Questions about cooking unusually large amounts of food, scaling up recipes for a large number of servings (for example a big party, catering, etc) and related techniques / specific equipments
Questions tagged [bulk-cooking]
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Multiple layer toasting in Microwave
I want to toast some peanuts in a microwave (just a microwave - it does not have a grill (broiler) or convection mode). Can I put multiple layers of peanut in a container and toast it? I am not sure as many places I read, they say to toast single…
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how to fry eggs 200+ with no green and no breakage
How can I get my kitchens to fry eggs that dont go green and dont break - we fry about 300+ on gas in pans of 15 or so, put them into hotel pans & stand in bain marie until time
Sheleen Addison
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Need to cook pasta for 200 people
I need to make fettuccine alfredo with chicken,it's for my daughters Quinceñera. I need to know how much pasta and chicken need to purchase to make for each person approximately 2ounces .
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What to do with a large bag of dried fennel seeds
I've come into the possession of half a kilo of dried fennel seeds. I don't generally cook with it or have any meal prep ideas that I can add it to... except maybe some sort of pasta sauce? It's too bitter to snack on by itself. What's a good recipe…
Ryan
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Are heavy-bottom stock pots called something else?
I would quite like to get hold of a large stock pot with a thick base so I can make things like preserves as well, but whenever I look at kitchenware in my local shops (I'm in NZ if that makes a difference) the stock pots I see always have very thin…
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converting cups of rice to kilos
Planning to cook rice for 200 people--will be using long grain rice and slow cooking in the oven. How many cups of rice do I need? How many kilos of long grain rice do I need.
Rookie Cook
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I'm cooking a Romanian meatball soup for 60 people. How much of this soup do I need to feed 60 people?
This is the recipe (in Romanian) for the meatball soup.
Here is the ingredient list translated:
Servings: a pot of 5 L
Ingredients - savoriurbane.com
2 carrots
1 parsley root
1 root parsnips
1 celery root (medium)
2 tablespoons of oil
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Quantity of ingredients to make 150 veg sandwiches
I want to make veg sandwiches on the occasion of Gurpurab. I'm expecting 150 guests. But I'm confused about how much mayonnaise or chesse and ketchup I should use. Please help.
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