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14 Thanksgiving Kitchen Tricks to Get You to the Table Faster

Whether this is your first Thanksgiving dinner or your 30th, we dug up some sweet tips to help you in the kitchen this Thursday.

Have a wine glass handy to calm your nerves use as a dough-cutter for biscuits.

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No one likes a dry turkey. Keep your feathered friend edible by cooling it with ice packs before you cook it.

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Make your mashed potatoes as fluffy as fresh snow with by adding a little baking powder to them.

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Using a lot of potatoes this year? Wash them off in your dishwasher (just don’t actually use soap).

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Swirl some scrunched-up aluminum foil to get a roasting rack in seconds.

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Use just about any (sanitary) item to spruce up your pie crust designs.

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Put your lemons in the microwave for 10-15 seconds to get more juice out of them. This works best if you've refrigerated them first.

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If you ditched the expensive ham this year, try wrapping your turkey in cheap bacon.

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Blend your gravy to ensure it’s lump-free.

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Prep your vegetables and spices at least a day in advance.

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Grate cold or frozen butter for easier pie and biscuit baking.

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Make stuffing hors d’oeuvres in a muffin pan.

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Free up your cooktop and nuke your potatoes in the microwave before you mash.

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It’s cold outside! Let your potted dishes stay warm in a crockpot on its lowest setting.

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H/t to ViralNova