The Most Common Thanksgiving Cooking Emergencies—And How to Fix Them

Here are last-minute solutions for the most frequent holiday cooking disasters, no matter what’s on your menu.

Buying your turkey in advance guarantees you'll get the kind you and your family prefer.Olha Yefimova/Shutterstock

Cooking Thanksgiving dinner is a high-stakes endeavor that has caused many a seasoned cook to crack under the pressure.

Award-winning chef Ricardo Jarquin was quoted by Southern Living as saying of Thanksgiving: “It’s totally fine to cheat a little on Thanksgiving. ... Over time, I’ve learned that some shortcuts don’t take away from the experience, they just allow you to spend more time focusing on what really matters.”