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39. Whole Foods offers cooked holiday meals with sides. Not bad. Can order online and then pick up.

Sat Dec 21, 2019, 07:59 PM

Dec 2019

Some Safeways also do and other specialty grocery stores. No, not as good as you would do yourself, but not terrible. Safeway has good catered food like appetizer and sandwich trays, better than what they sell in their deli. So you can pick and choose. Also, if you get a roaster, you can just order sides. I think a Boston Market also does prepared meals for a crowd.

I had a Kenmore dryer on the fritz. Technician was terrible. Electrical contractor partner discovered the problem.

Whatever you do, people can have a good time just being together.

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Having family for Christmas and the oven stopped working last night. [View all] Fla Dem Dec 2019 OP

Here you go... jberryhill Dec 2019 #1

Snort!!! Historic NY Dec 2019 #4

Another thought. guillaumeb Dec 2019 #29

😁 part of my platform for a POTUS run would be standardization of Chinese menus underpants Dec 2019 #33

Holy shit! Where do I donate? jberryhill Dec 2019 #35

Hahah blm Dec 2019 #40

You can do that only if you standardize charging cords first. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2019 #49

Uh oh. underpants Dec 2019 #61

My niece's oven crapped out on Thanksgiving 2018. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #44

Omg, such timing! FM123 Dec 2019 #2

Thanks for the thought. Maybe I'll just go out and buy one. But not sure it'll take a 10lb turkey. Fla Dem Dec 2019 #12

there are electric roasters that can easily handle a turkey. Grasswire2 Dec 2019 #30

VERY sorry, elleng Dec 2019 #3

So sorry .. CatMor Dec 2019 #5

It's just not Christmas eve dinner, but Christmas Day as well Fla Dem Dec 2019 #9

The turkey without an oven is a real problem .... CatMor Dec 2019 #13

Most sides can be microwaved to heat up. LisaL Dec 2019 #27

Yup, will do the sides in the microwave. Fla Dem Dec 2019 #43

Did you try resetting the circuit breaker? In_The_Wind Dec 2019 #6

Just did, no change. Thanks for the idea. Fla Dem Dec 2019 #10

Enjoy takeout. In_The_Wind Dec 2019 #15

My son True Blue American Dec 2019 #16

Sounds wonderful! In_The_Wind Dec 2019 #18

It was cold here at Thanksgiving True Blue American Dec 2019 #19

What Was said upthread wryter2000 Dec 2019 #28

I use a George Foreman Rotisserie. In_The_Wind Dec 2019 #47

I was just going to suggest that. mnhtnbb Dec 2019 #50

Happened to us one Thanksgiving Morning. Gracious neighbor helped coordinate empedocles Dec 2019 #7

I found some good info using Google billcantdeal Dec 2019 #8

Yes, thanks. We've been there several times. Fla Dem Dec 2019 #11

Maybe a big electric roaster would work NotASurfer Dec 2019 #14

Best turkey I ever ate was spatchcocked, brined in (among other things) bourbon and fierywoman Dec 2019 #17

Spatchcocked?:) True Blue American Dec 2019 #20

Try it! #&%$&-ing brilliant !!! fierywoman Dec 2019 #25

I know how to do it True Blue American Dec 2019 #45

I guess it will make a humorous story to tell Ohiogal Dec 2019 #21

How well do you know your neighbors? sdfernando Dec 2019 #22

According to internet appliance repair sites it's the door lock system csziggy Dec 2019 #23

csziggy is the BOMB 💣 underpants Dec 2019 #31

! csziggy Dec 2019 #36

I have a Sears True Blue American Dec 2019 #46

Searss (or Kenmore) appliances were just rebranded and made by other companies csziggy Dec 2019 #48

I had exactly this problem! dawg day Dec 2019 #51

JIC plans (Just in case) Niagara Dec 2019 #24

Yep, there are stores that would make the dinner if ordered. Hopefully it's not too late. LisaL Dec 2019 #26

My in-laws changed plans Niagara Dec 2019 #38

electric plug-in roaster handles 24 pound turkey Grasswire2 Dec 2019 #32

May look into it even i the oven gets fixed. Thanks Fla Dem Dec 2019 #55

You can make a ton of things like beef stew, yellowdogintexas Dec 2019 #64

ribs, too. Oven BBQ style. nt Grasswire2 Dec 2019 #65

Christmas morning NO HOT WATER 10 guests + our 4 IADEMO2004 Dec 2019 #34

Wow, sometimes everything just falls into place. Glad all came out well. Fla Dem Dec 2019 #56

Same thing happened with my Kenmore Elite Rorey Dec 2019 #37

Whole Foods offers cooked holiday meals with sides. Not bad. Can order online and then pick up. emmaverybo Dec 2019 #39

Yea, Whole Foods sure does. LisaL Dec 2019 #41

We did Whole Foods one year. Totally bland, everything. Karadeniz Dec 2019 #59

Agree. Cranberry sauce good. Gravy good. Beans undercooked. Potatoes bland mush. Stuffing bland. emmaverybo Dec 2019 #60

If you have a waffle iron mercuryblues Dec 2019 #42

Thanks for all the great suggestions Fla Dem Dec 2019 #57

several Insta Pots?? RazBerryBeret Dec 2019 #52

I don't know about a microwave, but I fixed Christmas dinner on a hot plate once. catrose Dec 2019 #53

Re: asking the neighbors, Lefta Dissenter Dec 2019 #54

I had one of those ovens about the same age. defacto7 Dec 2019 #58

I share your frustration...One of my two showers is now kaput as of 5 am when the faucet knob broke. hlthe2b Dec 2019 #62

See update in main post. Fla Dem Dec 2019 #63