A 20-pounder can take 4-5 days to defrost in the refrigerator. You must put some allowance in order to cook the turkey on time. When it comes to roasting time of a whole turkey there are many things to consider. For Instances, A stuffed turkey takes longer to cook, the heat inside the oven may be unevenly distributed, a slightly frozen turkey requires longer cooking and the temperature of the oven may be inaccurate.

Here are some tips:

*Use dark roasting pans because it cooks faster.

*Use cooking bag.

*Set the oven temperature no lower than 325 degrees. Preheating is not necessary.

*Use of the roasting pan’s lid speeds cooking.

Another tip  is to lay celery at the base of your roasting pan; it will add flavor to the juices for a delicious gravy or you can slice a whole onion or lemon in the cavity of the turkey.

Thanksgiving is almost here, and so is Black Friday.  This is the official start of the shopping season for most people in the US.  Sites like blackfriday.com are now flooded with traffic as eager shoppers start looking for the lowest prices, biggest discounts and clearout sales.

The website is one of the most popular source of black Friday information.  You can surf their website and find information regarding products and merchants who are going to participate the event.  You can view published ads from merchants like JC Penney, Kho’ls, Best Buy, meijer, Old Navy and others.  They also offer advise on which items to buy, some product review and tips on shoppping.

DealsOfAmerica.com is also another site to visit for more info on black Friday sales, discounts and bargains.

This year’s black Friday will be on the 28th of November.

With the preparation for Thanksgiving underway, Kitchen Basics Inc is one of the proud sponsors of the Martha Stewart Living Radio’s second annual “Thanksgiving Hotline,”  on SIRIUS channel 112 and XM channel 157.  Kithcen Basics and Martha Stewart will be giving listeners and viewers tips, notes and other essentials needed for a beautiful Thanksgiving with your family.

Thanksgiving Hotline which launched last November 24 will help tackle Thanksgiving quandries with other notable chefs like Emeril Lagasse, Lidia Bastianich, Mario Batali and Tom Colicchio.  We will have this one time opportunity to listen to these famous personalities give helpfull advise and tell us their family traditions and their favorite recipes.

For more advise, tips and other troubleshooting help for Thanksgiving, you can tune in to SIRIUS channel 112 and XM channel 157 or visit kitchenbasics.net