[Sca-cooks] professional cooks-- reality check wanted

[Olwen the Odd]

>Hi Guys... can i get some feedback on how much staff and prep time a 'cold
>buffet for 800' would require for a professional? I'm talking fruit,
>cheese, meat (or meat pasties), pickles, bread/pastry, etc. nothing fancy.
>
>-- Pani Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, Knowledge Pika   jenne at fiedlerfamily.net

In reality a professional caterer would buy presliced or cubed cheese, 
pre-prepped (peeled, cubed) fresh fruit, bread, individual butters or 
jellies, pasteries and frozen meat pies and a tub of pickles or olives.  If 
they didn't have to haul and set up their own tables then set up would take 
the amount of cook time for the pasties plus about an hour or less for table 
decoration (cloth, napkin, plastic ware, etc.) and opening bags and 
containers.  Probably two to three hours tops, inclusive.
Olwen

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