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Planning Food for Musicians Part Six Previously on Planning Food for Musicians ... the menu as it stands. Let's talk timings and planning. I have at minimum eight induction rings and a convection oven to work with. I might have another four rings and a small oven, but that is slightly dependent on the actual numbers we get. So, can we make the menu with that setup? Friday Night and Breakfasts I've talked about Friday night. In short, three pottages mostly pre-made. That's pretty easy over eight rings on two hobs. Breakfast is also pretty straight forward. Sawgeat and votte lombarde are made on the hob. Scones and malaches are cooked in the oven, and I can make them in batches starting before service since they can be served room temperature. Feast On to the feast. This is where having two ovens would be handy. I've got chicken and lamb/mutton, both of which need oven time. They can overlap if the oven is large enough. Otherwise, I might need to roast one early and serve it room temperature. The chicken would be alright that way, the sheep would be nicer warm. Everything else is, or can be, done on the stove top. One dish in each course can be pre-made and go out room temperature - the pommys morles in the first and the fritours in the second. Which means perhaps starting the chicken shortly after breakfast, to make sure the ovens are available for the sheep. Evening Then for the evening, I've got the afternoon to cook things and they roll out as finger food and nothing needs to be hot. Easy-peasy. In short, the only choke point might be the oven for the feast itself, and that might not be a problem depending on if we get the small kitchen and/or the size of the oven. A more detailed schedule will be forthcoming, of course, but it's comforting to know that I'm in pretty good shape as it stands.