2024 Thanksgiving Meal Reheating Instructions – Saddleback BBQ

Thank you for purchasing a Thanksgiving Meal from Saddleback BBQ! Here are our comprehensive reheating instructions. 

We recommend setting aside 4-5 hours for this process. This will allow you to complete all of the necessary steps without worrying about having the food ready on time. So if you’d like to eat at 3pm, start this process at 10am. 

Whole Turkey

1. Put whole turkey in deep aluminum pan
2. Add about and inch of water
3. (Optional) Put a small amount of chicken stock in the water
4. Put in oven at 300F
5. Check after one hour, you’re looking for internal temperature of 165F
6. If not done, place back in oven checking every 30 minutes
7. This process can take up to three and a half hours for the turkey to reach 165F
8. If the turkey gets done before you would like to eat, don’t stress, just set your oven to it’s lowest possible setting and keep it in the oven. 

 

Half Turkey

1. Put half turkey in deep aluminum pan
2. Add about and inch of water
3. (Optional) Put a small amount of chicken stock in the water
4. Put in oven at 300F
5. Check after 50 minutes, you’re looking for internal temperature of 165F
6. If not done, place back in oven checking every 20 minutes
7. This process can take up to two hours for the turkey to reach 165F

 

Mashed Potatoes – Place in a saucepan, bring stove to medium heat. Add butter and milk and stir until you reach your desired consistency. Continue to stir occasionally until you reach your ideal temperature (5-10 minutes).  

 

Mac & Cheese – Place in a saucepan, bring stove to medium heat. Add butter and milk and stir until you reach your desired consistency. Continue to stir occasionally until you reach your ideal temperature (5-10 minutes).  

 

Gravy – Place in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally and pull off heat once you reach you desired temperature (3-6 minutes) 

 

Sweet Potatoes – Place in a saucepan over medium heat. Add milk and butter until you reach your desired consistency. Continue to stir occasionally until you reach your ideal temperature (5-10 minutes).