My church is planning a awards banquet for approxmately 250 ladies, buffet-style. The menu includes roasted chicken but I am sure how many whole chickens to purchase could you help does anyone have any suggestions? Also, our last event the dinner rolls were hard within minutes, how do I keep them from turning hard while sitting on the buffet table, any suggestions

Any help will most appreciated

By Catergreat (Catergreat) on Friday, July 05, 2002 - 12:51 pm: Edit

I believe you are saying you are "NOT sure how many to purchase could you help does anyone have suggestions?"

Why is poor grammer and run on sentences acceptable on the internet?

If I were roasting chickens for ladies, I would purchase 250 chicken quarters.

As for the rolls, cover them until ready to serve....

Hope this helps..

By Mbw (Mbw) on Friday, July 05, 2002 - 05:42 pm: Edit

Catergreat: I have no speel checks in the wew proccesd in tees winder

Chill dude.

Very few people consider electronic communication to be as formal as handwritten/printed/typed communication.

As I cook, AND sell I see this frequently.


Sandy: Don't mind him. I refer to the joke about the frog, and the scorpion. "It is his nature"

Most of us are real nice despite the slams. Notice he immediately gave good information after the insult? A good sign he is a REAL chef yep many chefs are class A $%@##&*%$@#$*&, but in the heat of battle is when it counts..

By Mbw (Mbw) on Friday, July 05, 2002 - 05:42 pm: Edit

Catergreat: I have no speel checks in the wew proccesd in tees winder

Chill dude.

Very few people consider electronic communication to be as formal as handwritten/printed/typed communication.

As I cook, AND sell I see this frequently.


Sandy: Don't mind him. I refer to the joke about the frog, and the scorpion. "It is his nature"

Most of us are real nice despite the slams. Notice he immediately gave good information after the insult? A good sign he is a REAL chef yep many chefs are class A $%@##&*%$@#$*&, but in the heat of battle is when it counts..

By Mbw (Mbw) on Friday, July 05, 2002 - 05:43 pm: Edit

OK how do I delete one?

By Mbw (Mbw) on Friday, July 05, 2002 - 05:57 pm: Edit

FRESH BREAD: If you are using good bread it will go stale fast. Sweet dinner rolls will be the softest, and packaged diner rolls even softer(good for Carp fishing). If you are using a store bought product. leave it IN the package untill the last minute, cut REAL bread may be placed in clean garbage bags until service. Your room temp/humidity will all play a part too.

Plastic wrap works
A moist clean towel works

CHICKEN: 250 Chicken quarters. YEP sounds good to me! Now I would get a bit more breast, but in Northern California they think they are being healthier... LOL

CUT: I vote cut for fryers(8). This will give you thigh, breast, leg, wing X2 all separate. Quartered you will get Breast wing combo, and a Thigh Drumstick peice. I think your laidies will like more choice, more peices. Needing to cut onsite would be a problem too.

Quartered--250 peices one per
Fryer------500 peices two per

By Sandy (Sandy) on Monday, July 08, 2002 - 08:33 am: Edit

Good point!!! I tend to type way too fast and in doing so my sentences are sometimes written very poorly. Nevertheless, I do apologize for my grammar......so thanks again.

Having said that, I want to THANK everyone for there suggestions and saving me in the nick of time............I really love this website. Take care

Sandy