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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2018-04-14 5:25 PM, wrote:
> On Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 2:02:12 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> I always thought that people started doing stuffing in the side because
>> there was often not enough inside the bird to feed a large crowd, so
>> some went into a pan and was done alongside.
>>
> I've never seen a stuffed bird at anyone's house. The only time I've ever
> seen one is on TV, never in the flesh.
>>
>> The food safety issue is mainly the problem with stuffing the bird hours
>> ahead of time and making a bacteria factory before it goes into the oven.
>>
> Or the bird is so packed the stuffing mixture doesn't have a chance to get
> thoroughly cooked.
>

Does packing it in increase the cooking time. I am thinking that if it
is loosely stuffed it could be more like an insulator. I have never had
a problem with stuffing being under-cooked. Not saying it can't happen,
but is has never happened to me.