People are always trying new diets and ways to eat food. Some people can't have gluten. Many people get all their nutritious from a blender by juicing.
No sooner than the post went out about Black Friday deals did the comments start to roll in about some businesses opening their doors as early as 6:00am on Thanksgiving day.
Last summer, we bought a smoker and so far, we love the food that comes out of it. I've been kicking around the idea of smoking our turkey this year instead of roasting it.
Everyone lived through Black Friday without any bruises or scratches. From what I could tell Black Friday seemed a lot less congested this year than last year. I am sure this is because I arrived at all of the major stores hours after they had already opened. By the time I got to Walmart (at 10:30pm) it was like a ghost town.
We aren’t all master chefs accustomed to cooking huge meals for dozens people, so the kind folks at Butterball have been answering all our Thanksgiving-turkey-cooking-related questions for years. And during that time, they've had some funny calls.
Black Friday has grown into a weekend of consumer-oriented festivities starting as early as 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. We've put together a guide as to who’s open when and what kinds of deals you can find when you shop, either at brick-and-mortar stores or on the Web: