The thought of picking ham over turkey for Thanksgiving sounds like a most un-American act. Turkey has long since been the iconic centerpiece meal for America’s second favorite holiday.

Despite turkey’s long traditional standing as the food to get for Thanksgiving, ham edges out better on taste and ease of cooking.

Once Thanksgiving dinner rolls around, the turkey seems so appetizing and everyone cannot wait to sink their teeth into it.

But that excitement turns into disappointment once you taste that dry turkey in your mouth and proceed to question why everyone is excited about the turkey.

Ham, however, does not have this problem. No matter how bad it is, the meat is always juicy. The honey glaze always tastes so much better than its dry counterpart.

Turkey on Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t even taste that good and leftover turkey fares no better. Ham, however, retains its flavor a couple of weeks after Thanksgiving dinner.

The problem usually stems from the cooking of the turkey, and it is very difficult to get it right. For even the best cooks, turkey always tends to have some dry spots and is an inescapable fate of the Thanksgiving turkey.

Additionally, cooking ham is easier and way less complicated than cooking turkey. Merely cut a swiss pattern, put it in the oven and slather the honey glaze on top. Continue baking.

The cooking time for ham is far less than turkey and it is much easier to have it as a last minute Thanksgiving dinner.

It’s time to leave the turkey behind. Thanksgiving deserves a better meat to serve our friends and family.

Rather than have a dry, underwhelming turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, go with ham; the meat that would make Thanksgiving dinner great again.