Ah, Thanksgiving. That day where you watch football, yell at the TV, yell at the family, and stuff your face. Unless IF your making that turkey, inviting family and friends over, getting everything ready for that inevitable day of fights and heartbreak…

.. you know, just like the pilgrims planned it.

And Thanksgiving does get celebrated in other countries. It might be on a different day. You know when Canada’s thanksgiving is. Right? (October 14)

China celebrates the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. Japan, Vietnam, and South Korea celebrate the day of harvest.

And Germany has “Erntedankfest” in the first Sunday of October. So it’s Octoberfest, AND Erntedankfest.

So before you get that tofurky – you know, because nobody eats turkey nowadays – before you download that Yule log app to your Roku- and before you make your strategic plan to hit all the Black Friday sales after kicking everyone out of the house, let’s look at 5 tech things you should know about planning for that awesome Thanksgiving day.

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Planning the perfect sports zone

OK, I watch football. #GoPackers. But my sports cave is really just the TV in my living room, and the iPad. For some of you, it might be a decked out basement with 5 big screens, 3 beers on tap, full bar, and comfy recliner that nobody else can sit in.

Now if you only have a bland living room, and want those sports-driven family members to be happy, you can do a couple things to make it more sports-like.

It’s a great way to justify getting a new TV!

If you don’t have a 4K monitor, I recommend either the VIZIO M-Series or the more cost effective TCL Roku TV . Both have a great picture, come with apps for TV and movies, and have HDMI ARC, so you can attach a soundbar for a better sound experience.

Second and third screen experiences are a lot easier nowadays. Back in Marty McFly’s day, if you wanted more than one screen, you had to put two TV’s together.

Getting Madden NFL 20 for PS4 or XBox will keep those fans interested until the next game is ready. You can also “pre-play” the matchups of the day to see if you’re a better arm chair coach than your team can be.

Additionally, a laptop directed to a scoresheet, printed roster sheets – so people know what number “HahaClintonDix” is, and some inflatable chairs for extra guests can really make this event memorable.

Cool tech to help you cook.

You don’t have to put the oven to task for all your cooking needs. Some foods can be pre-made and Stored up to a week before.

A good suvide, for example, allows you to cook food, then put them in the freezer up until a couple hours before dinner. I talked about one on Geekazine a while back.

Air fryers are more popular nowadays. They can replace other items like toasters, and microwaves. Things that air fryers excel at are fries, onion rings, chicken wings, and some even dehydrate for healthier snack choices.

I have talked about the Hestan cue earlier this year. The pans use induction cooking,