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Strategies For Feeding A Crowd Recipe

	Coffeebean / All my dishes 2 years, 6 months ago With a little planning and prepping, your cookout will go smoothly and you'll be able to spend more time with your guests. Here are some tips for entertaining a crowd. Servings:0	Coffeebean
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Clean out the refrigerator or prepare a large cooler to accomodate all the meats, side dishes, and drinks.

Make sure you have more than enough plates, napkins, glasses, and utensils. In a crowd, people tend to lose track of their glasses, and someone is bound to drop a fork.

Lay in an extra supply of charcoal or gas for the grill.

Create a cooking timeline so that everything will be ready when you need it. Work backwards from serving time, recognizing that some dishes, like the vegetable side dishes, can be grilled before guests arrive, as they hold fine for an hour or two.

Marinate the meats and make the complementary sauces or dips the day before.

Complete the more labor-intensive tasks like chopping vegetables, herbs, and other flavorings a couple of hours ahead of time.

Source: "Grilling for a Crowd" by Tony Rosenfeld, "Fine Cooking", July 2007

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