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The Day After
What To Do With Your Leftover Turkey
By Donna Smith
While your family reclines on the coach – happily relaxing after your marvelous Thanksgiving dinner – you stand in the kitchen staring at the piles of leftover turkey on that beautiful, white embossed serving platter you just had to have. You're looking at enough leftover turkey to feed your entire neighborhood, plus make a turkey pot pie the size your kitchen table. Maybe you'll join your family in the living room and worry about putting away the leftovers later. Good plan, right?
Wrong! Waiting to put away those leftovers can ruin your plans for that wonderful turkey sandwich or turkey casserole. Bacteria can quickly begin to grow, especially on poultry like turkey and chicken.
"Leftovers should be wrapped and refrigerated within one hour of serving," says Kristene Fortier, author of The Whole Family Cookbook: Two-Tiered Meals To Please Both Parents and Kids. "Remove the stuffing and serve separately," she adds. "Never let a stuffed bird stand at room temperature." Bacteria forming on a turkey left sitting out can easily spread and contaminate the stuffing inside the turkey. To be on the safe, some chefs only cook stuffing in a separate pan, never inside the turkey.
