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We do not recommend setting up your food outdoors!
But if you decide to serve your food outside, please keep two
important rules in mind…
1.
You must provide a strong, stable surface on which
to set your food.
Rockaway families
are well-known for their hospitality - -
They’re always happy to throw together an impromptu party at the
last minute.
But when planning your get-together, please think about your
serving equipment.
That old card table that’s been hanging around since the 10˘
toll may not suffice for a buffet table.
Consider this: Eight chafing racks with full food trays weigh
over 100 pounds.
So, here’s a tip: if you won’t stand on your serving
table, don’t place your food on it.
Please have a good, sturdy table available to set your buffet
on.
2.
You must wrap your buffet/chafing racks with aluminum foil
in order for the food to be heated properly.
Chafing racks
with sternos are very fickle. The slightest breeze can
extinguish the flame, and if that happens, your food will
not heat properly. In addition to the possibility of your
food not being ready on time, this also creates an unsafe
condition.
When serving food outdoors, you need to be especially
careful to keep cold foods cold and hot foods hot, because
bacteria can grow more quickly in warm summer conditions.
So again, we do not recommend setting up your food outdoors,
but if you do, you must wrap the racks with aluminum foil to
endure that the food will heat to a safe temperature.
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