5 Common Thanksgiving Mistakes

By Tanya Steel

It seems that few holidays inspire equal measures of excitement and dread like Thanksgiving, when many a cook feels like he or she is starring in "Iron Chef," dealing with time constraints, less-than-perfect equipment and teams, and rarely used ingredients; and it all ends with a final judging from a panel of so-called experts, ie: Aunt Marge.

Check out the slideshow above for the five most common Thanksgiving mistakes.

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