Transporting cooked Turkey

sbunker

I will be taking a whole bird to relatives. I will cook it on the egg and then transport. Its not that big 12#. I will be smoking it at 325. After its done I'm thinking wrap in foil, towel, cooler. How much time do you think this will buy me?  

awm

I asked the same question the other day...,,

BigGreenBamaGriller said:

Last year I did the turkey at my house and drove to the family meeting house about 1.5 hours away. It was probably 30 minutes before we carved the bird after we arrived and it was still piping hot.

Buckdodger

Saw a blurb on Fox this AM...the guest was from "Butterball" an expert on turkey prep... and she was asked this same ?. Her answer was FTC and she said it would keep for about 3 hours. 

Alexander12

I'm cooking mine using the Naked Whiz recipe. Do you remove the stuffing (onions,lemons, apples, etc.) before transport? 

Buckdodger

IMHO...I would leave the stuffing in to help maintain heat during transport. Can't hurt !

Rick1

IMHO transporting FTC will soften the skin and make it rubbery. I don't really see an alternative method working any better though.

Good luck!

Canugghead

Have to transport a cooked turkey 1.5 hour away this Christmas. Going to try putting it in a preheated Igloo thermo electric cooler running in warming mode.  When I tried this empty for extended period, it stabilised at 161F, so I figure it'll probably be in the 140'ish zone during the drive.  Hopefully the skin won't be too soggy/rubbery.