Who Wouldn't You Trust With Your Turkey?

Find out which tour mates your favorite APP pros wouldn't trust with their Thanksgiving turkey

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Being on the APP Tour we get to know each other pretty well. With Thanksgiving coming up, we asked some of our favorite pros who they absolutely would not trust with the Thanksgiving turkey. Check out what they had to say!

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Shelby Bates: Amanda Hendry because she's definitely not the cook in her relationship!

Shelby Bates (right) with Amanda Hendry

Max Manthou: Naveen Beasley because, just like myself, he's vegetarian.

Christine Maddox: I would say Max Manthou would have a difficult time brining the turkey to Thanksgiving, just because the fact that he can't turn on an oven!

Christine Maddox (left) with Max Manthou

Will Howells: It's got to be Tanner Tomassi. He used to live with me and he set the fire alarm off like 50 percent of the time when he was cooking!

Kelsey Grambeau: Ally Reichert, she just seems like pure chaos and I don't think it would end well.

Brandon Lane: Probably my wife, Glauka. She's from Europe, pretty close to Britain. We all know the stories - back in the day, all the European Conquistadors came over there and killed all the Mayans. I am Mayan, so she killed my people and she'll probably take my turkey as well.

Rianna Valdes: I would probably choose myself, because I am, well, I'm a terrible cook. I've once screwed up trying to make scrambled eggs.

Emily Cederquist: I would pick Clayton Powell. I don't think he's cooked a full meal before in his life. Now, don't get me wrong, maybe he has, but I think I would pick someone over 20 - sorry, Clayton!

Nicole Eugenio: Rianna Valdes, she can't cook eggs, so definitely not!

Megan Fudge: No chance Jill's making Thanksgiving turkey. Kristen (her wife) is going to have to do it, it doesn't count if Kristen does it, that's not Jill! Jill cannot function without Kristen, no chance she's making that turkey.

Megan Fudge (left), with Jill Braverman

Ben Newell: I'm going to go with Robert Slutsky - I don't think he can dance his way around a turkey!

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Choose your turkey preparer wisely, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

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