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↑ kenz ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 9:18 am

amother OP wrote:

Doest it cool off fast when it's layed out thin like that? I like the terrain because it had a cover and stayed hot for longer.

No one has complained, it’s very hot when I bring it out

amother

↑ Jean ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 9:44 am

amother Slategray wrote:

I guess my cholent is pretty good because most gets eaten.
And I guess we can agree to disagree about our serving styles.

getting off topic, but I feel like cholent is one of those foods that's usually pretty good, rarely terrible and rarely so amazing that it really stands out above your typical pretty good cholent. plus it's a food that most people generally enjoy even if it's just okay and not amazing, in the same way that people like ice cream that's just run of the mill ice cream and not some amazing homemade artisanal gelato. plus, it's often the centerpiece and most filling dish on a shabbat lunch table and people are hungry and they'll eat it because that's what's served.

↑ kenz

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 10:29 am

amother NeonPink wrote:

Do you have a link for one of these? Would love to check it out.

I’m not sure how to post a link but it’s this on Amazon:
Godinger Oven to Table Glass Rectangular Baker, Warmer, Serving Piece with Woven Nickel Base

amother

Buttercup

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 10:36 am

A big ceramic high sided serving bowl. Sort of salad bowl dimensions.

amother

Bone

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 10:41 am

This
https://www.target.com/p/3qt-o.....23982

amother

↑ Hydrangea

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 10:46 am

amother Jean wrote:

do people serve guests (not family) cholent -- or anything else -- on a plate? I've never seen this except for obvious things like soup. it would feel very insulting if a host made me a plate of food as if I'm a kid.

Yes, I do. I never thought it was a problem. Most people end up saying which items they don't want and if they want a smaller portion. No one is forced to eat something they don't want to eat.

amother

Orange

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 10:56 am

Slightly off topic, but I saw some clips from Kosherpalooza where one of the vendors served cholent in a literal bathtub. That really grossed me out for a variety of reasons

sara1232 ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 1:16 pm

I serve everyone individually in plates. That's how I grew up, my mother always served like that and so do many people I know. Never realized it was so controversial.

Hashem_Yaazor

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 1:25 pm

Oval serving dishes that came with our china set.

mommyhood

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:00 pm

amother Slategray wrote:

According to your logic should they stop serving individual portions by simchos?

I’ve never seen chulent served plated at a simcha, it’s always in a bowl on the table even if the rest of the main and sides are served plated. But Shabbos lunch I usually see family style at simchos.
Cholent is the type of food that if you don’t eat it you really don’t want it on your plate because it spreads out onto the other foods.

amother

↑ Slategray ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:06 pm

mommyhood wrote:

Every shabbos simcha I've ever gone to had cholent plated individually.
The way its served is the cholent is in a bowl on a big plate like that it doesn't touch other foods.
I serve it that way as well.

Cheiny ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:13 pm

amother Jean wrote:

Some of my friends I’ve spoken to about this (and I) really dislike when we’re served individually plated cholent. Much prefer being able to select which parts and how much we’d like… also it makes wanting seconds very awkward.

I’ve been at homes where the hostess served small and even sometimes tiny bowls of cholent and didn’t offer seconds (yes, she had a huge crock pot full in the kitchen, with more available, which I saw when I was helping her serve) which not every guest feels comfortable expressing that they’d like (or need) more of… we’ve gone home hungry because of that.

I think guests feel much more comfortable all around when they can serve themselves from the main serving dish.

If hostesses do insist on plating it individually please remember to offer seconds for those who aren’t comfortable asking… but even then, just know that some guests will feel uncomfortable saying yes to an offer of a second bowl because it makes them feel greedy or piggish if they haven’t gotten full from the (small) first bowl they were given…

↑ Cheiny ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:13 pm

amother OP wrote:

Doest it cool off fast when it's layed out thin like that? I like the terrain because it had a cover and stayed hot for longer.

I also serve in a beautiful covered tureen.

↑ Cheiny ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:16 pm

amother Slategray wrote:

I serve generous individual portions.
If I would be a guest I'd be uncomfortable helping myself. I would take less than I wanted and not fish out the good stuff.
Serving individual portions ensures everyone gets equal parts of everything and no one is embarrassed.

And pray tell, why is soup different than other foods?

Do you offer seconds?
Also, with cholent, I find guests vary in which parts they like… kids might just want potatoes, certain adults might not want beans, etc.

↑ Cheiny ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:17 pm

amother Jean wrote:

It's rather dangerous passing a hot pot of soup around the table.

you might be making people uncomfortable and embarrassed by serving them a generous portion. they may only want a little and they have to stuff themselves (which they dont want to do) or leave food and waste it (which they also dont want to do).

a guy who is a big eater might be embarrassed if he wants even more than the generous portion because he's in a bad position of having to ask for more.

also one person's good stuff is another person's bad stuff. I like big chunks of potatoes. my husband hates potatoes. etc etc.

Exactly.

↑ Cheiny ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:18 pm

amother Slategray wrote:

According to your logic should they stop serving individual portions by simchos?

Most simchas have buffet style too. So no one has to rely on getting full just from the plated course.

↑ Cheiny ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:21 pm

amother Hydrangea wrote:

Yes, I do. I never thought it was a problem. Most people end up saying which items they don't want and if they want a smaller portion. No one is forced to eat something they don't want to eat.

Really? You’ve had guests say, “Please serve me extra meat, no beans, and a large amount?”

↑ Cheiny ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:22 pm

sara1232 wrote:

I serve everyone individually in plates. That's how I grew up, my mother always served like that and so do many people I know. Never realized it was so controversial.

Just a consideration that it’s less comfortable for some guests than being able to help themselves…

amother

Pansy ↓

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:27 pm

mommyhood wrote:

At every shabbos simcha I've ever been to, the cholent is served plated.
Same for every home we've stayed as guests. Except for 1 home where they did serve the cholent in a bowl.
(I find cholent in a bowl unappetizing. It's much more appealing when it's plated.)

amother

↑ Pansy

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:28 pm

Cheiny wrote:

Really? You’ve had guests say, “Please serve me extra meat, no beans, and a large amount?”

Yes, sure.

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