Cook Your Holiday Turkey in the Dishwasher
Here’s something to do while the kids are home from school and you have vacation-itis. Entertain the folks with dinner cooked in the dishwasher. Cooking Method & Considerations Allow one 50-minute cycle for every 2lb of weight. Hermetically seal a seasoned turkey inside several appropriate turkey-sized oven bags. Place the turkey in the dishwasher to [...]
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