\n

Thanksgiving is now right around the corner. If you have not planned yet, don\u2019t worry, you still have ample time to do your preparations. And when you\u2019re about to host a Thanksgiving dinner party, then you should seriously double-time.<\/p>\n

Here are some smart ways that you can prep for this special occasion \u2013<\/p>\n

Inspect the Kitchen Tools and Equipment <\/strong><\/p>\n

Apart from planning the menu, it is also as important that you check on your kitchen tools and cookware. After all, you will need all these to cook the dinner. The basics are that roasting pan, meat thermometer, some pie dishes, and even the cutlery.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in charge of cooking, then you should also consider having your knives professionally sharpened. If you\u2019re too busy to have it taken to the experts, then at the very least, you should have honing steel or a sharpening stone. It often takes days to have a knife sharpened so you should schedule this activity in advance.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that a dull knife is likely a dangerous knife so you wouldn\u2019t want to get cooking with such a set of knives.<\/p>\n

Make the Foods and Sauces Now <\/strong><\/p>\n

A frozen turkey remains that for a long time so you should consider when to thaw it. A huge, completely frozen bird will need sometime to thaw. Remember that for each four pounds of frozen turkey, you will need a day of thawing.<\/p>\n

Thanksgiving time is gravy time. Since you\u2019ll need a lot, why not tackle the duty of prepping this essential now? Worry not about the drippings because you can always add these to the gravy on the last minute for a more authentic flavor.<\/p>\n

The cranberry sauce is also an important part of every Thanksgiving dinner. Although this is the case, there are times when you might forget it during grocery shopping.<\/p>\n

Make sure that you do have this sauce during this special day. This contains sugar so it can be made and then kept and frozen in the fridge till the day.<\/p>\n

Another Thanksgiving essential is the mashed potato. While the potato may not take freezing well, with mashed potatoes, it\u2019s a totally different story. For as long as they are mashed and covered with lots of cream and butter, then this can be stored until the big day.<\/p>\n

Another thing that you can make now are the dinner rolls. These can be baked now and then frozen until they are ready to be enjoyed on your Thanksgiving meal. You can also make and freeze the pie crust whether you\u2019re going to use it for a pumpkin, apple or pecan filling.<\/p>\n

Schedule Ahead <\/strong><\/p>\n

Even when you\u2019re done prepping for the food and beverages that will be enjoyed during the Thanksgiving meal, it would be more helpful if you know how your day will exactly play out. You need to sort out your schedule in advance especially when it comes to cooking and baking.<\/p>\n

You need to be certain about your schedule during this day. If you have travel plans for this date, then make sure that you have the right tickets for your train or airplane. Have these bought in advance so that you won\u2019t have to pay for an astronomical amount.<\/p>\n

Go over the tickets, connecting flights, your schedules, even the driving directions just to make sure that your trip is going to go smoothly. If you are going to check in a hotel, then book now. The earlier you book, the lower the rates.<\/p>\n

And when you\u2019re not heading out, you would need to make sure that your home is well prepped to accept guests during this wonderful occasion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanksgiving is now right around the corner. If you have not planned yet, don\u2019t worry, you still have ample time to do your preparations. And when you\u2019re about to host a Thanksgiving dinner party, then you should seriously double-time. Here are some smart ways that you can prep for this special occasion \u2013 Inspect the [ read more… ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,17,13],"tags":[3314,91,92,3311,3309,3310,3313,3312],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mccreerys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5451"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mccreerys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mccreerys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccreerys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccreerys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccreerys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5453,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccreerys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5451\/revisions\/5453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mccreerys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccreerys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccreerys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5451"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccreerys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=5451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}