Kids

What about duck, roasted for an hour and served with a nice side of gravy.
- You should cook it to an internal temperature of 165f or 74c instead of a set time...sorry, the Internet has ruined me. I'm so alone.
  
  Ideal temperature for killing bacteria is more of a spectrum than a hard set number. 165°F is the USDA recommendation because it's idiot-proof. Guarantees that all bacteria will be instantly killed.
  But if you pull the bird at 165°F, you've already overcooked the meat and dried out all the juices. Personally I take my poultry out at 150°F, let it sit and naturally rise to 155-157°, and so long as it stays at or above 155 for more than 90 seconds, it's perfectly safe to eat. The number is more like 45 seconds IIRC but I double it just to be safe. Been doing it this way for over a decade and it's never gotten anyone sick.
  
  My ham has been in the oven for 2 hours and the core temperature is only 70... I don't think it will be ready when "dinner" starts in an hour and a half...
  To be fair, this is the first time I've cooked holiday food in my own oven in my own residence... I've never cooked a ham this big before.
  
  Agreed, which is why I bought a digital thermometer and prob my bird multiple times in different locations and depths to make absolutely sure of this.
  Turkey takes hours depending on the size and weight. Chicken is a bit less.
  Ducks are usually about five or six pounds and very fatty which means they cook a bit faster than most other birds. I don't normally roast them myself, I cut them into chunks and make a duck soup or stew.
  ..... and a critical skill for any would be Thanksgiving chef out there .... LEARN TO MAKE TASTY SAVOURY GRAVY! It doesn't matter how well you cook your turkey, chicken or duck, if you don't make a good gravy with it, it won't be fun for anyone.
- Takes about 2 hours for a duck roast.
  Source: will be roasting duck imminently

Mac and cheese is the best Thanksgiving food and you can not change my mind
And I mean a good Mac n cheese made in the oven so its crispy and shit
- My Granny used to make it from scratch in the oven, and we all loved it. She shared the recipe with me and I was able to make it like hers before she passed. I don't make it for Thanksgiving, but I should. I do make one of her other dishes for Thanksgiving. It's a broccoli and cauliflower dish with a sauce and melted cheese. It's amazing.

Is it really stuffing if it's never used to stuff anything? 🤔
- No, technically that is dressing
  
  I said this no less than 4 times yesterday.
- On a comic about ducks of all things, I feel compelled to point out that whoever eats it is technically being stuffed with it.
  But I suppose that makes all food stuffing, not just food called stuffing.
  Also: What's the deal with the word "foodstuff", anyway?

spaghetti

My kid was all about that packaged bread today lol

Damnit now I need a grilled cheese as well.

I'm not American but I can relate. Because this is just me at any kind of meal gathering.

Abort first, woodchipper if that fails

Why the vegetarian thanksgiving?
- People who don't eat meat uh, exist.
  
  So do elephants but there is none depicted.
  How does it fit into the plot of the comic?
- They're ducks.
  
  Ducks are not vegetarians. They eat snails, frogs, fish, worms, crayfish etc
- Because they're ducks. Ducks aren't an evil predator species like humans. The most meat they tend to eat is bugs.
- They're ducks so their not going to eat turkey? Lmao
- The animals we create are morally equivalent to our own children in that they are owed the exact same unconditional love and protection. The experiences of animals are real and matter. Their suffering is identical in nature to your own. It harms us when we take pleasure and cruelty and violence.
  
  The power of communication is precious. You owe it to us all to stay on point. To refrain from verbose tangential emotional expressions.
  Tell your friends.