Stuffing vs. Dressing --- What Do You Say?

[Iggipolka]

It's Stuffing, inside the bird or out. It's actually safer to cook the stuffing on the outside of the bird because there's less chance of salmonella poisoning.

I love nice plain Stove Top and my family is into the innards of the turkey being cut up and put into it along with other crud. Nasty. Just give me soft seasoned bread to soak up the gravy.

 

[GalDisney]

It is stuffing and dressing in Calif. My mom always cooked it inside the bird(no one ever got sick in all the years of eating stuffing cooked in the bird at my house) and she also made a separate dish of stuffing/dressing cooked in a dish in the oven.

 

[katscradle]

We call it stuffing, you stuff the bird!
As george said, dressing is something that goes with a salad!

 

[DisneyKevin]

We use te words interchangeably.

We have not stufed the turkey in years as everyone wanted the bit that stuck out and got crisp.

Whatevever you call it.....it gets made in a seperate dish / pan.

 

[disneycruise05]

It's stuffing here, and we never cook it inside the turkey. Mainly because to be sure you're cooking it to get to the "safe" temperature, you're gonna dry out the bird.

Hear hear!!! As Alton Brown says, "STUFFING IS EVIL!"

 

[Halbleib1]

It is stuffing here. But I have heard that it is only called dressing when not in the bird. None the less even when I do not stuff it in the bird I call it stuffing. To me only two things are called dressing Miracle Whip(we call it salad dressing in my family-probably because we use it instead of mayo on our mac and potatoe salads) and of course salad dressing.

And I agree with those on the podcast that said there is nothing wrong with Stove Top. That is what we are having tomorrow. I can not make home made stuffing as good as my parents so Stove Top is the next best thing and without all the work of homemade. I need to watch my parents make their homemade stuffing again to learn how to do it. In our family stuffing is made out of bread celery onions water and poultry seasoning-which is hard to come by here where I live now.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

 

[Halbleib1]

We cook it both inside the turkey and out because we are HUGE stuffing eaters in my family.

Same with my family. My parents make a huge amount and stuff the bird than bake the rest in bread pans. Before baking we pour some juice from the turkey over it to give it that nice turkey flavor.

 

[Halbleib1]

It's stuffing here, and we never cook it inside the turkey. Mainly because to be sure you're cooking it to get to the "safe" temperature, you're gonna dry out the bird.

I love the carb loading that goes on at Thanksgiving. Had to say it.

The bird doesn't dry out if you use a renyolds browning bag. Comes out nice and moist, brown and delicious and always done. No need to baste either. My parents have always stuffed the bird and no one has ever gotten sick from it. Matter of fact my grandmother use to stuff her turkey the night before so it was ready for the oven by morning. Not recommended I know but no one ever got sick. I think today people worry about germs way too much in general than they did back then.

 

[disneydreamgirl]

I've never had a dry bird and always stuff. I cover with foil and don't baste, just let it cook away and then remove foil for a half-hour to brown it up. Funny that we call it dressing as all of the brands on the shelf here call it stuffing. I make extra as there never seems to be enough for everyone, haven't put juices on the baked portions, but will try a little this year - thanks for that tip!

 

[OKW Lover]

We always called it stuffing here in Plymouth. But my wife, who lived in Louisiana until we got married 12+ years ago, refers to rice dressing. So maybe it is a north-south thing.

 

[PinkBudgie]

This reminds me of the soda/pop debate we had over in the DLR forum a while back.

We never put it in the turkey either. I think in the this day and age, it is more risky than it used to be. In any event, my mom always had to make way too much to fit inside anyway.

 

[Becx N Gav]

Stuffing over here in the UK too

Yep stuffing for us but I have heard of dressing - funny how it got across the pond but we lost the word here

It's stuffing.

The Victorians were idiots. They covered the legs of their tables, because they thought it "indecent" to show legs.

They were excentric to say the least - here are some other wierd things they did;

When a woman entered a room, it was considered rude for a man to offer his seat to her because the cushion might still be warm.

People thought food digested better in the dark, so a dining room located in the basement was considered the best spot in which to eat.

A glance into a bedroom was considered improper if viewed by a visitor, so bedrooms were located on the second floor.

People were shy about having water closets, so they disguised fixtures as dressers and cabinets. Tubs were enclosed in wooden boxes that resembled large chests. People went to great lengths to hide toilets from view. In some homes, they were behind a curtain or screen, or even in a room of their own.

Children rarely saw their parents. A special trip was made to the nursery each evening, and the visit lasted about an hour.

Women made pictures, wreaths, and bouquets from their own hair or the hair of a family member to be framed and displayed in the parlor.

Some rocking chairs were designed to disguise a chamber pot. People had to be careful not to rock too quickly!

A lot of men used macassar oil to slick back their hair. Crocheted doilies, called antimacassars, were put over the backs of chairs to keep this grease from staining the furniture.

For a lady to show her ankles was considered very risque!

To control insects, many people kept a HEDGEHOG in the basement. It curled up and slept in the day, but roamed around the dark kitchen at night eating cockroaches and other insects.

 

[NancyIL]

We're going out to eat today, and I expect there will be various types of dressing to go with the turkey and other main courses.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Stuffing for us too. I have only herd it called dressing in the south.

 

[cj9200]

IMHO: Stuffing – dressing is for salads; Sauce – gravy goes on my turkey and potatoes; Soda – pop is another name for dads like me. My stuffing is a little different. The main ingredients are risotto and portabella mushrooms. It is always stuffed in the bird with the excess baked in a pan (not nearly as good).

T-day dinner was postponed until tomorrow and this thread is making me hungry. Can someone send me some virtual leftovers to tide me over?

 

[Mickey's Other GF]

Is my family the only one who calls it filling? And we make it in a seperate bowl. I'm from PA and I'm also accustomed to stuffing.

 

[mainegal]

Is it anything like Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling?

A blend of mashed potatoes and tasty bread filling is baked to perfection in this popular Pennsylvania Dutch recipe.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art6283.asp

 

[KingOfBass40]

They are the exact same thing, there is no taste difference, and no recipe difference, but there are different styles

 

[NikP]

I've never had a dry bird and always stuff. I cover with foil and don't baste, just let it cook away and then remove foil for a half-hour to brown it up. Funny that we call it dressing as all of the brands on the shelf here call it stuffing. I make extra as there never seems to be enough for everyone, haven't put juices on the baked portions, but will try a little this year - thanks for that tip!

Another one here from Southern Ontario. We too call it dressing. Also another vote for pop, not soda.

 

[Mickey's Other GF]

Is it anything like Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling?

A blend of mashed potatoes and tasty bread filling is baked to perfection in this popular Pennsylvania Dutch recipe.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art6283.asp

Ah, that would explain it. We do not use potatoes, but we're definitely PA Dutch!