Every holiday season, a common theme on the internet and social media is food safety (of course). For the past few years, one of the popular topics has been cooking stuffing, not inside the bird because supposedly it’s unsafe to do so.

My grandmother always cooked it in the bird, and so did my mom. I admit to not cooking a whole lot, as far as big meals, but I have been eating for decades lol. I’ve never known anybody to get sick from eating stuffing that was baked in the bird. That doesn’t mean it can’t happen and I’m totally open to the possibility.

Do you know of anybody who has gotten sick (food poisoning or similar food borne illness) from eating stuffing that was cooked inside the bird?

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