Cathy, I've only stuffed my bird once. It was the first time I ever made Thanksgiving dinner and I roasted the stuffed bird, only to find afterward that I had left the bag of "things" inside the bird. It was a paper bag but still, it was kinda gross. Ever since then, I have baked my stuffing in a big pan and stuffed my bird with apples, which we don't eat. Actually, I don't even know why I do this! Someone told me to do it years ago and here I am still doing it with no earthly idea why.