Well!
Glad you asked, Jeff. I've been dying to post this all day!
My gravy was like...velvet! Smooth and delicious, I only wish there had been more!
And I *think* I figured out what the problem was last year. I make the gravy right in the roasting pan and when I poured out the drippings to separate the fat, I noticed some, well, "turkey kuck" is the only way I know how to describe it, in the bottom of the pan. Ewwww.
Scraped it out and went on with the gravy-making. Deee-lish!
Actually, everything came out great. My niece, bless her heart, had seconds of everything.
The day was not totally without trauma, though. I baked the dressing in two of those plastic Gladware pans which I love. Not sure what happened, but there was a bit of a meltdown in the oven. The melted goo peeled off the cookie sheet okay (see, I did follow the directions!) but I still have some in the oven that I need to work on.
Hope everyone's Thanksgiving was as good as mine!
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