[Sca-cooks] Info on holding cabinets and portable hotboxes?

[Daniel Myers]

In this case "almost no kitchen" is one iffy stove, a small sink and a
small stretch of countertop.  The last time I cooked at this site they
lost the kitchen an hour before the start of feast due to a booking
error.

I've got one roaster, can probably borrow a couple more, and will very
likely be buying and additional one or two (those things are incredibly
useful).  The last time I priced them at Wal-mart they were around $50.
  I'll have to keep my eyes open for sales.

The last time I checked into renting a holding cabinet the cost was
pretty hefty and would have chewed up a good chunk of the feast budget.
  I'm not willing to spend my own money on equipment rental, but I am
willing to invest in some serious equipment that I'll get a good amount
of use out of.


On Monday, February 10, 2003, at 04:00 PM, Pixel, Goddess and Queen
wrote:

>
> Does "almost no kitchen" equate with "no facilities at all" or just
> "one
> stove, one sink, and some countertop"?
>
> I've found Nesco <tm> roasters and their ilk to be wonderful things for
> keeping food hot and such. Depending on what the foodstuff is, you can
> get
> about 100-150 servings in one roaster. A lot of rental places seem to
> have
> them, or if you have the storage space you can buy them. I bought two
> for
> the barony at Wally's Discount Capitalist Emporium for $30 each.
>
> The catch with the roasters is that you can't transport food in them.
>
> Or you could just look into renting equipment.
>
> Margaret
>
>> Howdy,
>>
>> Do any of the pro and semi-pro chefs on the list have recommendations
>> for holding cabinets/hotboxes/carriers?  I'm going to be cooking a
>> good
>> sized feast in a place that has almost no kitchen and am considering
>> purchasing some major equipment to make my life a little easier.
>>
>> Ideally I'd want something reasonably portable (given a big enough
>> van), that can keep hot foods at safe serving temperature (possibly
>> with the addition of sterno cans or something), and of course
>> inexpensive as well (a couple of hundred bucks in my dreams - a couple
>> of thousand in my nightmares).
>>
>> - Doc
>
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