Things you need to obtain: Equipment

1. Turkey fryer....we have discussed this. Make sure to get a model that looks safer than other models that look less safe.

2. Propane. Apparently these red blooded Californians arent partial to propane for their grills. Upon surveying a slew of individuals it was determined that the favored method of grill heat is in fact charcoal. While I too am partial to charcoal this created a small headache since we had to actually find someone that sells filled propane tanks. After several stops and intensive inquisitions of retail and food store employees sporting concerned looks on their face the fine folks at Albertsons came through once again. For only 39.99$ you too can take home a full propane tank. No questions asked.

3. Refridgeration. Let it be said that you can never have too much refridgerator space. Seriously, this endeavor requires about 6 of industrial proportions. If you dont have this capacity, prepare to drink all that old beer and clean out all those old condiments. You will quickly learn to become very creative and efficient in your use of space.

4. Baking. It makes everything easier to have a nice big stove that can handle trash can sized pans. I also highly recommend an All Clad roasting pan. The uber-sized one that andrew likes to drool on. This roasting pan can handle dump truck sized loads of stuffing and cleans up to a shiny, aesthetically pleasing silver. You should also consider buying stock in your local kitchen supply store since you will find yourself making hourly trips as you realize that no matter how little room you have in your kitchen, you dont actually have anything thats useful.

5. Miscellaney. I also recommend having 20 boxes of the torso-sized zip lock bags, 6 rolls of aluminum foil, an equal number of plastic wrap rolls, latex gloves, neosporin, a surgeon, a flashlight, a fire pit, one mile of counter space, and industrial strength bleach on hand. Really sharp knives are useful as is a socially unacceptable fascination with those brain surgery shows they feature on the Discovery channel.