Electric FTC?

kwdickert · December 2015

This business of foil towel cooler for your faux cambro...

I had a weird idea. If your goal was to keep everything as warm as possible, and folks go so far as warming towels in the dryer and preheating coolers with hot water, why wouldn't you skip both steps and just use a well wrapped pan (with a towel) and use an old electric blanket in the cooler? Wouldn't that work just fine?

I can see it now! Haha. I guess some folks might worry about being electrocuted.

tarheelmatt · December 2015

How you getting to Grandmas house? Long extension cord?

kwdickert · December 2015

My food doesn't travel. I have folks come to me when i'm doing to the cooking!

kwdickert · December 2015

Ideal process:
clean and dry cooler
put in electric blanket and extra towels to fill space
preheat cooler with electric blanket
once food its wrapped and toweled, place in cooler
keep warm til dinner time

If you did need to travel, you could just unplug it. If the faux cambro can hold temps for hours, the temp you have would hold after unplugging so you COULD go to grandma's house @tarheelmatt

Alas that's no more effort than the other process though...

Photo Egg · December 2015

kwdickert said:

My food doesn't travel. I have folks come to me when i'm doing to the cooking!

Seems a heating pad would work better as some are designed to be some what moisture resistant instead of a blanket.
But I only need this when I need to transport food and plugging in is not an option.
If I'm in need at home it's much easier to just use the oven on low.

tarheelmatt · December 2015

I like the oven too, on warm feature. Kept brisket for 6hrs+ and was excellent!

kwdickert · December 2015

I thought people's concern with the oven was losing moisture

Photo Egg · December 2015

kwdickert said:

I thought people's concern with the oven was losing moisture

Wrap it in foil first. No moisture loss. but a large cut like brisket or pork butt will hold for many hours in a good cooler with NO pre warming junk.

tarheelmatt · December 2015

kwdickert said:

I thought people's concern with the oven was losing moisture

The two times I have done this I have had no issues. I wrapped in foil over my paper.

I have also held in the microwave. Wrap in foil, then a towel, and place in the microwave.

I do feel that you could stand the chance of a short with the moisture with an electric blanket.

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