2025 Thanksgiving Show! Q&A, Uncommon Pies and José Andrés's Turkey Paella

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Milk Street Radio

Food, Arts

4.4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

How do you carve a turkey without losing the crispy skin? What kind of pie should you make if you’re sick of apple? And what’s the world’s easiest pie crust? This week, chefs Jet Tila and Dominique Ansel join Chris Kimball to answer your Thanksgiving cooking questions. Plus chef Jesse Griffiths goes hunting for wild turkeys; José Andrés, Melissa Clark, Joe Yonan and Monti Carlo reveal why they’re tired of serving the big bird (and what they’re making instead); and our friends and listeners share their most unique holiday traditions.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Christopher Kimball. You're listening to our special Thanksgiving episode,
0:04.0	brought to you by our exclusive sponsor, Whole Foods Market. You know, this year for Thanksgiving,
0:09.3	I'm changing things up, but keeping them the same as well. Here's my game plan. The turkey.
0:14.5	I only purchase organic turkeys, and I trust the birds at Whole Foods Market, which, by the way,
0:19.2	start at $2.99 a pound with prime.
0:21.7	Now, I've given up on wet brines. I love dry brines, one that's salted overnight in the fridge.
0:26.8	And this year, I'm also glazing the bird with soy and maple. It looks fabulous and adds a ton of
0:32.3	flavor. Now, next up are the sweet potatoes. Again, Whole Foods Market offers organic sweet
0:37.1	potatoes, and I can get both orange and white. Now, instead are the sweet potatoes. Again, Whole Foods Market offers organic sweet potatoes,
0:38.1	and I can get both orange and white. Now instead of the marshmallow topping, which I kind of like,
0:44.2	this year I'm going to bake a sweet potato casserole, vanilla, and bay. It's nice, it's less sweet,
0:49.8	and it's a good change of pace. By the way, sweet potato pie with a bottom layer of beacons
0:54.1	and brown sugar is also a great change of pace. By the way, sweet potato pie with a bottom layer of beacons and brown sugar
0:54.9	is also a great change from pumpkin. 365 by Whole Foods Market offers great prices every day,
1:02.1	and there are a ton of choices, including fresh organic carrots, white mushrooms, and green beans.
1:06.9	And I have to say that the produce section of Whole Foods Market is really, really great.
1:11.1	Enjoy so many ways to save on your Thanksgiving spread at Whole Foods Market.
1:15.1	And now, this week's show.
1:21.5	This is Mill Street Radio from PRX.
1:23.7	I'm your host, Christopher Kimball.
1:26.7	Today, it's our annual Thanksgiving special.
1:29.8	A hunter will share his obsession with turkey.
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