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Did the Thanksgiving turkey not thaw out in time? Was the turkey cooked for two days? Start a fire on the stove after forgetting about the gravy? It seems everyone has a Thanksgiving dinner disaster and we loved reading your stories. Here are some disasters everyone can probably relate to. Let’s hope none of these are repeated today!<\/p>\n

Sallye Bates<\/a><\/H3>Sallye learned the hard way cooking a turkey is not as easy as you think.<\/p>\n

Maggie ^O^<\/a><\/H3>Did you buy a foil pan to cook the turkey in today? You might rethink using it after reading Maggie’s story.<\/p>\n

Cassie *<\/a><\/H3>Cassie’s stuffing was extra special (and sparkly) one Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

Connie Ottman<\/a><\/H3>What do you do when a water main breaks the morning of Thanksgiving? If you’re Connie, you don’t panic. OK … maybe you panic, but then you figure out a plan.<\/p>\n

Debbie Sue<\/a><\/H3>It wasn’t so much Debbie Sue who had the Thanksgiving dinner disaster, but her sister. Let’s just say where there’s smoke, there’s fire.<\/p>\n

Andy Anderson<\/a><\/H3>If anyone needs a plumber on Thanksgiving, give Andy a call. He learned the hard way.<\/p>\n

Helen Phalen<\/a><\/H3>Everyone wants to make a great impression to their in-laws at the holidays. When Helen first hosted Thanksgiving, we bet they were asking for extra glasses of water.<\/p>\n

Ginny Potter<\/a><\/H3>There’s always gravy for the turkey on Thanksgiving. Unless you’re at Ginny’s family dinner.<\/p>\n

Mary Gendron<\/a><\/H3>If you run a restaurant it should be a piece of cake to close for the day and host the family for Thanksgiving. Or is it?<\/p>\n

J White Harris<\/a><\/H3>Timing is everything when carving a turkey… just ask J White Harris.<\/p>\n

Joyce Lanning<\/a><\/H3>Can a turkey eat aluminum foil? Apparently yes!<\/p>\n

Robyn Rowe<\/a><\/H3>Robyn’s turkey day tip… don’t let kids touch the oven.<\/p>\n

Cheryl Rickman<\/a><\/H3>Ever had your gravy explode? Cheryl has… and the aftermath wasn’t pretty.<\/p>\n

Charlotte Carlile<\/a><\/H3>Charlotte’s mom used a Radar Range (a precursor to the microwave) to prepare their Thanksgiving turkey and learned that you need to pierce the skin. What happens if you don’t? You end up with a lot of laughter and an exploded turkey.<\/p>\n

Lucie Batte<\/a><\/H3>After her first Thanksgiving we’re pretty sure Lucie never made rolls in her Pyrex again.<\/p>\n

Jeanne Russo<\/a><\/H3>If at the grocery store the day after Thanksgiving watch out for ice skating turkeys.<\/p>\n

Sue Fisher<\/a><\/H3>Being a new mom, Sue was very excited to host Thanksgiving. She quickly learned, though, proper tools are needed to create the feast. And it’s always wise to have a fire extinguisher on hand.<\/p>\n

Suzi Willis<\/a><\/H3>What do you do if there’s lumps in the gravy? You put it in the blender, right? Suzi found remnants from that idea for years to come!<\/p>\n

Louise Cook<\/a><\/H3>What do you do when your cheesecake hasn’t set after SIX HOURS? Louise quickly thought of a “new” dessert and it was the hit of Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

You can read all the Thanksgiving dinner disaster stories from Just A Pinch members<\/a><\/strong>. Our friends at Facebook shared their stories too!<\/p>\n