Hot holding

Fooskey · 08-20-2013, 12:21 AM

For events and such, how do you guys hot hold something like ABTs? Right now, I grill or fry everything to order or have a very short hold time under heat lamps during busy times. I would like to do a bacon wrapped jalapeno appetizer or maybe a meatball type item on a stick, but I am unsure how to hold them safely for a high volume setting.

BigBellyBBQ · 08-20-2013, 03:00 AM

cambros and steam table top units

RangerJ · 08-20-2013, 07:57 AM

Cambro and an Alto Shaam I picked up at Auction.

acguy · 08-22-2013, 07:33 PM

Where power is easily available, I'd go with heated cabinets like the alto sham. Easy to keep temp and move food around. Vending or anyplace without power, a propane steam table is best. Remember that both will continue to cook the food if you leave it too long.

I keep meat in the Cambro and carefully portion it out to the steam table.

sector9 · 09-11-2013, 08:56 PM

Sterno or electric hot boxes work well as do cambros.

Fooskey · 09-12-2013, 12:12 AM

Thanks. I was leaning towards an alto sham. Might not be a bad idea to set aside a place in the trailer for a cambro box, as well fro bigger events.

08-20-2013, 12:21 AM	#1
Fooskey Got Wood. Join Date: 04-18-13 Location: MD	Hot holding For events and such, how do you guys hot hold something like ABTs? Right now, I grill or fry everything to order or have a very short hold time under heat lamps during busy times. I would like to do a bacon wrapped jalapeno appetizer or maybe a meatball type item on a stick, but I am unsure how to hold them safely for a high volume setting.

08-20-2013, 03:00 AM	#2
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08-20-2013, 07:57 AM	#3
RangerJ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-04-08 Location: Houston, Texas	Cambro and an Alto Shaam I picked up at Auction.

08-22-2013, 07:33 PM	#4
acguy Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 05-01-11 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca.	Where power is easily available, I'd go with heated cabinets like the alto sham. Easy to keep temp and move food around. Vending or anyplace without power, a propane steam table is best. Remember that both will continue to cook the food if you leave it too long. I keep meat in the Cambro and carefully portion it out to the steam table.

09-11-2013, 08:56 PM	#5
sector9 Found some matches. Join Date: 05-03-09 Location: ocean city, MD	Sterno or electric hot boxes work well as do cambros.

09-12-2013, 12:12 AM	#6
Fooskey Got Wood. Join Date: 04-18-13 Location: MD	Thanks. I was leaning towards an alto sham. Might not be a bad idea to set aside a place in the trailer for a cambro box, as well fro bigger events.