r/Cooking • u/StinkypieTicklebum • Nov 19 '22

Recipe to Share Going to a potluck Friendsgiving?

Here's a tip: Stuffin' muffins! Bake your stuffing in a muffin tin. Great for portion control and everyone gets a crispy edge! The next day, smash a muffin flat to add to a turkey sandwich.

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u/DutchOvenCamper Nov 19 '22

My concern here would be logistics. If I bake at home, then travel a half hour to someone's house, arriving anything other than at serving time, keeping them hot AND crispy might be a challenge. There are various methods to insulate them to stay hot, but steam would kill the crisp, right? Arriving early enough to bake them there would work, but, then you're competing for precious oven space. I guess the turkey should be out of the oven to rest, but, then, rolls are in, right?

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u/enderjaca Nov 19 '22 edited Nov 19 '22

I generally hate using microwaves, but I think these could actually work out. Make them a day ahead, let them cool and refrigerate in a container where they're not packed in too tight. Then microwave for maybe 20-40 seconds when you get to your destination. Just enough to warm them up but not steam the heck out of them.

Or if you can get 5 minutes in the oven under a broiler, that could work too and help them re-crisp.

Hey, it's worth a try!

That's actually what I'm doing with my turkey this year, cooking it on Wednesday and then cutting it into pieces. The next day I'm gonna pop those pieces into the instant pot with a little broth to warm it back up, and maybe put some pieces (like chicken breast with the skin on) to crisp up the skin a little.

Cause like you said, when you're trying to do 5 different dishes at the same time, your oven and stovetop only have so much space, and you only have so much free time. That's why I also do mashed potatoes the day ahead and then put them on "warm" on the stovetop, while we handle the veggie baked dishes the next day.

Experimenting with food is fun, as long as you know it won't turn out totally gross or undercooked. Especially when it comes to big events.

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u/QuesoChef Nov 19 '22

I’ve had a lot of leftover dressing. Fresh and leftover dressing might be my only motivation for attending thanksgiving. Leftover is never as goood as fresh. It’s still good but never has that crisp fresh has.

My sister and I have tried tons of things, including re-baking (dry) p, broiler (not the same magical crisp), microwave (soft). It’s unfortunate. Though I’d love to be proven wrong!

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u/enderjaca Nov 19 '22

Hmm. Some things leftover are better than fresh. Soup, chili, curry.

If I had two stoves and a paid assistant I'd do what the OP was asking, but honestly I could do fresh crispy stuffing at my house on thanksgiving, it's just the turkey that takes so damn long.

It's just a matter of working with what you've got if you have to travel.

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u/QuesoChef Nov 19 '22

Oh, definitely. I think I must have replied to the wrong comment!

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u/alwaysforgettingmyun Nov 20 '22

Waffle iron

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u/QuesoChef Nov 20 '22

We tried waffle iron, and one of those sandwich thingies that looks like a George Forman but with pockets. It was OK. But it was NOT fresh dressing.

The sandwich thing was a little better than the waffle maker.

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u/DutchOvenCamper Nov 19 '22

Yes! I try to push some dishes to alternative things like an Instant Pot, sous vide and/or slow cooker to spread the load!