3.21.2012

What Kind Of Catering Equipment Is Needed For Outdoor Catering?

By Steve Tory


What do you need to make sure that your outdoor catered affair is a success? You'll find numerous aspects to think about when catering any event, and the proper catering equipment is one of them. Catering in the great outdoors gives a whole different set of dynamics with it. While successfully preparing food for a group of individuals is always a challenge, even in a state of the art kitchen with every conceivable amenity and high tech cookware, things can and may still go awry. But adding in the possibility of bad weather, annoying insects as well as a host of other possible issues is enough to bring anyone's pot to a boil.

A few of the needs for ensuring a fantastic outdoor event are quite the same as ones required for an indoor occasion of the same degree, but there definitely are some things which will be special to an outdoor occasion.

A suitable location to prepare your food is paramount to success for both in and out of doors. You'll need to pick the appropriate catering equipment which is applicable for your type of event. Establishing and maintaining a clean surface that all of your foodstuffs will come in contact with is vital in any catered occasion. Building a tent or some sort of enclosure area for food prep could be ideal and provide defense against the sun as well as any bad climate conditions that could take place in an outdoor catered occasion. Stopping any cross contamination with items such as uncooked meat is paramount for eater safety, having individual coolers or portable refrigerators for these items will minimize any chances for spoilage under hot weather conditions. Furthermore, you will also need to keep any condiments that might spoil, for example mayonnaise, cool until time to be served. Coolers or ice buckets can also be needed for keeping your beverages chilled too.

According to your menu, you might need to make use of some type of buffet style heating table or warming trays to maintain correct food temperatures before service for any precooked foodstuffs that you might be serving, like sauces or gravies. In case you are opting to barbeque the main courses, like chicken or steak, make sure to have a barbeque big enough to handle the amount of food you'll have to prepare depending on how many guests are invited to your outdoor catered occasion. Big gas or charcoal barbeques could be rented from nearby party supply businesses. Attempting to cook for a huge number of people on a small single family sized barbeque could be an exercise in frustration in the event you would like to have all the guests sitting down to eat at the same time.

As well as a covered food prep area, you could determine to cover an area exactly where individuals might eat so that people may not just take shelter if the climate turns bad, but also to take refuge from the sun's rays with an ample supply of protection. You will also want to make sure that your catering equipment is safe. Be certain to have enough table space set for all the guests so that every person has a place to sit while eating their meal. Also ensure that you have an ample supply of utensils to meet the needs of all of the guests.




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