[Sca-cooks] Cooking and Serving Equipment

[Antonia Calvo]

Lilinah wrote:

>>Ex: I acquired shallow rectangular baskets from Wal-Mart for $3 ea.,
>>normally $9 because they were on clearance. I then donated them to my Shire.
>>My groups first feast, we used a school's kitchen but it was minimally
>>stocked w/equipment as they were a small school. so we borrowed from a near
>>by Shire. Since then we have been accumulating cooking and serving
>>equipment. We still have a ways to go but we will not have to borrow as much
>>    
>>
>>from the other group.
>
>Can others on this list discuss how their branch or guild does the 
>"own their own cooking and serving equipment" thing, please?
>

Ummm... in the Barony of Southron Gaard we just buy what we think we need.

OK, a bit more specifically... we have very little cooking equipment 
(though we may acquire more in future)-- just a couple of large pots and 
a few bits and pieces.  We _DO_ have lots of serving equipment-- bowls, 
platters, plates, spoons, etc.  Last time we had a big buy, I made a 
list of what I thought we needed, went to Council with my list and 
requested a budget for purchases.  Then I went shopping in several 
inexpensive places and handed the acquisitions over to the Quartermaster. 

Our Barony probably does 3-5 feasts per year, plus a 5-6 day encampment 
with a meal plan, so we get lots of use out of our stuff. 


-- 
Antonia Calvo 
(formerly known as Adele de Maisieres)

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