Thanksgiving dinner table with roast turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, and apple pie

Thanksgiving is the biggest cooking day of the year, and the smartest move is the simplest one: get the staples ordered by the case before the rush hits. Whether you're feeding a dining room, a church supper, or a very hungry family, everything below is sold the way you actually need it — in bulk, ready to cook, and ready to serve.

Start with the turkey. If a whole bird is more than your table needs, Butterball Frozen Turkey Breast Medallions are the practical centerpiece: two 5-pound packs per case ($97.18), frozen, so you thaw only what you need and keep the rest for the next gathering. It roasts up tender, slices clean, and leaves you plenty of room in the oven for everything else.

Mashed potatoes without the peeling. Basic American Foods Potato Pearls Golden Extra Rich Mashed Potatoes are ready in about a minute with a hand mixer, and one case (six 3.7-pound cartons, $106.01) makes about 118 pounds prepared. Smooth, buttery, and consistent from the first scoop to the last — the way mashed potatoes should be when you're serving a crowd.

Green beans, done right. A proper green bean casserole starts with a good bean. Commodity Green Beans, Fancy grade come in #10 cans, six to a case ($59.76) — plenty for the casserole dish and the second helping. Drain, season, top, and bake.

The sweet side. Pictsweet Candied Sweet Patties are a 21-pound case ($87.30) of candied yams, ready to warm and serve. It's the sweet, old-fashioned side dish that disappears first, and a single case covers a big table.

Stuffing and cranberry sauce, the non-negotiables. Stove Top Turkey Stuffing is the familiar homestyle flavor everybody expects — twelve 6-ounce boxes per case ($44.47). And no Thanksgiving plate is complete without cranberry sauce: Ocean Spray Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce, twenty-four 14-ounce cans per case ($77.13), with the whole berries in it, the way it ought to be.

Don't forget the gravy. Campbell's Ready to Serve Brown Gravy comes in twelve 50-ounce cans per case ($58.06) — open, heat, and pour. No whisking, no lumps, no last-minute panic at the stove.

Bread for the table. Bimbo Bakehouse French Dinner Rolls are thaw-and-serve, 144 rolls per case ($69.74). Set them out, let them come to room temperature, and they're ready when the turkey is.

And finish with pie. Foxtail Foods 10-Inch Unbaked Apple Pie is one of our best sellers for a reason: Northern Spy apples in a flaky crust made with 100% vegetable shortening, kosher and trans fat free. Six 46-ounce pies per case ($84.48) — bake one for tonight and keep the rest in the freezer for Christmas.

Order early, order by the case, and enjoy the holiday instead of scrambling through it. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at WebFoodStore.