{"id":16775,"date":"2025-11-27T08:03:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=16775"},"modified":"2025-11-27T08:03:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:03:44","slug":"watch-daniel-craig-ignite-a-200-year-thanksgiving-debate-as-he-torches-wet-bread-stuffing-leaving-millions-rethinking-the-18th-century-tradition-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=16775","title":{"rendered":"WATCH Daniel Craig ignite a 200-year Thanksgiving debate as he torches \u201cwet bread stuffing,\u201d leaving millions rethinking the 18th-century tradition forever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Craig<\/span><\/span><\/b> , the actor known for his straight-talking persona, has waded into a <\/span><\/span>200-year-old Thanksgiving debate<\/span><\/span><\/b> , openly labeling the traditional holiday stuffing an ” <\/span><\/span>abomination<\/span><\/span><\/b> .”<\/span>1<\/sup><\/span> The British-born star, who has fully adopted Thanksgiving as his favorite holiday due to its inclusive, non-denominational nature, saved his harshest critique for the dish he humorously broke down to its most unappealing basics: ” <\/span><\/span>wet bread mixed with herbs<\/span><\/span><\/b> .”<\/span>2<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Abomination of In-Bird Cooking<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Craig’s primary objection centers on the traditional practice of cooking the mixture inside the turkey’s cavity.<\/span>3<\/sup><\/span> During a candid conversation, he bluntly questioned the method, quipping, “And you <\/span><\/span>stuff it up the a– of a chicken\u2014turkey<\/span><\/span><\/b> !” His firm stance advocates for cooking the dish <\/span><\/span>separately<\/span><\/span><\/b> , believing this method yields a superior texture and flavor without compromising the main course.<\/span>4<\/sup><\/span> “I think it should be cooked separately,” he maintained.<\/span>5<\/sup><\/span>“It’s good, but I don’t think you should bring it anywhere near the bird.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Craig’s preference aligns with a broader, long-standing culinary and safety debate between “stuffing” (cooked inside) and “dressing” (cooked outside). <\/span>Food safety experts, including the <\/span><\/span>USDA<\/span><\/span><\/b> , widely recommend external preparation to mitigate the risk of bacterial contamination, such as <\/span><\/span>Salmonella<\/span><\/span><\/i> , as internal stuffing may not reach the safe temperature of<\/span>6<\/sup><\/span>$165^\\circ\\text{F}$<\/span>(<\/span>7<\/sup><\/span>$74^\\circ\\text{C}$<\/span>) without severely overcooking the poultry.<\/span>8<\/sup><\/span>Modern trends reflect this, with surveys indicating that around <\/span>60% of Americans<\/span><\/b> now opt for dressing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A History of Stuffing and Shifting Tastes<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The tradition of filling poultry with grains and spices dates back to ancient <\/span><\/span>Roman<\/span><\/span><\/b> and <\/span><\/span>medieval European<\/span><\/span><\/b> practices.<\/span>9<\/sup><\/span> The dish evolved in the American colonies, with early recipes appearing in 18th-century cookbooks like <\/span><\/span>Amelia Simmons’ <\/span><\/span>American Cookery<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b> (1796).<\/span>10<\/sup><\/span> Over time, regional variations emerged\u2014such as oyster stuffing in New England and cornbread dressing in the South\u2014but the health concerns highlighted by Craig’s critique have driven a clear shift toward external baking.<\/span>11<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Craig’s straightforward, comedic aversion\u2014contrasting sharply with his appreciation for <\/span><\/span>cranberry sauce<\/span><\/span><\/b> \u2014adds a lighthearted angle to the serious culinary consideration, leaving millions of home cooks to reconsider the long-held 18th-century tradition.<\/span>12<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daniel Craig , the actor known for his straight-talking persona, has waded into a 200-year-old Thanksgiving debate , openly labeling the traditional holiday stuffing an ” abomination .”1 The British-born star, who has fully adopted Thanksgiving as his favorite holiday due to its inclusive, non-denominational nature, saved his harshest critique for the dish he humorously…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16775\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}