The Old Dinner Party Story
3.00 pm The party is in 4½ hours and I have so much left to do - the appetizers have to be prepared, the soup needs to be heated, should the turkey be in the oven by now? When do the potatoes go in? Will they fit? I haven’t even started to think about the apple pies for desert. How am I going to pull off this party with only one oven, two hands and 4 hours?
Does this sound familiar when you are planning a dinner party? The headache of the last minute rush to cook all the food in your one oven and actually serve the meal in the right order and without 30 minute gaps between courses as the food finishes cooking.
Introducing the Hot@Hand Buffet Cart by Vikron - an electric warming cart that keeps hot food hot for 5 hours or more. This revolutionary device has been used for more than 30 years throughout Europe and only now has it made it to the American market. The Hot@Hand Buffet Cart will change the way that you entertain - large parties or small - and will leave you wondering how you ever pulled it off before you had a Hot@Hand Buffet Cart.
The Old Story With A New Twist - The Hot@Hand Buffet Cart
3.00 pm The party is in 4½ hours and I pretty much have everything under control. The turkey is already cooking and I am just finishing preparing the apple pies. The appetizers are ready to go into the oven after the Turkey is cooked. The soup is already boiling on the stove. The Hot@Hand Buffet Cart has been heating nicely for 20 minutes and is now ready to be loaded up.
3.15 pm The soup has been transferred into a serving tureen and is placed on the bottom shelf of the Hot@Hand Buffet Cart, where it will stay warm until the party begins at 7 this evening. I have washed the soup pot and when the turkey comes out I will put the pies in the oven to cook until brown.
5.00 pm The turkey is cooked and is now in the Hot@Hand Buffet Cart, sitting on its serving platter, uncovered to keep it crisp. The Hot@Hand Buffet Cart’s patented warming shelves won’t dry the meat out, and will keep it hot and juicy until it is ready to serve at about 7.30 this evening.
5.05 pm The potatoes and the pies go in the oven and I wash the turkey’s roasting pan and dishes. The appetizers should also go in, but I think they can wait about 20 minutes.
5.15 pm I throw the different washed vegetables into their respective pots of water and turn on the gas. Five minutes should do it - nicely crunchy, and then they can soften a little in the Hot@Hand Buffet Cart as they stay warm until they are ready to be served at 7.30
5.22 pm Pour out the water and toss the vegetables into the Pyrex dishes on top of the Buffet Cart. First the peas, then the corn and then the French beans. I always try to alternate the colors!
5.35 pm The pies are nicely golden brown, I take them out of the oven and place them with the turkey, soup and vegetables into the Hot@Hand Buffet Cart. The appetizers go into the oven, and I turn those roast potatoes over one last time.
6.00 pm The appetizers are ready, and the potatoes are nicely crispy and brown after being in the oven for over an hour. I transfer the potatoes to the edges of the turkey’s serving platter and put the appetizers on the second shelf, beside the apple pies.
6.15 pm I think that’s it. Everything is in the Hot@Hand, the pots and pans are washed, and the oven is off. I think it is time for me to take a quick shower and change into something a little more presentable for this evening.
6.55 pm The appetizers come out of the Hot@Hand and in go the plates - I definitely prefer having the individual plates warmed before serving the food, as it keeps everything so much warmer. The Hot@Hand Buffet Cart will not damage your fine china, so heating up the plates is not a problem.
7.15 pm The guests are here and the party is starting to move. The appetizers are going down a treat and everybody is having a great time.
7.40 pm The party is really starting to swing. Aunt Margaret is sharing her stories of London before the war and the kids are playing in the garden. I think the appetizers were too good, nobody seems interested in coming to the table for dinner. Thank the stars I have a Hot@Hand Buffet Cart because now it really doesn’t matter when they all get hungry - the food will be waiting and ready as if it just came straight from the oven. I’m actually having a nice time too. It is great to see all the family together like this.
8.25 pm Finally, they have remembered they are here for dinner—I have started to get a few inquiring questions about when I plan on serving some food!
8.35 pm We finally sit down to dinner—a full hour later than planned—and the food is still piping hot (not overcooked or burnt) and ready to be enjoyed.
The Hot@Hand allows the preparation of such a dinner party to go off without a hitch, the timing of the party to be easy and carefree, and best of all, it allows me—the host, chef, keeper of family folklore, and all round “life of the party”—to enjoy the time with my guests, without being tethered to the kitchen! Thank the stars I have a Hot@Hand Buffet Cart.
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