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Porthos

Porthos

On 5/9/2017 at 0:22 PM, Lisa Shock said:

 If you have a one-sided serving table and it takes 5 min to pass through, 60 people will need 5 hours to just get a plate.

 

In my experience of setting up potluck buffets with 2-3 6' banquet tables full of food I agree that it can easily take 5 minutes or more to get through the line, but people finish and walk away at the approximate rate of  60-90 seconds per person for single-sided. I prefer to set up for double-sided serving which helps shorten the time to more like 45-60 seconds per person to finish. ChocoMom should experience slightly shorter time-per-person because potlucks generally have way more items to choose from.

Porthos

Porthos

On 5/9/2017 at 0:22 PM, Lisa Shock said:

 If you have a one-sided serving table and it takes 5 min to pass through, 60 people will need 5 hours to just get a plate.

 

In my experience of setting up potluck buffets with 2-3 6' banquet tables full of food I agree that it can easily take 5 minutes or more to get through the line, but people finish and walk away at the approximate rate of  60-90 minutes per person for single-sided. I prefer to set up for double-sided serving which helps shorten the time to more like 45-60 seconds per person to finish. ChocoMom should experience slightly shorter time-per-person because potlucks generally have way more items to choose from.

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