

It’s a regional thing. This is the first I’ve ever heard Stove Top referred to as stuffing rather than dressing (although it would be blasphemous to serve at thanksgiving).
I’ve never known dressing to be cooked outside the bird. You cook dressing by putting as much in the bird as will fit and then let the rest cook around the bird in the juices in the roaster.
Maybe it’s a north vs south thing. I’ve always seen it referred to as dressing exclusively on menus as well
I know! I looked ot up after reading your post. Dressing is just the word everyone uses in TX and Louisiana.