Kitchen

[coffee drinker]

Around my area (CT) some of the larger grocery chains have all- prepared Thanksgiving dinners for approx. $50 for everything from the turkey (approx. 12 lbs.) to dessert.  I'm so tempted to try this just one time since we'll be 5 at the most.  Apparently, they're all cooked.  You have to defrost and heat up. Have any of you tried these prepared dinners?  How are they?

[Azcowgirl]

@coffee drinker,

We have had the Turkey dinners several times, and been pleased every time. 

Weve tried Smiths, Safeway and Albertsons. All were very good.

[meem120]

Last year I was unable to cook due to illness and we ordered the turkey feast from The Honey Ham Store.  It was very good.

[GAQShopr53]

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@coffee drinker wrote:

Around my area (CT) some of the larger grocery chains have all- prepared Thanksgiving dinners for approx. $50 for everything from the turkey (approx. 12 lbs.) to dessert.  I'm so tempted to try this just one time since we'll be 5 at the most.  Apparently, they're all cooked.  You have to defrost and heat up. Have any of you tried these prepared dinners?  How are they?

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@coffee drinker for about 5 years I would order and have my son who lives in Tampa pick up the dinner.  He was in college and worked in retail and could not always travel home for the holidays and really enjoyed the meal.  The first couple of years I ordered from Publix and the last year I ordered from Walmart.  He liked the Publix better becasue the food was more home cooked than frozen.

[homedecor1]

One year we were invited to a friends house for TG.  She ordered the dinner (sides included) and dessert from Publix.

Instead of just re-heating it she put in oven 350 for 4 hours covered...omg, we never laughed so much when it was like "turkey jerky".

Another year we had it at another friends & honestly, in a pinch it's OK but for me it was tasteless and dry.

Personally, I could do the same -- cook the day before & reheat.  This year I've solved all that stress spouse said "let's try a WaWa Turkey Gobbler"...sounds like a plan!🦃🦃🦃

[Drythe]

The past two years neither of us was able / up to cooking.  We ordered the whole meal from Whole Foods.  

It was very good, they offer a very good vegetarian meal in addition to the turkey thing.

[OKPrincess]

We’ve ordered from Cracker Barrel in the past. I love their pies too.

[fthunt]

Today's Sunday paper - Wegmen's advertising the entire dinner for 12 people at around $280 - hot and ready to go.  I've never done it but tried one year when my stove quit - yes, quit - during the first 2 hours of turkey cooking.  Couldn't find nor buy a turkey meal for a million $ - for last minute order.  I thawed 'something' and that was the dinner.

[newjerseygirl]

A few years ago, I ordered from Wegman's.  It as very good.

Included with the dinner, was a list with all the times needed to heat up each item.  I made my own list, starting with the longest heat up time, and then added each item to the oven at the right time so everything was heated and ready to go when I was ready to serve dinner.

I like to get pies from Wegman's also.  I think they are very good.

[GCR18]

My mother is also in CT.  Today I ordered the precooked meal from shoprite.