Hanhart - the official timer of Thanksgiving!

Okay, first and foremost, apologies for the poor quality of the photos.  As you know, this past Thursday was Thanksgiving here in the US, and as I have learned the hard way once or twice, you need to be prepared to time things correctly.

So the Pioneer MkI was drafted into service.  But as I have often heard, you need to have back-up, and to this end my trusty Hanhart 30 minute timer was pressed into service as well.

And for those of you who are more culinarily inclined, I learned a new technique for roasting the turkey. In fairness, credit has to go to Jamie Oliver's Rosemary chicken recipe.  In the past, I had always cut up either lemons or limes into quarter sections, and stuffed the turkey with them.  However, thanks to Mr. Oliver's collaborative instruction, I tried his technique -
Boil three or four lemons (depending upon the size of the bird) in a pot of salted water for about 3 - 5 minutes.  Take out the lemons, and while they are still hot, put holes in them with a fork.  Then stuff them into the main cavity of the turkey.  The result is that the lemon juice slowly steams out the the lemons and ensures a nice, moist turkey, and a very faint lemon essence.