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Transporting Cold Sides

Dear all,

Ive moved my backyard hobby into a barbecue catering company. We are just learning the ropes, but people love our food and we sell out quickly in all of our events.

Our hot items include brisket, pulled pork, smoked chicken thighs, hot links, and pit beans. We seem to have hot food transport figured out by using Cambro style transporters and sheet pans.

CAMMOO 95Qt Non-Electrical Food... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLB9RV9J?ref=ppx\_pop\_mob\_ap\_share

Our cold items include corn salad, macaroni salad, sauces, and cole slaw. We are currently struggling with transporting our cold items. We are currently using a 120 Quart igloo cooler with ice with the sides packaged in 8 quart Cambro containers.

Igloo Polar Cooler (120-Quart,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QILD6W?ref=ppx\_pop\_mob\_ap\_share

https://a.co/d/01cvL7ij

  1. The igloo cooler is big and heavy. It doesnt pack well in our transport vehicle.

  2. the square 8 quart cambro containers dont fit well. We havent had a spill, but we have had lids stay on after tipping over.

  3. We do like having the ice with us, so coolers are great

  4. Due to unique storage space constraints, We cannot store another cambro style transporter.

Does anyone have a better set up for transporting cold sides. A better combination of containers and coolers to keep this all organized?

Thank you for your guidance,

-Crafted

Posted Feb 23, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC

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