When things don't go as planned (Or :Just another day for me)

So we went out this morning to Meijer and picked up our "pre-cooked" holiday meal.  I've never gone this route before, and I don't believe I ever will again.

To begin with, or as a refresher to those of you who already know this, the meal consisted of a pre-cooked 10-12lb bird, 4lbs of mashed potatoes, 2lbs of stuffing, gravy, cranberry salad, and a dozen rolls.  Actually not bad for $30.  What they tell you at the store is that you will need to put the bird in the oven for about an hour or so to reheat it.  Ok, fair enough.  What they didn't tell me was that the mashed potatoes were in packages and in need of a large microwavable bowl, which I do not own.  I discovered this after I got home of course, but managed to use smaller bowls to get by.

Another problem was that the turkey was partially frozen.  Yes, it was pre-cooked.  But since it was partially frozen, that means reheating it evenly is impossible.  It was too big for the microwave and I wasn't going to let it soak in water for several hours.  So I put it in the oven for just under 90 minutes, and fortunately I didn't dry out the non-frozen parts but there were still some parts of the bird that were cool.  So those had to be nuked before eating.  It was a bit of a hassle with some unexpected moments, but in the end we had a good meal and a good time stuffing ourselves while watching Netflix.

Next time though?  Restaurant.  :)