What's wrong with reheating whole turkey?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I guess I have just been doing this so long (since I was a kid with my mom and grandmothers) I don't understand why you can't get dinner ready on the day of including baking a turkey. It isn't that hard, to me. O

I don’t know about your family, but my grandmother was a SAHM who made everything from scratch. She’d slave away all day in the kitchen, preparing the feast. There was nothing relaxing about Thanksgiving for her. Meanwhile, all my grandpa had to do was to add some leaves to the table and move some chairs around. My mom and aunts would help in the kitchen. My dad and uncles watched football. Today, most moms work outside the home. They want to enjoy the holiday too.

Dp

If you are unwilling or unable to assist me preparing the meal, you get what you get.

If the green bean casserole isn’t present because the dishes I prepared are scratch and fresh, that’s a you problem.

Thanksgiving is handled differently now. Each household contributes instead of one household providing the food for everybody. We don’t want anyone in the kitchen all day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good God this forum.

The food crimes people are willing to commit for Thanksgiving are truly horrifying. Everything prepared the night before, if you are lucky. It's already leftovers on Thanksgiving. Friday, you're eating leftover leftovers - a source of excitement for some people.

wait this is really funny. I need more of your food antidotes.

The people eating this food are not your guests. They are victims.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess I have just been doing this so long (since I was a kid with my mom and grandmothers) I don't understand why you can't get dinner ready on the day of including baking a turkey. It isn't that hard, to me. O

I don’t know about your family, but my grandmother was a SAHM who made everything from scratch. She’d slave away all day in the kitchen, preparing the feast. There was nothing relaxing about Thanksgiving for her. Meanwhile, all my grandpa had to do was to add some leaves to the table and move some chairs around. My mom and aunts would help in the kitchen. My dad and uncles watched football. Today, most moms work outside the home. They want to enjoy the holiday too.

It just isn't that hard to me. I don't know how to explain it, but I actually don't want help, I make a plan, get in a zone and I get it all done. I set my table and all of that the night before. I clean as I go. I might do prep that night before but I am not cooking until day of. It feels easy to me I guess because I have been doing it for so long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess I have just been doing this so long (since I was a kid with my mom and grandmothers) I don't understand why you can't get dinner ready on the day of including baking a turkey. It isn't that hard, to me. O

I don’t know about your family, but my grandmother was a SAHM who made everything from scratch. She’d slave away all day in the kitchen, preparing the feast. There was nothing relaxing about Thanksgiving for her. Meanwhile, all my grandpa had to do was to add some leaves to the table and move some chairs around. My mom and aunts would help in the kitchen. My dad and uncles watched football. Today, most moms work outside the home. They want to enjoy the holiday too.

It just isn't that hard to me. I don't know how to explain it, but I actually don't want help, I make a plan, get in a zone and I get it all done. I set my table and all of that the night before. I clean as I go. I might do prep that night before but I am not cooking until day of. It feels easy to me I guess because I have been doing it for so long.

I should add that I don't have sisters, but my brothers always bring side dishes they have cooked (not their wives, them). So we might be just be people who find that cooking comes easily to us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess I have just been doing this so long (since I was a kid with my mom and grandmothers) I don't understand why you can't get dinner ready on the day of including baking a turkey. It isn't that hard, to me. O

I don’t know about your family, but my grandmother was a SAHM who made everything from scratch. She’d slave away all day in the kitchen, preparing the feast. There was nothing relaxing about Thanksgiving for her. Meanwhile, all my grandpa had to do was to add some leaves to the table and move some chairs around. My mom and aunts would help in the kitchen. My dad and uncles watched football. Today, most moms work outside the home. They want to enjoy the holiday too.

Dp

If you are unwilling or unable to assist me preparing the meal, you get what you get.

If the green bean casserole isn’t present because the dishes I prepared are scratch and fresh, that’s a you problem.

Thanksgiving is handled differently now. Each household contributes instead of one household providing the food for everybody. We don’t want anyone in the kitchen all day.

Green Bean casserole was probably a bad example. We do the same. We outsource items that travel well and don’t need the oven. We find its not necessary if you plan accordingly and have capable help. I understand that’s not for everyone though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess I have just been doing this so long (since I was a kid with my mom and grandmothers) I don't understand why you can't get dinner ready on the day of including baking a turkey. It isn't that hard, to me. O

I don’t know about your family, but my grandmother was a SAHM who made everything from scratch. She’d slave away all day in the kitchen, preparing the feast. There was nothing relaxing about Thanksgiving for her. Meanwhile, all my grandpa had to do was to add some leaves to the table and move some chairs around. My mom and aunts would help in the kitchen. My dad and uncles watched football. Today, most moms work outside the home. They want to enjoy the holiday too.

It just isn't that hard to me. I don't know how to explain it, but I actually don't want help, I make a plan, get in a zone and I get it all done. I set my table and all of that the night before. I clean as I go. I might do prep that night before but I am not cooking until day of. It feels easy to me I guess because I have been doing it for so long.

This.

It's little things like this that make it possible to do so much more.

We double our oven space by reducing portions to the exact guest count and batching. If we have 15 guests, we don't prepare 25 or 30 portions of sides. We prepare 15. The remainder of the sides goes in the oven after primary is moved to the serving table. There is no rule that says everything including leftovers must be cooked in one batch.

If we need more real estate, a turkey rests perfectly well in a Sterno Tray. The home versions are inexpensive and they are just as effective as the steam table on the line. This frees up the entire oven. Combined with batching, this alone will feed a lot of people a fresh meal. To scale this up to any Thanksgiving guest count, add more Sterno Trays keeping durable sides at holding temp.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because reheated leftovers are for the day after Thanksgiving.

The Friday leftovers were most likely prepared Wednesday, or Tuesday.

I throw food in the trash after 24 hours.

Even food safety experts aren’t that stringent. You’re just wasteful. Most things are fine for up to 3 days, if kept refrigerated. Some leftovers can also be frozen and then thawed and reheated later without degradation.

+1 That’s incredibly wasteful. You’ve never noticed that recipes will specify which components can be made a day or two earlier?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because reheated leftovers are for the day after Thanksgiving.

The Friday leftovers were most likely prepared Wednesday, or Tuesday.

I throw food in the trash after 24 hours.

Even food safety experts aren’t that stringent. You’re just wasteful. Most things are fine for up to 3 days, if kept refrigerated. Some leftovers can also be frozen and then thawed and reheated later without degradation.

I’m not throwing out the 24+ hour food for safety reasons; I’m throwing it out because I’m not eating it.

I prefer eating a meal I just cooked.

To clarify, food goes in compost, not trash. So not wasteful. Or I feed it to dogs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because reheated leftovers are for the day after Thanksgiving.

The Friday leftovers were most likely prepared Wednesday, or Tuesday.

I throw food in the trash after 24 hours.

Even food safety experts aren’t that stringent. You’re just wasteful. Most things are fine for up to 3 days, if kept refrigerated. Some leftovers can also be frozen and then thawed and reheated later without degradation.

+1 That’s incredibly wasteful. You’ve never noticed that recipes will specify which components can be made a day or two earlier?

What you describe is different than a fully prepared meal stored under refrigeration or frozen waiting to be reheated.