On Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:27:59 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> We got a Boston Market meal one year. It was good but we would have liked
>> more food.
>>
>> I mail ordered a meal one year. Was upset because it came with a whole
>> turkey and it was only supposed to be the breast. The meat was cooked but it
>> needed a reheat in the oven. I had no pan large enough. Bought a foil
>> roasting pan that turned out to be too flimsy. To make matters worse, I
>> pierced the pan with a knife when trying to slice it. I had a juicy mess in
>> the oven, all over the top of the stove, the floor.
>
>I usually buy a foil roasting pan, but you *always* put it on a
>cookie sheet or more. Save from spills like you have but also
>easier to remove from oven when it's hot.

Those foil pans are totally useless - and dangerous - for the longest
time now steel roasting pans with a non-stick coating have been
available for cheap.
https://www.amazon.com/casaWare-Gran...p+roasting+pan

>> The turkey tasted fine. There was just far too much of it. None of us are
>> big turkey lovers. One meal and perhaps leftovers for another are fine.
>
>Always clear freezer space before a big holiday meal. Cooking
>101.
>Frozen leftovers last a long time.
>
>> But the sides and the dessert? Not appealing. The potatoes had weird stuff
>> in them like egg whites and soy bean oil. I wound up tossing all of the
>> sides out as nobody ate any beyond the first bite. So... I paid a ton of
>> money for this meal and we all went hungry.
>
>You claim you love to cook. WTH do you not cook the entire meal
>yourself? That way you can cook just what everyone wants and
>likes.