Transporting Turkey

[George K]

This year (finally!) I am not in charge of organizing everything for Thanksgiving meal with the family.

I am, however, in charge of making the turkey (and gravy).

D4 is going to be hosting it, and she lives about 20 minutes away.

So...what's the best way for me to make the turkey and gravy and transport it to her place where everyone else will have sides?

[Mik]

Put it in a big cooler, cover it with foil then top with towels. The gravy can be reheated at D4's but the turkey will still be warm, and probably better for the rest. Just make sure the pan is not hot enough to melt the plastic cooler.

[xenon]

It forces you to cool it, which is a critical step. Maybe put it in one of these but not sealed.

[xenon]

Oh there you go - @Mik's right.

[Larry]

As God is my witness, I thought they could fly.....

[Mik]

@xenon said in Transporting Turkey:

Oh there you go - @Mik's right.

QFT

[Friday]

This reminds me of when my family went to Belize for Christmas in 1991. I was in NYC that fall and didn't come home for Thanksgiving. I casually mentioned to my mother that, since turkey probably couldn't be purchased in Belize, I wouldn't be having any turkey that year.

So, what does my mother do? She buys a 20+ lbs turkey, sticks it in a small gym bag, and hands it to my youngest brother as his hand carry. Big mistake. Because this is the brother that if anything will happen, it's going to happen to him. We were in the check-in line at LAX when the zipper and the bag straps breaks. So he has to carry the gym bag in his arms 1/4 mile (maybe) to our terminal. By the time we get to our seats, his arms are cramping and frozen.

My cousins and I laughed and laughed.

[Jolly]

@mik said in Transporting Turkey:

Put it in a big cooler, cover it with foil then top with towels. The gravy can be reheated at D4's but the turkey will still be warm, and probably better for the rest. Just make sure the pan is not hot enough to melt the plastic cooler.

That will work.

As an alternate...Use a styrofoam box (I prefer Beckman-Coulter), line with two layers of wax paper, wax side facing the inside of the box, with enough hanging out of the top to almost touch the floor on all four sides. Take the bird directly from the oven, place in the cooler, wrapping the excess wax paper around bird (paper side to bird, wax side towards lid). Put lid on, run a couple of pieces of tape to keep lid in place and do not remove lid- under penalty of death- until you're ready to carve and put on the table.

Bird is good for two hours like that, no problem.