How do you cook Christmas dinner?

[sasguru]

You don't rest the bird ? Shocking

That was a guide for beginners. You can do what you want afterwards

[SimonMac]

Is that something like a gantt chart ?

[VectraMan]

1. Put two slices of bread in toaster
2. Open tin of beans, pour into pan and heat on medium heat for 2 minutes whilst stirring.
3. Butter toast when done.
4. Pour beans over toast.
5. Serve.

[FiveTimes]

Standard 4 rings and one oven. What goes where and when?

I do it every year and every year I end up writing a new schedule of what needs to go where and when.

Whoooo - ditch the 4 rings and get a good steamer.

2 rings will be used for spuds.

The steamer will have the carrots, sprouts, broc and other stuff in

[cojak]

I don't, my Chalet staff do it and I stay out of the way!

[NotAllThere]

0. Preheat oven.
1. Put bird in oven. Switch on oven. Note time required to cook bird and add 5-10 minutes.
2. Subtract time required to roast potatoes from 1.
3. Set timer to result of 2.
4. Prepare veg and parboil potatoes.
5. When timer dings add potatoes to oven and start cooking veg.
6. Reset timer to time required to cook potatoes. Veg should be cooked within this time.
7. Timer dings again. Bird ready, potatoes ready, veg ready.

You don't rest the bird ? Shocking

My thoughts exactly. For cooking a goose, the bird needs to rest for at least thirty minutes. Everything else needs to be timed to be ready for then - bearing in mind that some veggies need simmering, while others need just to be brought to the boil.

If you've really not got space, then some items can simply be reheated just before they're needed. If you use the ice-water method of preserving colour, you'll be doing this anyway.

[Gibbon]

My thoughts exactly. For cooking a goose, the bird needs to rest for at least thirty minutes. Everything else needs to be timed to be ready for then - bearing in mind that some veggies need simmering, while others need just to be brought to the boil.

Agreed

[d000hg]

1. Remove film from dessert. Cut slit in film over mixed vegetables.
2. Microwave on High 5 minutes. Turn back film; rearrange turkey slices. Stir stuffing and potatoes. Replace film. Return tray to microwave oven.
3. Microwave on High 4 minutes.
4. Let stand 1 minute in microwave oven. Stir potatoes.

FTFY.

[Pondlife]

It's the jigsaw puzzle of spuds, parsnips and stuffing on the bottom shelf that does my head in.

And Swede. How long am I supposed to do cook that for.

Stupid veggies.

[original PM]

FTFY.

whs