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nbr: turkey help

heybabeheybabe
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We're going to my ILs ranch house 2hrs away on T'giving morning. Lunch is at 12:30. Here is catch 1: they have only one small oven so MIL has asked everyone (there are 10 adults & 7 kids, all driving in mid-morning) to bring their dish cooked/as hot as possible b/c there won't be enough oven space to cook/heat everything. Catch 2: we are bringing the turkey. I am not cooking it. It is being cooked by a friend of the family. He is delivering the cooked/hot bird Wed afternoon so I've got to refrigerate it overnight. How would you go about taking hot turkey on a 2hr drive? 

I'm thinking slice meat off the bird cold (ILs say this is fine - there is no magical carving ceremony that will occur) and heat it in our oven before we leave, place in cooler to keep warm and drive like mad. And I suppose we could zap it for a minute to get it piping hot right before service? Would you heat it sliced, already wrapped in foil? I don't want it to dry out & get overcooked - should I baste it in a bit of chicken stock/broth (what was the difference again??)?  Suggestions, please! I really don't want to give everyone food poisoning from tepid turkey on Thanksgiving!!  

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  • Jess.OJess.O

    If I were you, I would slice it up when you get it.  I think it'll be easier to travel that way.  Then, I would just microwave it before you serve it or before people eat it.  I think it will be much easier to keep it at a safe cold temperature than it would be to keep it at a safe hot temperature.  Bacteria thrives between 40 and 140F and I really don't see you being able to keep it that hot.  (Sorry...that's the sanitation teacher in me coming through Stick out tongue)  If you're worried about it being dry, I'd say just make some gravy.  (With this situation, I would say packaged gravy would be totally suitable.) 

    Good luck!

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  • mcurbanmcurban member

    Ditto Jess. Heating at home then reheating when you get there just sounds like a haven for bacteria.

    1. get it

    2. fridge it

    3. slice it

    4. drive it (keep cold)

    5. heat it

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  • heybabeheybabe
    makes sense, ladies. Thanks for the help! I think I was worrying too much about bringing it "as hot as possible" per MIL's instructions. I agree that that sounds like a good way to make everybody sick. We'll just zap it before serving.
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