When To Start Cooking For Large Groups Of People
I recently posted advice on deciding what to meal to cook and one of the big aspects of deciding what to cook is whether you were cooking alone or for other people.
This is when I asked myself when is the right time to cook for not just yourself and your partner but also your friends and family.
This is the big question as you will eventually have to cook for a large group of people but you do not want to start too early because if you do then you will likely cook something which no one will enjoy eating and they’ll probably want to eat somewhere else in the future or go to a restaurant.
So in my opinion you should firstly cook for yourself and your partner and cook the meals you think your family and friends will want to eat when they come over to yours.
The most common for family is the Sunday Roast but although this is something you’ll want to cook it’s not a very easy meal to make for beginners.
So it would be a good idea to start with something simple like an omelette as it’s simple to make and you only need a few ingredients.
You’ll then need to start cooking meals which are harder for you and your partner until you get to the Sunday Roast.
It’s then when you’re comfortable cooking a Sunday Roast for you and your partner that you start to cook for more people.
I would suggest only inviting another one to two more people and see if they can help cook for you.
This can help as they may also show you how to cook within areas you may find difficult to do and it’s always good to have an extra set of hands.
When you’re ready and you’ve cooked for them it’s then time to start cooking for a large group of people.
This is likely to occur during Christmas when more than one family comes over.
However cooking during Christmas can be tricky even for the most experienced cook so it’s probably best to ask for some help from the family, friends.
Overall it’s better to take cooking one step at a time by firstly cooking for yourself and your partner then asking one or two friends then if they like to eat at your then start inviting the entire family it’s also better to start cooking something simple to start off with then progress to more difficult meals.
