WildFireEric
Senior Cook
Question: Any of you have experience or advice or thoughts on shipping some ribs and butt to CA? I got a buddy that survived cancer and I told him in the middle of it that I'd cook some up for him when he's back to normal. Well, he pulled through and I can't renege on a bet (that he'd die or survive, can I???. So he did his part. He lived. I think the chemo should be almost worn off by now and his taste buds should be ready for some food. Apparently when on chemo, you don't think much about enjoying food. I coulda fed him cardboard and he'd think it was McDonalds (same difference).
So, I figured I'd cook about 5 racks of ribs and three butts. Buy a supermarket styrofoam ice chest and put some ice and maybe dry ice and overnight it. Overnighting 30 lbs is about $100 so I was wondering if there's a cheaper way to do this...Like wait until the coldest day of the year and maybe the stuff will be ice cold in the airplane cargo, the warehouse and the delivery truck and then I wouldn't need too much ice. I think dry ice you need a bunch, but it makes your stuff super cold, thus it would take longer for it to thaw out???
Any ideas? I'm just planning it now. Probably won't do this until December.
So, I figured I'd cook about 5 racks of ribs and three butts. Buy a supermarket styrofoam ice chest and put some ice and maybe dry ice and overnight it. Overnighting 30 lbs is about $100 so I was wondering if there's a cheaper way to do this...Like wait until the coldest day of the year and maybe the stuff will be ice cold in the airplane cargo, the warehouse and the delivery truck and then I wouldn't need too much ice. I think dry ice you need a bunch, but it makes your stuff super cold, thus it would take longer for it to thaw out???
Any ideas? I'm just planning it now. Probably won't do this until December.