9 Store-Bought Thanksgiving Shortcuts That Chefs Love Or Hate
Huff PostCarlina Teteris via Getty Images Canned cranberry sauce gets a thumbs up! Your house will totally smell like turkey.” Cohen, also adamant about self-prepared birds, has an alternative tip: If you’re not going to make your own turkey, “I think you will have better luck buying a bunch of rotisserie chickens than a premade turkey, because the chickens are one of the few store-bought, ready-made items that people actually love.” Julie Thurston Photography via Getty Images If you love instant mashed potatoes, go for it. “It’s just never flaky, never golden enough and just not good.” Canned pie fillings: Thumbs up This is one of the more surprising answers we encountered. “If buying the fillings means you’re going to make your own crust, then I don’t mind,” Cohen said after his rant against premade crusts. “Read a few recipes and make them your own!” Store-bought apple pie: Thumbs up “I am a dessert fan, so give me a pie from outer space and I’ll eat it,” Gjurasic said.