Help with turkey traveling

MusicMan78

I have been through some of the older posts regarding transporting a cooked turkey. While I don't have far to go (bout 15 minutes), once I get to my parents it may have to wait a hour or three until dinner is ready. Since this is my first turkey attempt my mom is doing another oven turkey and a ham to avoid any problems with my cook. The methods I have found thus far:

1) Pull at 160 breast and foil/towel/cooler similar to brisket resting method.

2) Cook night before and slice, place in foil pan, baste with stock and reheat at 350

3) Cook night before and cool completely. Reheat whole bird inside oven bag the next day at 350

Anyone have any experience with these methods, or another way I can keep the bird moist and tasting great for dinner?

As always thanks all for the help!!!

SomedayMommy

I, too, have to travel my my turkey - about a 1/2 hour drive, and up to an hour to wait to eat. I read on here to get a styrofoam cooler, put hot towels from the dryer into the bottom, put the foiled turkey on the towels, and cover with more hot towels.

This person had to wait I think five hours! And said the turkey was still hot and juicy.

Rascal

Heat packs for keeping food on hold are available. The ones I have are readied in the m/w oven. Happy turkey!

stike

danger there is the skin will not be very crisp....
those coolers get awful humid

tsheehan7

stike wrote:

danger there is the skin will not be very crisp....
those coolers get awful humid

Remove skin, place in hermetically sealed container, arrive at destination, replace skin. Problem solved. :laugh:

Rascal

Like it!! 8 - ),,,