Catering equipment rental in Duluth and Superior: chafing dishes, warmers, roasters, beverage containers and coolers.
Two ways to start: browse below and add what you need to your wishlist, or tell us the menu and the guest count and we will size it for you. Questions? Call (218) 724-4646.
Chafing dishes, fountains and warmers
A chafing dish holds a pan of food over hot water, kept warm from below, and it is the workhorse of every buffet. Ours come in 4, 6 and 8 quart sizes, with an 18 quart roaster for the big-batch dishes: pulled pork, scalloped potatoes, a pot of chili. Fountains, warming trays, burners and grills are here too.
Beverage containers and coolers
Coffee that is still hot at the end of the program, lemonade that is still cold at three in the afternoon. Insulated beverage containers do both, and coolers keep the cans and bottles on ice.
No need to worry about the food getting cold
The hardest part of feeding a crowd is not the cooking. It is the hour after, when the first table has eaten and the last guests are still in line. Encore Event & Party Express offers a great selection of chafing dishes, food warmers, beverage containers and even coolers, so the last plate is as good as the first.
Pick it up clean, bring it back dirty
We take care of the washing so you do not have to. Simply scrape off any leftover food before returning your rentals, and we will handle the rest. After a party, that is one job you can cross off the list.
Planning a buffet line
- Count the hot dishes. Each one that has to stay warm needs its own chafing dish or warmer.
- Think about the line. A large crowd moves faster through two sides of one table, or two tables, than past one long row.
- Plan the drinks separately. A drink station away from the food keeps the buffet line moving.
- Remember the table itself. Banquet tables, linens and skirting turn a row of pans into a buffet.
Tell us what you are serving and for how many, and we will suggest sizes and quantities.
What goes with it
Serving a meal usually means plates, flatware and glasses too, and the tables to put it all on. It all goes on one wishlist and one quote.
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