1 hour ago, dans said:We were even more specific when assigning what people were to bring. Everyone has a specialty that they do well so that is what we assigned. For those that don't cook we assigned a pie or cookies. It made it so much easier to get a "balanced" meal and not one heavy with casseroles, deserts, or veggie platters.
We started doing 2 turkeys also. Cooking one on Thanksgiving day took up so much time in the oven. So we started cooking one bird the day before and cutting it up. Once I got the BGE, I started doing the second on it (adding a little apple or cherry wood). The second bird was always the first to go. Cooking it on the BGE freed up the oven for everything else that needed time there.
I always had a big crowd. I started doing a smoked turkey as #2 - warmed on the Weber BBQ. Well received with horseradish/sour cream sauce AfricanAmerican parts of town have them cheap. Even Kroger derivative: Food4Less
