Heating Instructions

Keeping your hot pick-up catering orders warm:

• For brief periods between your pick-up and eating times, we recommend you keep the pans in the insulated catering boxes. These will keep your food at a temperature for serving.
• If waiting 1-3 hours between pick-up and eating times, we recommend you take the aluminum pans out of their catering boxes and put the pans into an oven with the lids on, on a low heat (approx. 200 degrees fahrenheit, depending on your oven).
• If waiting more than 3 hours, for food safety reasons, we recommend you allow the food to cool between pick-up and serving time by taking pans out of the catering boxes, cooling, and placing them in the refrigerator once cooled. Then you may follow the cold pick-up heating instructions below, as usual.

NOTE: Do not place aluminum pans in a microwave – these are only suitable for oven heating.

Heating your individual Thanksgiving turkey dinners:

We recommend heating your fully cooked, individual turkey dinners by placing them in the microwave for several minutes (depending on your appliance) according to your heat preference. These dinners are packaged in a microwaveable plastic container, so you can choose to leave them in their containers while microwaving, or you may transfer them to your own dishware to heat, based on your personal preferences.

Heating your cold pick-up catering orders:

ROASTED TURKEY 

All turkeys are carved and placed in catering pans. 

• preheat oven to 350 degrees. Reheating with lids on, approximately one hour, check after 1/2 hour. Check frequently since oven temperatures differ. 
• If putting a complete dinner in the oven, reheating food may take longer with more pans in the oven. 

HARVEST MULTI GRAIN OR VEGETARIAN STUFFING 

Heat at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour with lid on. 

GARDEN VEGETABLES OR CANDIED YAMS 

Heat at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour with lid on. 

MASHED POTATOES 

Heat at 350 degrees for 45 minutes with lid on. Halfway through heating the potatoes should be mixed. 

LASAGNA 

Heat at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour to 45 minutes with lid on. (Let sit 10 minutes before serving) 

MACARONI & CHEESE 

Heat at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour with lid on and stir as needed. 

TURKEY GRAVY 

Transfer gravy to a saucepan and heat over medium heat until simmering, stir frequently. 

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP 

Transfer soup to a saucepan and heat over medium heat until simmering, stir frequently with spoon or whisk. 

QUICHE 

Remove from plastic clam, place in the oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes until heated through. 

Many dishes have plastic wrap between food & the aluminum lid to keep the food from sticking to the lid and spilling in-transit. We use BPA-free, restaurant-grade plastic wrap that will not melt in the oven when covered with the aluminum lid. Please remove before serving. 

PORK LOIN

Heat approximately 30-45 minutes with lid on.

BORDELAISE SAUCE, PINOT NOIR DEMI GLACE

Transfer sauce to a saucepan and heat over medium heat, stir frequently

CHICKEN CHAMPAGNE, FRANCAISE, PICATTA, MARSALA, CORDON BLEU, GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST

Heat for 1/2 hour to 45 minutes with lid on.

SOLE ROULADES, SOLE FLORENTINE, GRILLED SALMON Heat for 1/2 hour with lid on.

GARDEN VEGETABLES, STRING BEANS, HERB ROASTED POTATOES, RICE PILAF
Heat for 1/2 hour with lid on.

BEEF BOURGUIGNON, PEPPER STEAK, MASHED POTATOES OR PULLED PORK

Heat for 45 minutes with lid on. Halfway through heating, stir.

LASAGNA, EGGPLANT ROLLANTINI Heat for 1/2  hour  to 45 minutes with lid on.

SWEDISH, ITALIAN, OR SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS Heat for 1/2 hour with lid on and stir occasionally.

PASTA PRIMAVERA, MEDITERRANEAN PASTA, PENNE A LA VODKA, SHORT RIB CAVATELLI, MACARONI AND CHEESE Heat for 1/2 hour with lid on and stir as needed.

 SOUP Transfer soup to a saucepan, heat over medium heat until simmering, stir frequently with whisk.

QUICHE Heat for 30 minutes until warm

HORS D’OEUVRES:

ROASTED PEAR AND BRIE  Reheat 5 minutes with lid off, do not overbake.
VEGETARIAN STUFFED MUSHROOMS cook for 1/2 hour with lid off
MINI CRAB CAKES, SEAFOOD RAGOUT, MEXICAN SPRING ROLLS, LOADED BAKED POTATO BITES, MAC AND CHEESE BITES, COCONUT SHRIMP SKEWERS & PETIT FRANKS Reheat 10 Minutes with lid off
CHICKEN SKEWERS Reheat 10 Minutes or until warm with lid on

WARM SPINACH ARTICHOKE OR BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP reheat 20 Minutes or until warm, 350 degrees with Lid on

Many dishes have plastic wrap between food & the aluminum lid to keep the food from sticking to the lid and spilling in-transit. We use BPA-free, restaurant-grade plastic wrap that will not melt in the oven when covered with the aluminum lid. Please remove before serving.