Turkey hosting
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Anonymous
| Any tips for vowing family on thanksgiving? I'm hosting Thursday dinner for 50 and have zero hosting skills? |
Anonymous
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How do you end up hosting 50 people when you don’t enjoy hosting? If your spouse/partner signed you up for this, they better do a ton of the work.
With 50 people, I would keep it really casual. Do you have a plan for seating? |
Anonymous
| My inlaws do a potluck dinner buffet, most people eat standing around. Sliced ham with good buns is something they have every year. |
Anonymous
| Have a good bathroom plunger. |
Anonymous
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Are you of the "everyone brings something" type of family or expected to provide everything?
I would get premade turkey (maybe smoked breasts from someplace like Mission BBQ), and premade ham (honeybaked?), and some delicious store bought pies and ice cream, and either purchase the sides or ask family to provide them. Focus your efforts on cleaning house, setting the table, and getting things warmed up and ready to the table. It might be late to order turkey and ham so I would do that today. Note: I hate ham, but a spiral ham is way easier to store and carve and serve for the same amount of meat. |
Anonymous
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https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/824079.page
Have enough seating at tables for the elderly and kids. Stock your bathrooms with plenty of fresh towels, extra soap and lots of toilet paper and check them periodically to restock and empty the trash if necessary. Pay attention to food safety. Have enough refrigerator space. Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Don’t leave anything out for more than two hours. https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/11/07/stay-food-safe-thanksgiving-holiday |
Anonymous
| 50 people! Holy crap! |
Anonymous
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Wow ok you are a bit late to the game, but basically lots of tp and paper guest towels in the bathroom.
Paper plates and cups. Like 5 cups per person. Lots of wine and beer. Use crock pots. Turkey breast in the crock pot is amazing. I hope you have at least two ovens. Once the Turkey comes out, have everything premade in same size disposable trays and heat them in the oven for 30-40 minutes. Do stuffing and green beans on the stovetop if you can. Folding tables and rent chairs from a rental place. |
Anonymous
| Thank you❤️ |
Anonymous
+1. There’s no way I would agree to this with such short notice. |
Anonymous
| Hopefully people are bringing stuff. |
Anonymous
| 50 people? I’d be ordering a Porta Potty. |
Anonymous
You're wowing me by hosting 50! |
Anonymous
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Do you have anyone you can “deputize”? Are
People bringing things and you only have to make certain items? Get all your plates, linens, glasses, candles/table decorations, and flatwear sorted tomorrow evening. No shame in buying some items from Whole Foods or wherever. Ensure there’s plenty of wine or whatever people will be drinking. Have a vague timetable in mind for how you want things to unfold. Have an empty dishwasher, if possible, before guests start arriving. Let people find their own seats. Keep in mind that mostly everyone wants to enjoy the day and are happy to be sharing a holiday. If anything goes wrong, try to find the humor and view it as fodder for a good story in future. Make sure you do the right things with the turkey and start it cooking early enough to be completely done in time. Have more gravy than you think you’ll need. Have a soundtrack/Spotify channel. Put out some easy apps so there’s less pressure on when dinner hits the table. Feel free to say dinner is at 4 or 5–no need to serve it in the early afternoon. |