If it is fixable...the generator is spinning, with no electrical output. May have burned out the actual generator part itself.
Well, the gas engine runs well, and we may find another generator unit. But we must have more generator power! We did not have enough power last Sunday, and we were short 5 roasters! Each roaster draws 1500 watts, so we need 7500 watts more.
We have 9000 watts if we get both running. Based on that, we need at least one more new one.
:'(
sir smithlabs! oh so you have to buy a new one in addition to fixing the old one, if the old one can be fixed even?
yikes. And the generators are used just to keep the big roasters warm?
Well, you guys do need a building then so you don't have to use the generators and aren't those things awful loud to have running right there behind the tables?
And what about in the winter time? How do you keep from everything freezing?
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If we have trouble with any generator, we have to allow a roaster to grow cold. We need another, just to have a buffer, in case one breaks when we need it!
We set the generators up downwind on the far side of the trailer. We have one person that watches them for tripped breakers.
In winter, the roasters just run harder, and we wear lots of warm clothes. The coldest we have served was at 19 degrees, and it was a success. They really liked the HOT food that day. ROFLOL! We do coffee and hot chocolate, when it gets cooler; that sure is popular!
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sir smithlabs you're making me hungry! I could use some of that good grub about now, when it's cold it would be even better! Do you guys do the same meals each time since they're so far apart on the calendar?
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We serve three basic meals, plus Thanksgiving turkey. The Beef stew we just finished, Tex-Mex, and Italian are alternated. We have au gratin potatoes, Mac and cheese, and chilli every time; by request. We always have sweet stuff the Ladies make, and when I get crazy, we make a kitchen sink salad.
You got some recipes for 300 you want to share? Always looking for something to add, ROFLOL!
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sir smithlabs it sounds like great food! No I have never made food for large numbers of people. well, not in a smorgasboard setting but when I was the grill master for a local BBQ restaurant I had 6 briskets and 7 or 8 pork ribs, dozens of sausages, a turkey and a few chickens at one time but served one at a time or a table at a time.
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WOW, brisket for 300 would kill me, ROFLOL! But we do have Turkey coming up soon....
Grill Master? That is Much better than the title of Grill Slave, which I suspect is a better description of the actual job!
Last year, we had 14 turkeys, cooked and sliced; and we used a propane fryer and kettle, filled with turkey gravy to heat up the meat. Every time they ran out of turkey in the roaster, we had another kettle of turkey and gravy heated and ready! We served out 14 Turkeys that way; plus all the trimmings of course!
I swore I would never cook a turkey again, but I am actually thinking about it!
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sir smithlabs! oh my gosh you didn't have to do all those 14 turkeys yourself last year did you? Thats a crazy amount of work. All the trimmings, man I hope those people are grateful.
yes, grill slave was more like it, it was tough, the temperature was about 130 degrees in there. My wife was in the next room and when I was start slurring my speech she would make me come out for a few minutes! lol.
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I cooked six of the Turkeys here. We had just enough food, and everyone got an exceptional meal that day! I need to start getting ready for Turkey cooking....
I thought that grill slave is more accurate than Grill Master, ROFLOL! I am glad she was watching out for you, somebody needs to...still!
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