Actually, it is considered safer practice to cook the turkey and the stuffing completely seperately since the stuffing sometimes will not get hot enough inside the turkey to kill all bacteria, etc.
no
Stuffing should be put in the turkey just before it is ready to be cooked in order to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
No. Every year people get food poisoning from turkey and stuffing. Re-heat all left-overs thoroughly!
Yes - why would you put raw stuffing in a cooked turkey? :P
Yes because there is not enough moisture inside the turkey to fully cook the rice.
Traditionally, turkeys are filled with stuffing. However, for food safety reasons, it is recommended that the stuffing and turkey are cooked separately. You can fill the turkey after it is totally cooked, if you wish to do so.
To ensure a turkey with stuffing is cooked thoroughly and safely, it is recommended to cook it until the internal temperature of the stuffing reaches 165F (74C). This typically takes about 3 to 4 hours for a stuffed turkey weighing around 12 to 14 pounds, cooked at 325F (163C).
As a side dish potatoes are good with turkey. As stuffing, no.
It should be good refrigerated for 3 to 4 days.
This would depend on what kind of stuffing you are making, whether or not it is the instant stuffing (IE: Stovetop) or homemade. It also depends on whether or not you plan on making it separately, or stuffing the turkey with it. If you are using an instant stuffing, it is wise to make it last, as it only takes approximately 5 minutes to prepare. If you are making homemade stuffing, it is wise to prepare your bread crumbs in advance, so they have time to harden. If you are stuffing a turkey, prepare the stuffing mix prior to stuffing the turkey, then place it in the turkey's cavity. Please be advised that special precautions should be taken when doing this, as a turkey that has been stuffed, when improperly or incompletely cooked, can give additional rise to food borne illnesses.
Yes, but the difference is that stuffing has been cooked with a meat (like inside the turkey) and dressing has been cooked by itself.
Stuffing out of the bird is better--it doesn't soak up the fat from the turkey as it is roasting. Also, if it is baked separately in a casserole you have a better chance of it being properly cooked through. If done in the turkey, there is the chance it will not be thoroughly cooked.