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People who love food love Thanksgiving. While most holidays feature traditional dishes, they also tend to involve other rituals—religious services, gift exchanges, songs, costumes. At Thanksgiving, we just eat.And yet, for people who really care about cooking, it can be a frustrating experience. Trying to prepare a huge turkey with all the fixings can prove super challenging when you’re short on time and guests keep filtering in, either expecting you to play host or creating chaos in the kitchen with “helpful” tips. How can you ensure your sweet potato purée is perfectly seasoned when Aunt Marge keeps adding salt every time you turn your back? How is the butter supposed to soften when someone keeps returning it to the fridge? And wow, look at that, you’re already out of wine.We can’t keep your family out of the kitchen, but we can help minimize stress. And the key to the Greatest Thanksgiving Ever is mastering the turkey. Here, we offer techniques and recipes designed so you can prepare things in advance and get better results than you’ve ever had before.This method separates the crown and legs which means no more unevenly cooked meat, and no more flavor-challenged gravy. With an oven-roasted crown and sous vide roulade this take on the classic Thanksgiving turkey is equal parts tradition and twist. This is gonna be tasty.