Risa

This is incredibly true.

Most of my family just does really dumb stuff with stuffing. Celery? Fucking gross, get that slimy wood out of my food. Putting it in the turkey? Far too soggy. I understand some people want to call it "dressing" instead of "stuffing" if it's not "stuffed" into the bird, but I don't care. If you want to get pedantic I'll just say dressing > stuffing.

The worst is overseasoned stuffing. Under-sessoned stuffing can be saved by gravy. But I've had stuffing that's way too salty, or just completely overwhelmed with black pepper.

The boxes stuff? Perfectly acceptable every time. A variety of flavors: traditional is great, but don't be sleeping on cornbread either.

I've had some pretty good stuffing in restaurants. And I suspect it comes straight from the same factory as the boxed stuff too. I'm sure I could make a slightly better stuffing myself from scratch, but not significantly better enough to merit the increased cost, time, and kitchen resources.