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Every November, fans write to us nervously asking about how to defrost a turkey in time for Thanksgiving. “Am I too late?!” they worry. (Our rule of thumb, by the way, is to simply pop the ...

Do you have a turkey in your freezer that you're preparing to cook for Thanksgiving? Depending on the size of the turkey, it might be time for you to begin thawing the bird. Here is a general rule of ...

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Most of us have felt the panic of forgetting to take meat out of the freezer in time for dinner. In most cases, we end up impatiently for the meat to defrost, cooking something else entirely, or ...