So, you’ve spend hours and hours preparing all that delicous food, and it’s over in 30 minutes…talk about anticlimactic!! You then have the daunting task of dealing with all that leftover food! Enlist your guests to help you to get everything into the refrigerator soon after eating. I use plastic zip bags for all leftovers, they will fit beautifully in your refrigerator when space is at a minimum. I recommend dismanteling the turkey first, reserve all the meat and SAVE THE CARCASS!! We are going to make some beautiful stock with it very soon, remove the meat saving any pieces such as wing tips and any bones, wrap with cling wrap and put into a large zip bag and freeze. If you haven’t eaten a good amount of the turkey meat after a couple of days, why not freeze for later. Always label the bag with the contents and the date it goes into the freezer, Sharpe pens work great on plastic bags.
It is important when you use leftovers that you heat them to a high enough temperature before eating, a minimum temperature of 165′. It is important too, that you allow microwaved food sit for at least 2 minutes for even heat distribution.
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