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Here’s what’s cookin’ at Tucson grocery stores for Thanksgiving.

AJ’s Fine Foods
Serve a 16 to 18 pound turkey with all the trimmings plus crudite tray and dessert for $129.99. You must order by November 21.

Albertsons
Honeysuckle White frozen grade A turkey is available for 43 cents/pound, limit 1. Other turkey options are frozen Butterball premium turkey grade A for 99 cents/pound, fresh Jennie O all natural prime young turkey 99 cents/pound, fresh Butterball premium turkey $1.69/pound, and fresh Lil Butterball young turkey $1.99/pound. You can get order a dinner that serves 6 to 8 which includes all the fixings (but not dessert) for $39.99. Albertsons is open to 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Food City
You can get Norbest 10 to 24 pound frozen turkeys with a minimum $25 purchase for 39 cents/pound. For 6 to 8 people, get a turkey with all the fixings including an apple or pumpkin pie for $39.99. Food City is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

Fry’s
If you don’t feel like cooking, get a complete turkey or ham dinner for $44.99 with VIP card ($49.99 without card). Dinner serves 6 to 8 people and includes dessert; 24 hour notice. Turkey runs the gamut in pricing — Jennie O or Honeysuckle turkey with bone in (frozen) is $1.99/pound with VIP card; a 10-20 pound fresh Jennie O turkey costs $1.29 pound with VIP card; and an 8 to 20 pound Jennie O frozen grade A turkey costs 37 cents/pound with VIP card (for the first one). Fry’s is open until 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

Safeway
At Safeway, if you spend at least $25, you can buy up to two 8 to 24 pound grade A frozen turkeys for 39 cents/pound. A fresh 8 to 24 pound turkey will cost 99 cents/pound while supplies last with a limit of two. Most Safeway stores are open until 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

Sunflower
Sunflower as all natural fresh turkeys for $1.27/pound. If you don’t feel like cooking, order the holiday meal for 2 at $24.99 or for 6 to 8 for $49.99. Sunflower is open from 7 a.m. to  4 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

Here are some safety tips for buying, thawing, and preparing your Thanksgiving turkey.

True story: The first time I made a turkey, I failed to remove the packaged giblets stuffed into the cavity. Nobody told me to do that and the recipe I was following failed to mention. It was gross.