Two-thirds (66%) of all home cooking fires between 2012 and 2016 started after the ignition of food or cooking materials, according to the National Fire Protection Association. (AP Photo) Two-thirds (66%) of all home cooking fires between 2012 and 2016 started after the ignition of food or cooking materials, according to the National Fire Protection Association. (AP Photo)

Preparing the annual American turkey dinner can send even the most experienced home cooks into panic mode, between the multiple trips to the grocery store to get just one more ingredient, the seemingly endless housekeeping that precipitates hosting guests, and the actual labor of preparing a meal that includes roasting the main course for hours.

Many a home cook has shed tears over a Thanksgiving turkey that's too dry, too salty or any number of other disappointing culinary outcomes.

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Elana Ashanti Jefferson serves as ALM's PropertyCasualty360 Group Chief Editor. She is a veteran journalist and communications professional. Reach her by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

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