--- title: Rob Gronkowski Learns How to Cook a Turkey: Gronksgiving description: Rob Gronkowski showed that he can master any holiday tradition in his latest Dunkin' Donuts ad. canonical: https://time.com/4120848/rob-gronkowski-learns-how-to-cook-turkey-gronksgiving/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-19T21:42:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:55.823Z og:title: Watch Rob Gronkowski Learn How to Cook a Turkey for 'Gronksgiving' og:description: "My mom better watch out because I just cooked a bomb dinner" og:url: https://time.com/4120848/rob-gronkowski-learns-how-to-cook-turkey-gronksgiving/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc62818e2317d4535/698871fc428a9e20b5cd0341/rob-gronkowski-thanksgiving-turkey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: New England Patriots v Indianapolis Colts og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Rob Gronkowski Learn How to Cook a Turkey for 'Gronksgiving' twitter:description: "My mom better watch out because I just cooked a bomb dinner" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc62818e2317d4535/698871fc428a9e20b5cd0341/rob-gronkowski-thanksgiving-turkey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Rob Gronkowski Learn How to Cook a Turkey for 'Gronksgiving' ## Video: Wearing a Weapon: The Football Helmet's Dangerous Evolution [Watch (HLS stream): Wearing a Weapon: The Football Helmet's Dangerous Evolution](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ArcR8sPL.m3u8) (2:19)  _Published 2015-01-28. The history of how helmets arrived on the football field_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 19, 2015 9:42 PM UTC  Rob Gronkowski #87 of the New England Patriots looks on during a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 18, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Rob Gronkowski #87 of the New England Patriots looks on during a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 18, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana.Joe Robbins/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 19, 2015 9:42 PM UTC Rob Gronkowski showed he can [master any holiday tradition](http://time.com/4095450/rob-gronkowski-halloween-master-chief/) in his latest Dunkin’ Donuts ad. Chef Gronk stopped by Dunkin’ Brands to cook a turkey that he thought would give his mom’s Thanksgiving bird a run for its money. The New England Patriots tight end teamed up with Jeff Miller, Dunkin Brands’ executive chef, to expand his cooking skills beyond the meals he used to make for his college friends at 2 a.m. Turns out, cooking Gronksgiving dinner may just be the football’s star new calling. “My mom better watch out because I just cooked a bomb dinner,” Gronk says. 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