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posted 2 years ago in Food
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    gocubbies       Illinois

    We are self-catering a  BBQ for 150 people.

    Here are the sizes of chafing dishes our local renter has:

    3 qt round

    4 qt square

    4 qt round

    7 qt square

    Anyone have any experience with these sizes? We plan on having 2 hot sides (corn and mac n cheese) and then the main meat.

    Which sizes would be appropriate?

     
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    Mrs. Spring    May 10, 2009   California

    I think it depends on how often you want to refill them.  :)  Let's see, a 7 quart chafing dish holds 50-60 servings.  So you'll probably want at least four 7 quart chafing dishes for the sides (2 dishes for each side) with plans to fill each one up once.  Depending on the size of your meat portions, I would probably rent at least two, if not three, 7 quart chafing dishes.  You'll need to fill up the meat dishes probably 2 times (or more, depending on your cut sizes). 

     
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    Bumble bee
    gocubbies       Illinois

    Thank you for the info Mrs. Spring, defintiely helpful!! :)

     

    I'm revisiting this in the budget today, so wondering if anyone else has some tips?

     

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