This Is the EXACT Time You Should Eat Thanksgiving, According to the Experts

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It's a topic hotly discussed every year across this great land come November : " What’s the best time to eat on Thanksgiving? " While the question might not be Turkey Day 's most important (we'd wager that would be "How do you keep lumps out of gravy?"), it is central to the whole shindig. Recently, Martha Stewart set off a firestorm of debate when she declared 2 p.m. to be the feast's optimal start time on a TikTok clip shared by The Today Show . For Martha, eating early means you can relax into the evening over more drinks and dessert , while you watch the big game.

But different families have different Thanksgiving traditions , and when we put the query to a team of food, etiquette, and lifestyle experts, we received a wide range of responses. Everyone has