HuffPost spoke with food safety experts on the biggest mistakes people make when preparing and cooking turkey and what to do instead. Not Washing Your Hands . Washing your hands w

Avoid getting yourself (and your guests) sick this holiday season and take these food safety tips into consideration.

Make sure to refrigerate dense foods like sliced turkey, cooked sweet potatoes or gravy in shallow containers to help them cool down fast. Schaffner’s recent research showed that foods cooled in containers at a depth of no more than 2 inches posed little risk of growing dangerous germs.

FILE – A grill-roasted brined turkey is presented on a table in Concord, N.H. Turkey is the center of most Thanksgiving meals, but it’s important to handle raw poultry properly to avoid spreading bacteria that can send your guests home with an unwanted side of food poisoning.

C ooking a full turkey is no easy task and many of us don't have much practice. If you're in charge of the bird this Thanksgiving, there are a bevy of ways you can screw it up. Do

Four Colorado towns have been voted as the best "Turkey Trails," or family road trip destinations for the Thanksgiving holiday. The late night comedian also hit the president-elect with a new nickname.