We are hosting Thanksgiving. It'll be 13 people: 9 adults, 4 kids. The oldest kid is 13, the youngest like 9 or so. We're arranging to not have a kid's table.
Thoughts and suggestions are welcome.
Some consumerist nonsense:
We do not have 13 plates. Well, we do now. We bought 4 more.
We do not have 13 forks. Well, we do now. We bought 4 more.
We do not have 13 spoons. Well, we do now. We bought 4 more.
We do not have 13 wine glasses. Well, we do now. We bought 4 more.
This pattern continues, and was relatively inexpensive. The above items were under $50. I'm actually really kinda impressed: mid-grade brand-named last for years stuff, and enough for a couple of people to be happy is under $50.
Then, we realized: We could use more cutting boards! Even in our normal life, we run out of cutting boards. And might as well have another Chef's knife.
Another $100. The cutting boards are all Epicurean, and the knife is from Victorinox.
Do you know about Victorinox? They make the third best knife, and are best known for working with the Swiss Army.
We're buying some more stuff, like a second card table so we can have everyone at a single table. No fucking kids table.
All food will be served family style, at the table. Had to buy a a thing to keep the table from getting hot, as apparently that's a problem.
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No kids table. Everyone eating together. Enough cutting boards and knives, all dishwasher safe.
Someone else is bringing a turkey. We're providing all vegetarian foods, many gluten free.
What're we missing?
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Will you have enough food that there will be leftovers? If so, do you have leftover containers that you can send with your guests and not worry about having them returned?
ReplyDeleteVictorinox makes really great knives for a fraction of the cost of the high end brands. And extra cutting boards can double as trivets, too, so you can never have too many!
ReplyDeleteLet's see, things I like to have at Thanksgiving:
ReplyDelete* Water pitchers so people can serve themselves with extra water.
* Potholders for passing around hot dishes.
* A serving spoon or two for each dish.
* Mason wide-mouthed freezer jars make great and cheap leftover containers. (Pint, half-pint.)
Trivets for setting down hot stuff, tablecloths, sparkling juice or cider for the kids and non drinkers, gravy boats (or teapots), platters and serving bowls, serving utensils
ReplyDeleteThings like butter dishes, gravy boats, salt and pepper shakers, and other things that people use to modify other items should have doubles or even triples. It really helps with a group that size so that multiple individuals can shake salt onto their food at the same time, or the like.
ReplyDeleteRecommendation for things like getting takeout containers and other supplies in bulk:
ReplyDeletewebstaurantstore.com - WebstaurantStore
I've used them for a few things (like a really inexpensive table bussing cart that I use around the house) that once in a while you need in bulk (but skip the actual food items).