Keep Food Warm Without Sternos!

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Sports Mama Tip: Keep Food Warm Without Sternos!

Hey Sports Mamas, I have a quick tip for you today. Next time you’re feeding the team hotdogs, burgers, or any type of warm sandwich, be sure to whip out your handy, dandy cooler! Yep, you heard me right. No warming trays or Sternos needed!

This past week we fed our boys chicken patty sandwiches as part of their pre-game meal. One of my football mama BFFs and I made them at home and then loaded them up and took them to the school. Nobody wants a cold or soggy sandwich. Am I right?! Here’s what we did to be sure they were still warm when it was time to serve.

  • We baked the patties according to the package (164 of them total!) and placed them on buns.
  • We then wrapped each sandwich individually in aluminum foil.
  • Once all of the patties were wrapped, we placed them back in the oven on it’s lowest temperature setting.
  • Before we headed to the school, we placed them in coolers.

When it was time to serve, the sandwiches were still piping hot. The other volunteers commented on how warm they were and the team absolutely loved them!

You’d think that the buns would get soggy or even crunchy being placed in the oven, but they definitely did not. They were just right. In fact, we used this same method for hotdogs after a scrimmage and they were warm a good three hours after coming out of the oven! 

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Happy Labor Day weekend, Mamas!

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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 20, 2022 at 8:44 PMAwesome idea! Going to try for football gamesReply
  2. AnonymousAugust 20, 2022 at 8:46 PMGreat idea, thank youReply
  3. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2022 at 12:30 AMAwesome idea. What did you serve with them? I’m needing ideas got pregame meals. ReplyReplies
    1. confessionsofasportsmamaSeptember 21, 2022 at 10:15 AMFor this post, we made chicken patty sandwiches. We’ve done it for hotdogs and burgers as well. Hope this helps!
  4. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2023 at 4:11 PMI plan on making pulled pork sandwiches so your tips for keeping sandwiches warm is great. You mentioned spaghetti as a team meal which I was thinking about doing also. How have you gone about keeping individual portions of spaghetti warm?ReplyReplies
    1. confessionsofasportsmamaFebruary 9, 2023 at 10:33 AMIt’ll work perfectly for your sandwiches! I’ve never done individual pasta portions, but I’d think you could do something similar. Good luck!
  5. AnonymousMarch 19, 2023 at 10:49 AMI do this with sausage biscuits for game day. Works great and keeps the biscuit nice and soft.
    ReplyReplies
    1. confessionsofasportsmamaMarch 22, 2023 at 12:09 PMWorks like a charm!
  6. AnonymousMarch 21, 2023 at 8:40 AMHow long do you put them in the oven on the lowest setting?ReplyReplies
    1. confessionsofasportsmamaMarch 22, 2023 at 12:09 PMUntil they are ready to be transferred to the cooler for transport 🙂
    2. AnonymousMarch 15, 2024 at 4:55 PMHow long would you say is the max amount of time the wrapped sandwiches should be warmed in the oven?
    3. confessionsofasportsmamaMarch 21, 2024 at 10:31 AMBecause the temperature is so low, I would say up to 3 hours.
    4. AnonymousDecember 27, 2024 at 11:52 AMDid you add hot water to the cooler then empty it out before adding the sandwiches?
    5. confessionsofasportsmamaJanuary 3, 2025 at 11:48 AMNope!

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