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One year, my sis and I decided to do a "dishwasher turkey". She had read about it, seen it in one of the numerous food shows she'd watched, etc., and we just "had to do it". So, with two other turkeys and several other types of meats being brought by the 30 some crowd expected at the Orphan's Thanksgiving (at her place that year), we attempted the dishwasher turkey. She had read that the steam from the dishwasher cycle steamed the turkey perfectly, as long as the turkey was wrapped tightly in aluminum foil. Eagerly, her husband gathered around after the cycle ended to tastle this magnificent bird. One problem... it wasn't done. Not even close, actually. So, she put it in for another round. Still not done. Time was starting to run out, so she shoved it in the oven, praying that it finished in time for dinner. It wasn't. Her husband gleefully ate from the plethora of others foods available, including two other turkeys, and was very pleased when he had a whole turkey for "leftovers" the next day. For years after, we asked her if she wanted to wash the food in the dishwasher before she cooked it. After all, one can never be too careful.