| A caterer's wedding reception secrets can help a | | | | with commercial plastic wrap that can be |
| bride-to-be save big money on her wedding | | | | purchased from a warehouse like Sam's or |
| reception.Caterer's often use their freezers to | | | | Costco. You will want to wrap these boxes as |
| stock pile freezable wedding appetizers for their | | | | tightly as possible. Begin by wrapping the pizza |
| busy wedding season.Some caterers make their | | | | box from the bottom. Pull out a large extended |
| own appetizers. But some caterers purchase | | | | length of wrap without cutting it. Then set the |
| frozen appetizers from their food | | | | pizza box on top and start wrapping under and |
| suppliers.Whether a caterer prepares their | | | | over until your box is completely secured in plastic |
| appetizers from scratch, as I did when I was a | | | | wrap. When this is done correctly, you can literally |
| caterer or they purchase pre-made appetizers | | | | turn the box upside down and the appetizers will |
| from a food vendor which is very common in the | | | | not fall out of the box. As a caterer, I wrapped |
| catering business ... | | | | everything in this under, over fashion. Not only did |
| it is very likely that the appetizers will be stored | | | | it protect the food in the storage process, it also |
| in a freezer until the wedding weekend.Just as the | | | | protected the food from accidents during |
| freezer can be a caterer's best friend when it | | | | transportation.8. Put the wrapped box in the |
| comes to preparing hundreds or thousands of | | | | freezer and store until your wedding weekend. It |
| party foods. The freezer can also become a | | | | is always a smart idea to monitor your freezer to |
| bride's best friend!A freezer is one of the best | | | | be certain it is working properly.9. If you start to |
| investments a bride-to-be can make as she | | | | run short on freezer space, get creative about |
| prepares for her wedding reception. By investing | | | | places you can store food for your wedding. |
| in a decent sized freezer, the bride will have the | | | | What about family, friends, or perhaps your |
| cold storage space that will allow her to begin | | | | church has a freezer that you can use for |
| amassing freezable wedding day foods, months | | | | wedding reception storage.10. To transport the |
| before her wedding day.By setting aside one | | | | wrapped boxes, simply stack them in clear large |
| morning, afternoon, or evening a week a bride | | | | plastic bags. Tie the bags. This will protect the |
| can begin cooking up her own wedding | | | | boxes of appetizers from shifting around during |
| reception!Are you wondering how to store and | | | | transportation. By all means assign this job of |
| transport all those delicious bite-size appetizers?My | | | | appetizer transport to a family member or friend. |
| secret as a caterer was to invest in clean, empty | | | | I would suggest asking a friend or family member, |
| pizza boxes. Pizza boxes are an awesome way to | | | | or hiring a staffer to be your appetizer |
| store, freeze, and transport hundreds and | | | | co-ordinator for the wedding day.11. If you have |
| hundreds of appetizers to the wedding | | | | too many leftover appetizers after the wedding |
| reception.Pizza boxes are a space saving and | | | | reception you really should not refreeze them. If |
| efficient way to store, freeze, and transport your | | | | you can not use them up during the weekend |
| appetizers.1. Line the boxes with a sheet of | | | | ...why not donate them to a food bank and bless |
| bakery or sandwich paper.2. Line all your | | | | others less fortunate than yourself? Again, let a |
| appetizers up in neat rows side by side inside the | | | | friend of family member co-ordinate the donation |
| lined box. Depending on the size of the appetizer, | | | | of excess wedding food for you.Please keep in |
| I generally was able to average between 60 to | | | | mind that you are dealing with perishable food and |
| 80 wedding appetizers in a box.3. Lay another | | | | you want to be careful that all food is being |
| sheet or sheets of bakery or sandwich paper on | | | | handled in a safe manner and stays within safe |
| top of the appetizers.4. Close the box.5. Using a | | | | temperature zones. Therefore, it is highly |
| permanent magic marker, label the boxes in two | | | | recommended that you enlist the assistance of a |
| spots. You will want to label the box for quick | | | | conscientous family member, friend, or hired |
| identification on the front side and also on the top | | | | assistant to help you. Don't let this food safety |
| of the box.6. Make sure to include any special | | | | aspect scare you off from self-catering or |
| directions on the top of each box. This can be | | | | semi-catering your own wedding reception. As |
| achieved with copies you can create from your | | | | long as you take provisions of safety, you will not |
| computer printer or a copy machine, then cut and | | | | encounter any problems. |
| tape the directions to each box.7. Wrap the box | | | | |