gzilla45 Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Due to the large size of my family, we always have Christmas dinner at a local hotel in one of their conference rooms. It also helps that they have an indoor water park too. My problem is that I signed up to bring jerk chicken(Jamaican theme) but I'm struggling to figure out how to keep it warm. We'll be there a good 4 hours before dinner actually starts. I'm trying to determine if I should grill it before I get there and try keeping it warm in a nesco or grill it 80% of the way before going and then bringing a small grill to finish it in the parking lot right before we eat. I'm not sure the second option would go over to well with the hotel though. Anybody have a good suggestion on keeping grilled chicken warm without it drying out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 If you had access to a small steam table that would probably work, about all else I know would be to warm it and keep it warm in tightly sealed foil bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarcheryhunter Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 A cooler keeps stuff warm a long time to..that's Wat I would do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Get a chafing dish. You can prob even rent one from a wedding place if you want a large one and don't want to spend the money. They'll run on candles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Not like the idea of keeping it warm that long..I'd rather keep it cold and use microwave to reheat or some kind of warming tray right before you eat.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Get a chafing dish. You can prob even rent one from a wedding place if you want a large one and don't want to spend the money. They'll run on candles yea we use them for big parties. they work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 A crock pot would work too if you keep it on low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzilla45 Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Thanks for the help guys. Appreciate it. My mom has a chafing dish and I'm going to test it to see how long the chicken will stay good in it. My parents only live about 15 mins from the hotel so I just may leave the party to cook it and come back which I'll use as my backup plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snipe Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 A cooler as mentioned is your best bet for a large amount.. We use them for catering gigs all the time.. Before you wrap up cooking fill a large cooler with hot water and let sit for 30 minutes.. While it is heating from the water you can grab 4-8 bricks wrap in foil and then toss in the oven around 200°... These will be your heat sink... Once they are hot drain the water place heavy towels on the bottom of the cooler then place the bricks on the towels.. You then can place your foil wrapped food ontop of place cookie sheets on the bricks then the food.. Close the lid and you have a hotbox ready for travel.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 A cooler as mentioned is your best bet for a large amount.. We use them for catering gigs all the time.. Before you wrap up cooking fill a large cooler with hot water and let sit for 30 minutes.. While it is heating from the water you can grab 4-8 bricks wrap in foil and then toss in the oven around 200°... These will be your heat sink... Once they are hot drain the water place heavy towels on the bottom of the cooler then place the bricks on the towels.. You then can place your foil wrapped food ontop of place cookie sheets on the bricks then the food.. Close the lid and you have a hotbox ready for travel.. i think the chafing dishes once you get there will work real well... but above is an awesome idea if it's farther away. good tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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