Fed-up moms respond to 'Can I cook a turkey in the microwave?'
The "How do you microwave a turkey?" prank is breaking our mothers' hearts.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, young people are pranking their poor mothers by asking them for advice on one of the greatest sins against the holiday season: microwaved turkey.
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Microwaving a turkey, by the way, is totally possible — Mashable tested it, and made a surprisingly good Thanksgiving dinner a few years ago. But to many mothers, who wield family recipes like a sword, microwaving a turkey is an abomination to tradition.
Which is why people are poking fun at their moms by asking.
"That's all I ever wished for," one mother lamented over text. "A kid who is famous for cooking a rubbery salmonella-ridden carcass in an idiot microwave."
I asked my mom how to cook a turkey in the microwave.. pic.twitter.com/s0XRuzbgmL
— Dorothy Scales (@DorothyScales2) November 15, 2018
Another was more blunt: "Don't ever get married."
I asked my mom how to microwave a 25 pound turkey & here’s her unhelpful response pic.twitter.com/kcVYzlTqg6
— Sarah Bifano (@sarahbifano) November 16, 2018
When one person told their mother that they were assigned the turkey for their neighborhood friendsgiving, their mother did not hold back.
"U should be in charge of napkins or something," the mom ranted. "Clearly these friends don't know you."
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Here are a few exasperated mothers' responses to "How do you cook a turkey in the microwave?"
“how do you cook a 25 pound turkey in the microwave” if this ain’t my mom pic.twitter.com/5f4iVe2fH6
— ella (@lilbabyellaaa) November 15, 2018
Ask your parents how to cook a 25 pound turkey in a microwave. pic.twitter.com/6jtVTOobGb
— Carlos Fernandez (@thlifeofcharles) November 15, 2018
“how do you cook a 25 pound turkey in the microwave” if this ain’t my mom pic.twitter.com/5f4iVe2fH6
— ella (@lilbabyellaaa) November 15, 2018
Hey everyone text your parents and ask them how long you should put a 25lb turkey in the microwave for and post their replies below this tweet pic.twitter.com/A1egY8ov6G
— Christian (@CoplenChristian) November 15, 2018
So I asked my mom how long it takes to cook a 25lb turkey in the microwave and these were the results (side note she called me 3 times and left a voicemail for why I shouldn’t do it) 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/gKrFlMvhTA
— cassidy (@Cassidy_OMealia) November 16, 2018
I highly recommend texting your mom this holiday season and asking her, “how long do I put a 25lb turkey in the microwave for” pic.twitter.com/umxhxXe0aX
— King J (@jvkenesci) November 16, 2018
Though some mothers didn't have time for the foolishness.
Mom didn’t have time for the “text your mom and ask her how long it takes to microwave a 25 lb turkey” challenge pic.twitter.com/6WQ1eV05mO
— Justin McLeckie (@justinmcleckie) November 15, 2018
Pro tip: Follow this handy step-by-step guide to actually cook a turkey in the microwave.