Busting Thanksgiving Cooking Myths (How To Make The BEST Stuffing)

[@misterdanny5421]

Watching Trevor transform from goofy little guy to professional baker during the pie crust is so surprising. Like, oh yeah, there's a reason he works there.

[@elizabethmadden1152]

I wish they had more baking episodes - I loved listening to Trevor explain the pie crust doughs. He’s so knowledgeable and talented, but I think he doesn’t get enough time to shine ✨

[@kevinsullivan3448]

I agree with more baking. Cooking is art, baking is science...

[@ChefBoiImHungry]

trevor is actually a pro pastry chef from school

[@SirWonkotheSane]

I love how thoroughly Lily has embraced the culture of choas that is the Mythical Kitchen.

[@OneJumpMan33]

You see she just got engaged!

[@anda_smile]

SAME! I never thought she would be able to reach the level of chaos needed but she proved me wrong.

[@ryanhunter2042]

I loved watching her scarf down that pie with dead eyes while Josh talked over her, haha.

[@redeye1016]

She’s been there ages now, why is this comment on every video

[@ArtByFinch]

When will we get the Hide the bologna episode of GMM. Josh has to hide or not hide bologna in a 10 course meal including dessert & the boys have to guess if he's hidden bologna inside each dish or not.

[@tobeebaguley7228]

I’m *slightly* sleep deprived and that completely scrambled my brain trying to read it 😂

[@RAINMAKEEER]

Are you a kid? Stop spamming this awful idea in the comments

[@alext6933]

Bo-log-na

[@donnegan14]

Josh would 100% hide Bologna in every dish

[@Volti-Vagra]

beh-LUHg-nya~ *>currently being hunted by the entirety of Italy*

[@niki420yuh]

Oh come on, Trevor came out with a banger and everyone just gonna ignore it?? That deserved so much more attention lmfao. “I didn’t know my name was jury” 😂😂😂 good one Trevor, it didn’t get passed me 😂

[@BlackSparklePrincess]

Came here to say this 😂

[@iTherry]

So subtle and so good lol

[@michellemeier489]

Same!!@@BlackSparklePrincess

[@woodwardqueen]

💯

[@danielfort2649]

Did anyone else expect Nicole to answer when Lily started shouting mom? 😂

[@brendankaufman3430]

Trevor explaining the pie crusts is the most coherent I have ever seen him.

[@Starbuck32123]

They should have the two who aren't working on the experiment do a blind taste test to see which one is preferable, that way there's no bias towards or against ingredients

[@macalcord]

I did that halfway through the roasting once but I forgot to reserve some drippings for my gravy so I haven't done it again but yes that works and falls well into the safety margins and your turkey is still nice and juicy.

[@azeve1aa]

Trevor going from weird cousin to highly educated brother-in-law during the butter distribution discussion is peak Mythical Kitchen.

[@goldilox369]

My mom always made side dressing instead of stuffing. But instead of broth, she used the drippings from the turkey and butter. THAT gives you the moistness and extra flavor, while still being able to control your portions.

[@alext6933]

What did she use for the gravy without the turkey drippings?

[@jimbeaux1442]

I always make both. Stuffing is far better. Good question. How to make gravy without drippings?

[@i_have_yd6479]

​@@alext6933maybe half and half? There's always a lot of gravy leftover in my household so might as well make a smaller portion and make the stuffing tastier. I always end up pouring gravy on my stuffing anyway lol

[@alext6933]

@@i_have_yd6479 true

[@JOman04]

I spatchcock the turkey and cook it over the stuffing. That way the stuffing still gets the drippings, but the bird doesn't get overcooked. Its the Julia Childs method.

[@nxgrxmxncxr]

Honestly Lily gets funnier every episode she’s in. I wish she could host a solo show on the channel where the other kitcheneers rotate in as her assistant just because I’m so confident she could carry an entire episode on her own.

[@leftunsupervised]

She's the braincell and I'd LOVE a show where she shows off her fermentation experiments

[@ginevra3719]

Fun fact: people tend to underlook their injuries on festivities because they'd rather be in pain but celebrating than spend the holiday at the hospital so really the busiest a hospital would be is the day after Thanksgiving rather than Thanksgiving itself

[@Dream146]

same reason why hospitals are much busier on monday's than the weekend, people get hurt/sick on the weekend but would rather not spend their weekend at the hospital so go on monday instead and get some time off work.

[@Dream146]

Seeing the pie crust section, I remember what my science teacher always taught me which is to introduce as many variables into your experiment as possible you'd hate for your results to be easy to interpret

[@dakotadowns1425]

I feel like Josh secretly has a pet racoon named marzipan

[@kingboarhog]

I feel like Josh secretly IS a raccoon.

[@robinsmith5442]

I had a friend in college who had a raccoon. It was a little rascal! 🙂

[@sachyriel]

Josh has an airsoft rifle for when 30-40 racoons invade the kitchen from out back.

[@burntalive]

He's a bunch of racoons in a trench coat @@kingboarhog

[@sigmascrub]

​@@kingboarhogthat's dumb. He's obviously no less than 3 raccoons in a trenchcoat.

[@ceeceepg]

Man I love when Trevor talks about pastry.

[@bellystraw]

Okay but I want a mythical kitchen t-shirt that feature the kitcheneers as these animals: Racoon, ferret, rat, possum, mole. Outside of Josh being the racoon with the racoon's mask being Josh's glasses and Trevor as the ferret wearing a bandana you can freestyle the rest of it Edit: Though I'd prefer it if Lily's animal was holding a blowtorch. Edit 2: I'd also prefer it if racoon Josh was frantically explaining a whiteboard to the rest of the kitcheneers and they were meeting inside a dumpster

[@MissDarko420]

I would purchase this

[@ManiacClown]

Lily: opossum Nicole: mole Vi: rat The opossum just feels like the most blowtorch-wielding of those three.

[@bellystraw]

@@ManiacClown I'll allow the Nicole Mole only if the Nicole Mole wears an apron, feels right you know?

[@majesticwerm7813]

I would buy this shirt so fast

[@dirtyfiendswithneedles3111]

Sounds like you should design t shirts

[@leftunsupervised]

I NEED a Lily cooking show where she shares her crazy fermentation experiments. She's more than proved she can handle being on camera

[@PhaTs00p]

Last year I stuffed my turkey with more turkey. I couldn't find one the appropriate size for the amount of guests, so I used turkey breast steaks as stuffing. Worked perfectly and people were happy as the stuffed breast was super moist and juicy.

[@qrowacheron230]

So you made...tur-tur-key-key from how I met your mother?

[@gateauxgato]

MEATCEPTION

[@CommonOddity_]

So for the mashed potatoes, I always use room-temp butter. We ALWAYS have room temp butter for holidays, we put it out in the morning! (Also we just keep butter on the counter for daily butter needs). I like room temp because it scrapes off the plate the best AND it does not cool down the potatoes! The cold butter cools down the potatoes!! Also for anyone else out there... make sure you heat up your cream!! Nothing worst then people adding cold cream and cold butter into the potatoes and cooling it down!

[@katstorm13]

Yep I always have room temp butter out. If I want to make a sandwich I don't want to have to deal with cold butter. I *do* like the butter on a peanut butter and butter sandwich to be colder, so usually I make the sandwich in advance and put it in the fridge for a while

[@havegrillwilltravel3043]

Great show! I like to spatchcock my turkey and then fill a paella pan with stuffing and lay the turkey on top to cook it. Sort of best of both worlds because you can have much more stuffing and it still gets all the cooking juices seeping into into the stuffing. Once the bird is done, I put the pan back in the oven to get a crispy crust on the stuffing while the turkey is resting.

[@kelsey6187]

ok but can we talk about Trevor speaking like a chef during the pie portion? sounded so knowledgeable 😌

[@bcoh8741]

“I didn’t know my name was jury” is literally the funniest thing I’ve heard on this channel and yet there were no stupid laughs from behind the camera…

[@deniseheins2133]

Pro tip from my Mama - put the dressing *around* the bird, not in the bird. Reduces cooking time, the juice from the turkey gets into the stuffing, creating super moist (sorry) stuffing and the turkey isn't dry. Oh, and we use cornbread 😊 And don't even start on that cornstarch gravy that's the consistency of snot. No. Roux all the way. 😄Y'all did a great job with this today!

[@therealbuttsmcgee]

in my opinion, "moist" gets a pass if it's in the context of food 👍

[@rarazzy7187]

I love seeing Trevor be proud about the things he's knowledgeable about

[@Tropictopic69]

i love how much Josh loves it when someone else calls him big or strong

[@niqhteyes]

yeah i'm pretty sure I've never eating "stuffing". We usually make cornbread dressing. It uses cornbread instead of regular bread. using the turkey broth and other homemade stocks to moisten it, alongside like.... pieces of the turkey and/or chicken we cook. It's really good.

[@madonnapoco3881]

I grew up on the same.

[@CanadianGunslinger11]

Because stuffing/dressing is the best part - you need to make a large amount and with 1 portion stuff the bird and with the other cook in the casserole dish. Then you combine them to get the better moist stuffed dressing with the crispier bits from the casserole AND then you have enough for everyone and leftovers.

[@Beunibster]

This is visionary.

[@MrSkotty1992]

Lily is wild. Never change Lily, never change.

[@missdire]

Lily was saucy little minx this episode. 😂 And I'm okay with that.

[@kenlangston3451]

The look on VI’s face when Lily said speak for yourself when Vi said we don’t like A-holes in the Mythical Kitchen. 😄

[@missdire]

That was hilarious 😂

[@flowerbearer6245]

I love how you all put the FUN in Dysfunctional. The dysfunctional family vibes during the Holiday season is on point. You all nailed it! 😋

[@guardiangarasu]

Instead of making salmonella dough in your turkey. When you pull the turkey out of the oven, spoon some of the juices from the roasting pan into your stuffing, and cook it while the turkey rests. Gives the same result without the risk.

[@SadPuppySoup]

I've cooked the turkey every year since the 90's and never had one turn out dry. We built an outside brick oven last summer and I'm going to try that this year for the turkey and stuffing. Hope you all have a great holiday.

[@KatelynG6]

You can’t just say that and not drop any helpful tips!!!

[@SadPuppySoup]

I do nothing special I tinfoil tent and baste My mother taught me not to open the door too often cause that causes drying. I always buy Butterball turkeys@@KatelynG6

[@brittaniriley3386]

​@@KatelynG6cook it breast side down. Helps keep it moist and juicy. Can do with turkey or chicken.

[@TheKnavery]

I like that Trevor looks stoned to the bone, and before it all kicks off he yells "The steaks are high!". Favorite cast member

[@DotBC703]

Mythical Kitchen should do an episode where they make all the various kinds of buttercream, and put them to different stress tests and uses

[@deprofundis3293]

Yes!

[@therealbuttsmcgee]

I'd watch the heck out of that!

[@JennBrown222]

Aside from a little butter you don't pre-wet your bread when you stuff a turkey like when you bake it on the side - the wet comes from the turkey while it cooks (hence the bacterial risk from all those raw turkey juices).

[@fatfurie]

im so glad thanksgiving has never been a time where my family argues.. we all get along.. dance... i smoke with my cousins before hand .. and we ate and get drunk. its awesome.

[@joyherting3705]

I actually have an Aunt Karen. I also have a caregiver named Karen, but she's awesome. I probably still wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her, she started helping me when I was still doing PT having to learn how to walk again, 140 sessions of physical therapy in a year

[@robervin9107]

The brotherly togetherness is magnificent.

[@Cattrix999]

Lily and Vee are so cute... I love this channel so much! And I actually pick up really good tips on cooking! I will say that I think my food processer pie dough is pretty good. You just have to be very careful in the pulsing to get the right consistency throughout and rest it.

[@blazingwonderor]

I love the laidback obvious friendship josh and trevor have in this episode. I love their sense of humor bouncing off eachother.

[@Spaghetti4Turtle]

This Josh fit is really doing it for me

[@Emi-bo9qt]

I love this series just because I am always looking for ways to improve my cooking even just a little bit

[@JasperisCasper]

Nicole absolutely would be the one to end up in the hospital. Josh gets too lucky. lmao

[@KimmySue1121]

My family has always cook the stuffing inside of the turkey. But once the turkey is to temp, we then take out the stuffing throw it in a casserole dish and put it back in the oven to finish cooking it so then you get some goo and some crisp. And you don’t risk over cooking your bird.

[@WhatAmIDoingHere12]

My pie crust method: coat the butter chunks in flour in the food processor, pulse it ONLY A BIT SO THE BUTTER BREAKS UP, then pop that into a bowl and slowly add cold water and mix with a pastry mixer thingie until it forms a dough. Has great flakiness, big old butter chunks that make it suuuuper flaky and delicious.

[@kramerne86]

When thickening with corn starch, it’s best to the liquid to a boil, before adding the slurry.

[@richiec6068]

15:20 You can add more flour to a loose gravy if you mix it with equal parts softened butter first (it's called beurre manié)

[@therealbuttsmcgee]

Thank you so much for posting this tip! I had a recent struggle with adding flour to gravy 😭 this will save me from future gravy struggles. 👍

[@jadavergara6351]

I was looking for this comment hehe

[@thisintrovertknits]

I'm missing the chaos Emily brings to the kitchen, MOAR EMILY PLEASE

[@LilyJaneH]

My family makes about thirty different pies, all different recipes, the day before Thanksgiving. We all make one each, and there’s usually about 30 people who come. It takes around 12 hours and three ovens. Also usually around eight of them are minis that the little ones make and there’s usually two or three that are no-bakes.

[@fungi5350]

I love that Josh talks about food safety

[@Richiroo15]

I recently saw Lily's first appearance - she seemed so timid, shy and awkward but now she is a boss lady - the intro alone. She has come from what the hell is going on to Josh get out of here you idiot haha LOVE IT!

[@abidoesnerdstuff]

EXCITEMENT! I'm doing a Turkey stream this sunday and have never done a thanksgiving by myself so THANKS FOR THE HELP!!

[@Golgiaparatus2]

Whenever there's baking involved, Trevor really locks tf in. And i love it

[@anda_smile]

When Trevor said that he likes "wet bread" and then mentioned bread pudding? He was THE MOST CORRECT. I LOVE bread pudding.

[@ItsBAndBees]

Roux gravy all the way 🙌 Thought I’d add my FAVORITE Thanksgiving recipe, that was never on our table growing up, but it’s a huge fav now. Matty Matheson had a carrot recipe, roasted with butter, garlic and herbs, maple syrup/honey , and top with dollops of ricotta cheese and crushed pistachios. His whole vice episode on Thanksgiving was honestly really good!

[@jimbeaux1442]

Try ginger carrots. I first had them 6 or 7 years ago,

[@j5_later]

The way Lily has opened up if fantastic! Some of the best one liners out there!

[@nicholem4831]

Trevor’s subtle “I didn’t know my name was Jury” 😂 Lol nice one T 👌🏼😉😆

[@blargy7283]

I prefer to make stuffing on the stove. The recipe has pork and apples in it, far more interesting than wet bread paste

[@robertcarden4308]

You need to add the turkey drippings to the baked stuffing, best of both worlds.

[@reubenmckay]

Josh, V and Trevor: Let's discuss which one was favourite pie. Lily: Whatever, I'm just gonna eat everything. I love Lily.

[@TheWay413]

You're doing a great job all and all Josh. It's hard to keep everything in place in media and in relationship. You and the crew did a wonderful job. Keep up the great work!

[@PsiVolt]

That sitcom intro never gets old, so many little bits crammed in there. Nightmare drawer is my personal fav

[@raeperonneau4941]

We always did part of the stuffing in the turkey and part outside so that we had enough for everyone. My Mom removed all of the stuffing from the bird before dinner and mixed the two so that you got the flavor of inside with the quantity of casserole. Best of both worlds.

[@katstorm13]

That's what we do, although we put the rest in the crockpot to save oven space. It makes the perfect blend for amount of moisture

[@raeperonneau4941]

@@katstorm13 Love the crockpot idea. Thank you!

[@dustinsargent7734]

22:54 Trevor's "I didnt know my name was jury" was comedic GOLD! haha

[@Sanguinis666]

Things I miss from family gathering thanksgivings: The variety of dishes, and seeing relatives I rarely saw yearly. Things i don't miss, the family drama from uncles and aunts (I've never had a thanksgiving with my generation of the family as the 'adults").

[@CrymsonNite]

It's all jokes, and then suddenly Trevor goes all "I am a professional and this is my passion" and it's just a serious video

[@aquagamer1212]

My favorite part!

[@potridge]

We take all the pan drippings from our cooked turkey, add some cornstarch mixed with water. season with S&P and cook till thickened. Perfect every time!

[@anda_smile]

So easy and it adds the flavours from the turkey to the potatoes/stuffing/carrots/etc.

[@abradyv]

My parents include ground pork sausage and the turkey giblets (precooked) in the stuffing. Also, to make sure it is safe to eat, I’ve seen people remove the stuffing and then microwave or bake it.

[@matthewfreund-p4p]

actually so cute seeing Trevor growing up, he was so little

[@VintageFenrir]

7:27 Omg, first Twiztid, then Twisted Metal? I never thought I'd here either of those things on this show and now there's both! Heck yeah!

[@erinich17]

I’ve never made gravy any other way except with cornstarch. I love the gelatinous wiggles when it comes out if the fridge as leftovers

[@mildlydazed9608]

Perfect way to slice gravy for a part of a Turkey sandwich

[@chickeninaspacesuit]

Man, this is my favorite Trevor episode ever. Getting to watch him confident and in his element…very cool!

[@austintallent8015]

Not sure if I'm the only one but i would like to see y'all test the different ways of cooking turkey baked, deepfried, oilless deep fryer

[@mildlydazed9608]

Check the channel for busting thanksgiving Turkey myths :) they already did a bunch and iirc they even do deep fry there

[@DrakonIL]

I love getting the opportunity to see Josh and Trevor both learn the magic of turkey stuffing in the bird!

[@jmurphy0684]

Lilly has become the GOAT of the Mythical Kitchen crew.

[@__iTimmayy]

I don't know why, but Josh doing the turkey dance is giving me Cole Sprouse, lol. Also, absolutely loved when Trevor switched from goofy to full on baking teacher mode. I've been afraid to attempt making pie crusts and learned something here!

[@laurataylor8717]

I have some hot takes when it comes to pies. First, I've never been a fan of pumpkin pie, even though I like a good PSL, so it's probably a texture thing for me, therefore it's not Thanksgiving without apple pie. Second, when I make my pie crust I use both butter and crisco. The crust is always buttery and flakey.

[@katstorm13]

I didn't try it until I was an adult. But I *knew* I didn't like it. I'm guessing it's because I did actually know that I didn't like squash lol. I think I was in my 30's or 40's before I tried it. It has to have a decent amount of whipped topping, but I was missing out my whole life!

[@katstorm13]

My grandma used lard. In my early 20's I was a vegetarian for awhile, she was nice enough to make me crust with shortening instead.

[@patheard7081]

Ok Stuffers. Start roasting the bird breast side down. turn over at about 1/3 the total time.

[@vivakatrob13]

And if anyone needs an idea of the perfect golden brown for your turkey, it’s similar to Josh’s sudden winter tan ❤ I love how dedicated he is.

[@TracyKMainwaring]

I get a moist turkey by following the way Martha Stewart did it with Snoop Dogg. Massage with butter, S&P, and cover with cheesecloth that's been soaking in a wine/butter mix. I believe it goes in the oven legs first. Baste every 30 min, turn the heat down after an hour. The last segment is to take the cheesecloth of and turn the cheesecloth around. I have successfully added more "roux" by mashing butter and flour together, then adding it. I do my stuffing the day before in my crock pot. One less thing to fuss with on the day

[@christinebenson518]

I've done it too. It works so well. I haven't had stuffing since I was a kid. I'd stuff the cavity with onions, herbs and possibly lemons if I'm feeling fancy. We call our dressing stuffing, but it's delicious. I'm probably going to get a premade turkey dinner from a local fancy grocery store chain. Their dressing is the exact same recipe my grandma and mom used. It's turkey slathered in gravy, mashed potatoes and dressing. Well worth the $13 cost for 1 meal. Plus only clean up is for vegetables.

[@1Hawkears1]

26:42 Trevor dropping "fwidge" after going into educational chef mode made me giggle

[@jacqueline8121]

Josh's outfit in this episode is PERFECTION 👏

[@elcocoloco3200]

Pie crust is best when you cube cold butter and flatten them with your fingers. Food processor and grating make the butter pieces too small

[@AK-ob9bx]

I always add poultry seasoning to my stuffing whether it’s stuffed or not!

[@keshavavenkata7002]

26:20 starting here Trevor dropped the humour and the "aloof" character he plays and just straight up displayed why he is the baking and desert expert. Just him displaying his knowledge for 2 min straight.

[@whatiwasgoingtosay]

I so relate to Lily just digging in to the pie. Whichever one is in front of me, I’m eating it.

[@imakeajiffypuff4525]

I want to see y'all make Southern dressing. No croutons, just cornbread and perhaps some biscuits.

[@pb_and_nutella]

I still remember when Lily first joined and we all thought she was "normal" and now she's the most insane one

[@maddiemetcalf1]

I think we all need to see a colab between Josh and Nat's what I reckon. The energy and vibe would be insane

[@michaeldominowski2590]

I love how lily has really opened up and became sarcastic with the rest of them

[@xtiinne]

that "hung like ...a horse" joke TOOK trevor ALL the way out! 😂

[@Zarainify]

I would like to say something regarding "you can't add more flour to your gravy" - if you add flour to a bit of cold stock or water and stir it until it has no lumps, then add a bit more stock you can absolutely add this to the gravy if it is too liquid. I have done that a few times without any issues. important is to make a slurry (like with cornstarch) beforehand.

[@nobodysopinions2001]

Southern corn bread dressing is the way to go.

[@PassiveAgressive319]

Absolutely 😅

[@jannatulshoilee1443]

Trevor mouthing "with the freebie" during Vi's turn had me rolling

[@sarahgent2674]

My family does vegetarian thanksgiving so "stuffing" entails putting the stuffing atop halved butternut squash and roasting it, but we also have a whole other dish of stuffing. I respect the BPBs but crispy top is not sacrificable in our house, especially because the turkey flavour is not a factor.

[@theamandavirginia]

Screaming “LILY” at my TV as she was going HAM on that pie, carving into it like a beast! Never change lily!

[@KahlevN]

So glad you agreed on the bird-stuffed stuffing. So many people that say that their casserole one is just as good probably never actually tasted them side by side. The texture and flavor can't help but be different, there is just no way. And there are plenty of ways to prevent the bird from getting too dried out in terms of foiling it and other techniques to prevent it from getting too dry. It's 100% worth it, and with thermometers these days, I just use one of the leave-in that I use for BBQ in the stuffing and I'm gtg. Anyone who says that non-stuffed stuffing is just as good is just lying to themselves.

[@dylanhxe5864]

29:04 lily just munching away is so cute

[@connorpatterson2783]

My 4 year old daughter was watching this with me and asked if V was a real person. And when I said yes she goes, “oh my gosh she’s so beautiful” haha

[@AlexGelinas42069]

As someone whose mum is named Cheryl, I can confirm it isn't a real name