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Cooking a Christmas dinner is one of life’s more daunting tasks. There’s the fact that, should you mess up roasting a 15 lb turkey, there are no do-overs. There’s the timing: everything’s got to be hot when it’s served, and it all has to be served at the same time.<\/p>\n

If you’re making Christmas dinner for family and\/or friends this year, or even if you’re helping with the Christmas dinner, these hacks will make the ordeal much less painless.<\/p>\n

Turkey Hack: Barbeque the turkey. The easiest and arguably most delicious way to roast a turkey is on the barbecue. It’s so good, in fact, that you may not even have to brine or season it. According to Butterball<\/a>, “10 to 16 lb. turkeys will take 2 to 3 hours to grill. When done, remove and let stand for 15 minutes before carving.” Watch a video on how it’s done here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fresh Baked Bread Hack: Prep bread mixture the night before so you can pop it in the oven just before Christmas dinner and have a fresh loaf (or two) ready just in time. We found a super simple recipe here<\/a> that should rise for 12-18 hours, and bakes for 25 minutes to make a loaf of ciabatta that feeds 6 to 8 people.<\/p>\n

Everything else is all about timing. The Mirror out of the UK has an AMAZING tool<\/a> that helps you time everything for your Christmas meal. Beware, though \u2013 when we tried it, it told us to start cooking at 3:30 am and said dinner would be ready at 9 am, although we’d set it for 5 pm. Anyway, enter the weight of your turkey and what time you’d like to start eating. It even reminds you to start thawing your frozen turkey a day or two before Christmas \u2013 and encourages you to have a wee alcoholic beverage here and there.<\/p>\n

Mashed Potatoes Hacks: You’ve got options when it comes to mashed potato hacks. You can cook potatoes in the microwave in 7-10 minutes, saving you from 30 minutes of boiling. Or, if nuking your potatoes doesn’t sound good peel potatoes with your bare hands in seconds by boiling them for about 30-40 minutes or until they’re cooked through. Then put them into a boil of ice water until they’re cool. Now, the skins will come off with your bare hands! See it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Salads. While the potatoes are cooking, make the salads, since they’re served cold anyway.<\/p>\n

Stuffing Hacks: The easiest way to cook stuffing is to put it inside the bird, then when the turkey’s cooked, scoop the stuffing out into a bowl using a big spoon. Careful, it’s hot! You can also make stuffing in a slow cooker, crock pot and in the oven, rather than stove top where it might burn.<\/p>\n

Brussels Sprouts Hack: Just kidding, nothing makes brussels sprouts taste better.<\/p>\n

Got your own Christmas dinner hacks? Share them in the comments section!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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