Transporting a frozen lasagna - 10 hour trip

[Anonymous]

We’ll be traveling by car to my parents for Christmas and I am taking a lasagna for my dad. It’ll be a 9x13 pan with a snug lid and some extra sauce (also frozen, flat in ziplock gallon bags). It’s 10 hours.

We don’t have a yeti cooler but we have a regular cooler. Any advice or tips? I was thinking flat ice packs on the bottom layer and top layer would be fine. Is that fine? The lasagna and sauce will be frozen solid on departure.

[Anonymous]

Yes, should be no problem. My husband likes to freeze bottles of water prior to departure to put in the cooler (don't fill to the top), in addition to our ice packs. You could do that too.

[Anonymous]

If your lasagna is that good, I'd like the recipe please!

[Anonymous]

Yes, it will be fine.

[Anonymous]

It will be absolutely fine in a regular cooler with some ice packs. If you really want it to stay frozen solid, ensure the cooler is completely filled with ice/ice packs (air is the enemy for a long lasting cooler situation).

[Anonymous]

10 hours? Honestly, I'd get some dry ice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10 hours? Honestly, I'd get some dry ice.

What? That’s overkill. OP is driving to NY in December. This isn’t some trip through Death Valley in July. It will be fine.

[Anonymous]

Why not just make it when you get there?

Fresh is always better than thawed & re-heated .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10 hours? Honestly, I'd get some dry ice.

Why? Even in a cheap cooler ice lasts for 12-24 hours.

[Anonymous]

It’ll be fine on ice in a regular cooler for 10 hours.

[Anonymous]

If you are going to be doing this regularly then buy the RTIC cooler. It’s cheaper than Yeti but works the same way.

[Anonymous]

I put a quart ziplock of frozen spaghetti sauce on the counter this morning. It’s still frozen solid.

[Anonymous]

OP I just did 5 hrs with a cardboard cooler.

Everything stayed frozen solid from the Delaware coast to Maryland.

No air that is the key.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, all!

I don’t know how good it is but my dad likes it. We’re heading to a rental and I wanted to make him happy. Though fresh is best, I also think frozen is better than made without proper equipment or ingredients.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:10 hours? Honestly, I'd get some dry ice.

Why? Even in a cheap cooler ice lasts for 12-24 hours.

It will not go bad, but i I’ll not say frozen solid. If they plan to cook it after she arrives, that is fine. If they plan to referee, it could be a problem. I am assuming the cooler will be inside the heated car.