What time do you eat Thanksgiving dinner?

Just a little discussion that has been going on around my house, what time do people normally eat dinner on Thanksgiving? We usually have it around 1-2 PM.

Usually around 5 or 6, sometimes 7.

12-1 PM. Not really dinner since it's more like lunch...and then we get to eat it again at 5.

usually mid afternoon or early evening for me.

17.9 LB Bird for me. Just saw CWA's post!

1 or 2 PM. Nap. Eat leftovers. Nap. Repeat as needed.

3:30 this year.

19.7lb bird this year - that's going to be 5 hours in the oven.

Chris H. said:

Usually around 5 or 6, sometimes 7.

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So you eat later, evening ish.

CrimsonRequiem said:

12-1 PM. Not really dinner since it's more like lunch...and then we get to eat it again at 5.

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Kinda like what we do, eat at 1, turkey leftovers and pie later.

dtravis7 said:

usually mid afternoon or early evening for me.

17.9 LB Bird for me. Just saw CWA's post!

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We should have a poll on turkey sizes!

XJ-linux said:

1 or 2 PM. Nap. Eat leftovers. Nap. Repeat as needed.

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Sounds awesome.

cwa107 said:

3:30 this year.

19.7lb bird this year - that's going to be 5 hours in the oven.

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WOW. Big bird.

MacDude121 said:

So you eat later, evening ish.

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Yep. Lunch is lunch, not dinner. At least to my parents. My grandparents though…that's a different story.

We don't have a specific time. In the past years, we have eaten "dinner" anywhere from 4-7pm. A couple of years ago, we closed down the restaurant the whole day, and partied there until the turkey was done and ready to devour. That was fun!

so some people here have thanksgiving lunch hehe. we usually have it dinner time around 6-7 pm until every one is home from work. my grandmother does the cooking just in case you ask how we can have a dinner when everybody is working lol.

Bloody .......... Sheeeeshh 19.7 pound = 8.935 769 689 kilogram

That is one massive bird there cwa107 .......

Youse all take this Thanksgiving pretty seriously.
We havnt any special day like this Down Under....... Its either Christmas or Easter for us when family gets together for a feast of sorts.
But if like me and dont have family , ill be eating alone this Christmas once i wake and open my present i bought myself ....
Envious in a way ... Very
Enjoy your family's friends ... Love and cherish them, because once they are gone it gets very lonely

Lunchish, around 1-2.

My family's not too big on leftover turkey, so we prefer a smaller bird. Thaws and cooks faster, too.

I have to eat 3 dinners!

The first one at my Gramp's house. 12-1ish.

The second one will be at my grandmother's house. 2-4ish.

The third will be at my house. 4:30-nap time. lol

For our house we only bought an 11 lb bird this year.

About 5 years ago, my wife and I moved into our first apartment and had the family over for thanksgiving to celebrate. We bought a 28lb turkey!! It was so big, it almost touched the broiler element (the turkey bag actually burnt on top), and we had to special order a huge turkey pan from some cooking website.

Is it weird that I don't care for turkey? >_>" I mean I'll eat it but I don't have to eat it.

When it comes to Thanksgiving, I'm all about the sides and no turkey. My main course is usually mashed potatoes and gravy!

iWhat said:

When it comes to Thanksgiving, I'm all about the sides and no turkey. My main course is usually mashed potatoes and gravy!

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LOL, me too.

My family is pretty international as well so we have lots of different foods. There is always pizza, some kind of pasta, Egg rolls, Pho and many other Asian foods that I don't know the names of.

We're pretty traditional with our meals.

I love, love, love turkey! But it's mostly for leftoevers. I usually get a leg or a couple slices of breast, and I just gorge myself on candied yams, stuffing, green bean casserole, and pie.

Looking forward to xmas, too. Wife is making a goose with plum stuffing and foie gras! Yum!

When i did have Thanksgiving dinner, it was usually around 1:00 or so. For the past 5 years (since I have no family in this state, am no longer married, and work Thanksgiving day), I have not had a Thanksgiving dinner. I will, however, be cooking four 20 pound turkeys at work for the lunch special on Thursday.

Wow! Thanks for all of the responses guys. I suppose it doesn't matter what time it's served, as long as it's served on Thanksgiving. Funny, we usually have Turkey for Thanksgiving and X-mas, and occasionally on Easter too! (I prefer Ham on Easter though, kinda turkeyed out by then) ;D

I'm a Christmas ham kinda guy, myself. This'll be our second time to do a goose.

And we celebrate xmas, but I'm actually in the middle of a jewish conversion, as well (my wife and son are not, hence, xmas), so we also celebrate Hanukkah! Lots and lots of latkes and donuts! Yum yum!