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Here's the most popular Thanksgiving dish in every state

Which delicious food is your state's favorite?

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Juicy turkey, buttery mashed potatoes drowning in gravy, creamy pumpkin pie—it's no secret that Thanksgiving is one of the best (and biggest!) meals of the entire year. But where you live could affect your Turkey Day preferences, according to data from Google.

A recent survey analyzed Google searches to find the most popular savory and sweet Thanksgiving dish in each state. Not surprisingly, roasted turkey was the most commonly searched savory recipe in the U.S. (taking the top spot in nine states) while pumpkin pie and brownies tied for the number one dessert.

Below is the full list, plus our own cooking expert's top tools for whipping up the best Thanksgiving dinner. Dig in!

The state-by-state breakdown

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What's going on your plate?

Alabama Savory: Sweet potato casserole Sweet: Pecan pie

Alaska Savory: Yams Sweet: Pumpkin cheesecake

Arizona Savory: Salad Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Arkansas Savory: Dressing Sweet: Pecan pie

California Savory: Yams Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Colorado Savory: Mashed potatoes Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Connecticut Savory: Roasted turkey Sweet: Apple fritters

Delaware Savory: Roasted turkey Sweet: Pumpkin cheesecake

Florida Savory: Roasted turkey Sweet: Pumpkin cheesecake

Georgia Savory: Honey-baked ham Sweet: Sweet potato pie

Hawaii Savory: Turkey gravy Sweet: Brownies

Idaho Savory: Green bean casserole Sweet: Pumpkin cheesecake

Illinois Savory: Salad Sweet: Brownies

Indiana Savory: Corn casserole Sweet: Brownies

Iowa Savory: Corn casserole Sweet: Brownies

Kansas Savory: Green bean casserole Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Kentucky Savory: Deep-fried turkey Sweet: Apple fritters

Louisiana Savory: Dressing Sweet: Pecan pie

Maine Savory: Roasted carrots Sweet: Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

Maryland Savory: Roasted turkey Sweet: Sweet potato pie

Massachusetts Savory: Roasted turkey Sweet: Brownies

Michigan Savory: Dressing Sweet: Brownies

Minnesota Savory: Salad Sweet: Brownies

Mississippi Savory: Dressing Sweet: Pecan pie

Missouri Savory: Green bean casserole Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Montana Savory: Mashed potatoes Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Nebraska Savory: Corn casserole Sweet: Brownies

Nevada Savory: Yams Sweet: Pumpkin cheesecake

New Hampshire Savory: Roasted carrots Sweet: Apple fritters

New Jersey Savory: Roasted turkey Sweet: Brownies

New Mexico Savory: Green bean casserole Sweet: Pumpkin pie

New York Savory: Salad Sweet: Brownies

North Carolina Savory: Sweet potato casserole Sweet: Sweet potato pie

North Dakota Savory: Scalloped potatoes Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Ohio Savory: Roasted turkey Sweet: Brownies

Oklahoma Savory: Deviled eggs Sweet: Apple fritters

Oregon Savory: Mashed potatoes Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Pennsylvania Savory: Roasted turkey Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Rhode Island Savory: Roasted turkey Sweet: Brownies

South Carolina Savory: Dressing Sweet: Sweet potato pie

South Dakota Savory: Deviled eggs Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Tennessee Savory: Sweet potato casserole Sweet: Pecan pie

Texas Savory: Dressing Sweet: Pecan pie

Utah Savory: Yams Sweet: Brownies

Vermont Savory: Salad Sweet: Apple pie

Virginia Savory: Roasted turkey Sweet: Brownies

Washington Savory: Turkey gravy Sweet: Pumpkin pie

West Virginia Savory: Deviled eggs Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Wisconsin Savory: Green bean casserole Sweet: Pumpkin pie

Wyoming Savory: Deviled eggs Sweet: Pumpkin pie

The best products to make your favorite Thanksgiving dish

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Perfect pie is headed your way.

The secret to a delicious Thanksgiving meal = high-quality kitchen gadgets and tools. While we've tested plenty of popular Turkey Day products (including the best roasting pan and number one cookware set), we asked our kitchen and cooking writer, Valerie Li, to narrow it down to her top picks.

First up? This pie dish that Valerie, who loves baking pies for her friends and family, swears by. "I've lost track of how many compliments I've received from the appearance of this pie dish—it's just so classic, and comes in different pretty colors," she says.

For casseroles and other baked dishes, Valerie also loves the classic Lodge cast iron skillet along with everyone's favorite Pyrex dishes.

"The Lodge skillet is something I use year-round because it's so easy-to-use and reliable and takes some of the stress out of holiday cooking," she explains, adding, "The Pyrex basics baking dishes are also lovely tools. I like that you can see whether your food is cooked from looking at the bottom of the glass dish."

And when it comes to the star of the show (a.k.a the turkey itself!), Valerie recommends the ChefAlarm, which is our experts' top probe thermometer.

"Every home chef—especially the ones who like to grill big birds once in a while, should own a probe thermometer," she says. "To ensure food safety, you'll need to get your ingredients to the right temperature and a probe thermometer lets you do that without requiring you to open the oven door, which reduces fluctuations in temperature."

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