- The View host, 68, came under scrutiny after uploading a clip of herself cooking
- Some people thought her method was unsafe while others said it was unhygienic
- She responded to the backlash by posting a cheeky video addressing her haters
Whoopi Goldberg has hit back at trolls who criticized her for the way she cooked her Thanksgiving turkey.
The acclaimed talk show host, 68, faced intense scrutiny online after she uploaded a video of herself and a friend preparing to cook her mother’s “famous turkey” to Instagram on Wednesday night.
It showed them stuffing the inside of the bird with various spices and ingredients, but when some people noticed that none of them were wearing gloves, it sparked a flood of negative comments.
The TV legend also came under fire after revealing she planned to prepare the dish by “basting” it in the oven at just 200 degrees for 12 hours – leaving many online wondering if it was safe to cook meat at such a low temperature.
Whoopi Goldberg has hit back at trolls who criticized her for the way she cooked her Thanksgiving turkey. The 68-year-old talk show host faced intense scrutiny online after she uploaded a video showing her and a friend preparing to cook her mother’s “famous turkey.” on Instagram on Wednesday evening The 68-year-old talk show host faced intense scrutiny online after she uploaded a video to Instagram on Wednesday evening in which she and a friend were seen preparing to host the “Famous “Her mother’s turkey” to cook. It showed them stuffing the bird with various ingredients, but when some people noticed that none of them were wearing gloves, it sparked a flood of negative comments
“It’s Thanksgiving night and I’m making my mom’s famous turkey.” “We’re doing everything we can to get it in the oven by 9 p.m. tonight,” she shared.
“We’ll baste them until 9 a.m..” “You set the oven to 200 degrees.”
Basting is a method in which a piece of meat is cooked in liquid and the pan juices are continually poured from the bottom of the dish to the top to aid in the cooking.
Whoopi, who was vacationing in Italy, explained that she and her other family members would take turns basting the turkey all night long.
‘We keep [the heat] on low so it can absorb all the stuff,” she added.
But the video’s comments section was quickly flooded with negative messages.
“Cooking at 200 degrees? Wouldn’t that be too low a temperature to cook a turkey in?’ one person wrote.
Someone else simply commented: “Gloves?” while another user added: “I hope he washed his hands.”
The video’s comments section was quickly flooded with negative messages. Whoopi didn’t seem happy about the backlash and posted a second video addressing her haters. She said, “Yes, he washed his hands.” Everyone in the kitchen washed their hands.
Whoopi didn’t seem happy about the backlash and posted a second video addressing her haters.
“I took a moment out of my cooking time to respond to some of you because you’re asking me all sorts of questions that I kind of feel like you should know the answer to,” The View alum explained.
“Yes, he washed his hands. Everyone in the kitchen washed their hands. You know why? Because no one wants to touch something with dirty hands. “We’re just like that, we’re weird,” she added sarcastically.
‘[As for] Why he didn’t wear gloves is because we are at home and I didn’t buy gloves. Sometimes events arise that don’t involve gloves.’
Whoopi insisted that her process was safe since she would be cooking it for such a long period of time.
“If you do it at 200 degrees and do it slowly and baste it, you don’t have to worry about things like salmonella,” she continued.
“If you just stuffed it and eat it two hours later, I probably wouldn’t do it, but if you’re going to do what I do, which is pull an all-nighter, then this is how you do it.” You won’t from this turkey be sick.
“And by the way, my mom did the same thing when I was little.” I would wake up in a house that smelled like turkey.
“It is important that it takes as long as possible for the house to smell.”
Whoopi insisted that her procedure was safe since she was cooking it for so long. Whoopi insisted that her procedure was safe since she was cooking it for so long. While many were critical of her, other online users were quick to come to her defense
In the end, the star said that while she’s certainly not an expert at cooking, a Thanksgiving turkey is the only thing she knows how to make.
“I don’t cook, so maybe that’s why I’m not married,” she joked. “It’s the only thing I can cook.”
“I can cook the turkey that my mom cooked for me and nothing makes me happier because it brings me closer to my big brother Clyde and my mom and grandma.”
“Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I hope you have as much fun as I did cooking the turkey I know I can.” Anything else is questionable.”
Cooking a turkey overnight at 400 degrees may not be the traditional way, but experts haven’t recommended it. In fact, William Sonoma lists it as one of his recommended methods.
And while many were critical of her, other online users quickly came to her defense.
“This Thanksgiving season, how about we all stop making snarky comments and just be thankful for Whoopi?” wrote one supporter.
“Yes, Whoopi upholds these sacred traditions. “I want to wake up to the smell of this turkey filling the house with love,” read another comment.
A third user said: ‘You’re not telling a 68 year old woman how to cook.’ The disrespect.’
Whoopi, dressed in a red and black checked sweater over a blue button-down top and dark jeans, shared some shots of herself trying out the finished product on Thursday. The turkey looked golden brown. She took a spoonful of the filling and dipped it into the liquid that had collected at the bottom of the tray before popping it into her mouth and making a pleased face. She took a spoonful of the filling and dipped it into the liquid that had collected at the bottom of the tray before popping it into her mouth and making a delighted face
Someone else commented: “People need to realize that we never used to cook with gloves.”
“It’s a new age thing.” “We just made sure we washed our hands all the time.”
Afterwards, Whoopi released one final clip discussing the topic. She said, “Darlings, darlings, why are you stuck with this glove thing?” There are no gloves in my kitchen.
“We wash our hands, we are not dirty MoFos.” I don’t know what kind of people you all know, but we wash our hands at home. Don’t worry about it, I swear to God it’s fine.’
She also shared some shots of herself trying out the finished product on Thursday.
Whoopi, dressed in a red and black plaid sweater over a blue button-down top and dark jeans, stood next to a golden brown bird.
She took a spoonful of the filling and dipped it into the liquid that had formed at the bottom of the tray before popping it into her mouth and making a delighted expression.
“Yum,” she said.