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Post by refugeepea on Nov 20, 2019 2:17:06 GMT
Oh and we had a buffet line vs. formal sit down. That is how we always do it too. There's no room for a formal sit down for that many people. We split up into rooms.
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Post by littlemama on Nov 20, 2019 2:20:04 GMT
Yep, we have used the Hefty compartment plates and Chinet platters. Love them!
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Post by ~summer~ on Nov 20, 2019 2:20:08 GMT
I wouldn't like it.
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Post by caangel on Nov 20, 2019 2:22:42 GMT
My mom, who loves to entertain and set a beautiful table, complimented my SIL on her China a few Thanksgivings ago only to find out that it was the fancy, disposable plastic plates from Costco. Best of both worlds.
I do real plates but they are a mix of the cheap white Ikea plates that we use for the kids' daily dishes and one of my mom's fancy China, white with gold and minimal floral accents. I will use the same for xmas. We don't do holiday specific dishes.
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Post by chaosisapony on Nov 20, 2019 2:23:50 GMT
Growing up my grandma always used her fancy china for Thanksgiving. I loved it. It made me feel so fancy and special for that one day. I don't have any china so I just use regular plates. Some extended family members do Thanksgiving with paper and I don't care for it. I don't like eating off it and I don't like all the waste. But it works for them!
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Nov 20, 2019 2:28:34 GMT
YES! I've been using the platter size Chinet plates for Thanksgiving for 9 years. I had some family resistance, but now they all use Chinet when they host holidays. Do it, and don't look back.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Nov 20, 2019 2:28:44 GMT
Chinet paper trays. And a box of plastic utensils from Costco. And paper napkins. We save the fancy dishware for the alcohol.
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Post by leslie132 on Nov 20, 2019 2:45:54 GMT
My mom insists on hosting Thanksgiving. She is a young 78. The food is always amazing....this year she asked to serve it on paper plates. She wants to relax and enjoy family. Can’t say no to that!!! Christmas is at my house this year. We will use china for that
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Post by Neisey on Nov 20, 2019 2:57:56 GMT
I never have too big of a crowd for any of the holidays (max 12-15, most years less) but I've never considered disposable. I keep up on dishes throughout the day and make sure the dishwasher is empty before the meal starts so clean up isn't too bad. That being said, I would not be opposed to disposable at someone else's home or if I was having a huge crowd.
I work on a military training base, so lots of young soldiers and families there. One of my staff and her SO hosted Thanksgiving (Canada) for a bunch of their friends this year and made it BYOP (plate) because they only had a serving for 4 lol!
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Post by scrapmaven on Nov 20, 2019 3:00:30 GMT
My mother and grandmother always set an elegant table w/china, crystal, silver and everyone dressed up. They would be mortified.
On the other hand, my dh's family serves buffet style, everyone dressed casually and paper plates. I love it and it's great for the host and hostess, because they do so much to prepare for the day. Everyone brings their signature dish and it's a really fun time. Do what makes it easy and fun. If you prefer to have an elegant dinner then do it, but if you want to make it easy then do that. Either way is just fine, imho.
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Post by cmpeter on Nov 20, 2019 3:07:52 GMT
I’m not a fan. Although we generally have 12, I could see the need for a larger group.
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Post by PEAcan pie on Nov 20, 2019 3:08:05 GMT
We do and it has been wonderful....to me it is more about being together and not standing in front of the sink cleaning. We like to play card games and not having to worry about the dishes as much really alleviates the extra stress
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Post by paget on Nov 20, 2019 3:14:05 GMT
It sounds like it makes sense but I wouldn’t do it at my house nor have I ever attended a holiday using paper plates.
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 20, 2019 3:17:30 GMT
If I ever had more than 25 people there (not likely!!) I possibly would, because I wouldn't have enough plates. The most number of people that I usually have for family dinners is 16-21. I put whatever dishes fit in the dishwasher, and my SIL usually does the dishes.
I don't really like the idea of paper plates from an environmental point of view. I know that they are recyclable, but a LOT of recyclables still end up in landfill, despite our best efforts to separate.
I wouldn't mind if I was served dinner on (sturdy) paper plates at someone else's house.
ETA: There is no such thing as "good china" at my house. I have two dinner settings that are used every day, no fancy stuff at all. If I have more than 16 people over I have to break out the plastic BBQ set for the kids (NOT, disposable plastic, it's a proper re-useable BBQ/Picnic set).
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Post by grammanisi on Nov 20, 2019 3:24:53 GMT
We use them for all holidays.
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Post by finsup on Nov 20, 2019 3:29:49 GMT
I feel like the plates are the easy part of doing the dishes. Can I get paper pots and pans?
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Post by TXMary on Nov 20, 2019 3:32:40 GMT
I host Thanksgiving and I fought paper plates for years. I gave in last year and it was awesome. I have already bought them for this year too. I have my mom’s China and my MILs but I am the one who has to clean the house, iron the linens, wash the China, polish the silver and cook most of the food. I have been doing it now for almost 30 years and I'm tired.
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Post by tincin on Nov 20, 2019 3:46:54 GMT
Paper all the way at my house, I’m the host, cook, and dishwasher so I get to make the call.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 20, 2019 3:53:13 GMT
Ain't nobody got enough china for our families when they all get together. LOL, ! I don’t even OWN any fine china dishes. I didn’t see the sense in registering for it when we got married because we’re not fine china people. I don’t own any wine glasses either. (Heck, I don’t even own any GLASS drinking glasses for that matter!) I have a set of 1980’s vintage Corelle at home, another set of ugly 1970’s vintage Corelle and a service for 16 of MIL’s stoneware at the lake cabin probably from when she got married in the 60’s. We dragged the stoneware out there from her condo after she passed away and haven’t used it once in almost nine years. I don’t even know why we keep it, it’s so freaking heavy. ETA: I was eyeballing that ginormous pack of large oval heavyweight holiday paper plates at Costco and almost put them in the cart, but we still have probably 900 regular ones on hand because I accidentally bought three packs of them because I kept thinking we were out when we weren’t!
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Post by AnotherPea on Nov 20, 2019 3:55:20 GMT
There’s nothing environmentally sound about traditional Thanksgiving dinners. If you dismiss the idea for environmental concerns, you should probably evaluate the rest of the day as well.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 20, 2019 3:56:23 GMT
I feel like the plates are the easy part of doing the dishes. Can I get paper pots and pans? Ha ha ha! Just get KFC. It comes in a paper bucket!
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Post by ntsf on Nov 20, 2019 4:04:51 GMT
I have never been to a thanksgiving meal where there are more than 8 or so.. so we always use the good plates and silver and glasses. I don't mind the washing up.. everyone helps out. it all comes from almost never having any relatives to come over.
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Post by lucyg on Nov 20, 2019 4:08:40 GMT
Not at my house, or more to the point, not at my sister’s house, because that’s where we do most of our big entertaining. We have enough china and silver between us to feed any crowd.
I don’t like eating off paper plates, unless it’s a BBQ or a kid’s birthday party. But I don’t care what you do at your house.
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Post by librarylady on Nov 20, 2019 4:28:02 GMT
We began doing high quality paper plates when our family gathering was about 45 people.
Now the crowd is smaller, but no one wants to handle that many dishes so paper plates are used.
Our family is still large enough that we can't sit at a table and the food is served buffet.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Nov 20, 2019 4:35:17 GMT
There’s nothing environmentally sound about traditional Thanksgiving dinners. If you dismiss the idea for environmental concerns, you should probably evaluate the rest of the day as well. Or you could do the best you can in the areas that you can instead of throwing up your hands and saying oh well.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2019 4:37:45 GMT
My mom brought up this idea and to tell you the truth, it sounds awesome. Less clean up for us. What would you think of paper plates for Thanksgiving? That is usually my contribution to the meal! Between my son in law who is an amazing cook, my mom and his mom who are both also amazing in the kitchen, we don't really need more cooks. I pick fancy paper goods from a place like Hobby Lobby. The table looks festive and clean up is quick so we can get on with playing games or doing other things besides kitchen clean up. there was enough of that during the cooking phase and still some afterward to stow the leftovers.
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Post by Katiepotatie on Nov 20, 2019 4:42:05 GMT
Nope. It’s way too easy to scrape the food off and stick them in the dishwasher. Even if you’re hand washing, plates are quick and easy!
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Post by tanya2 on Nov 20, 2019 4:43:09 GMT
I'm also in the group that thinks they're tacky & wasteful. But I won't complain at other people homes if they choose to use paper. However I draw the line at plastic cutlery. I will help myself from your cutlery drawer if I have to.
And in my family any dishes and cleanup are a group effort so its not all on one person
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Post by nogfz on Nov 20, 2019 4:54:38 GMT
There’s nothing environmentally sound about traditional Thanksgiving dinners. If you dismiss the idea for environmental concerns, you should probably evaluate the rest of the day as well. Or you could do the best you can in the areas that you can instead of throwing up your hands and saying oh well. Or, you could say evaluate your choices to do the best you can. Pretty much what was suggested before you twisted it into 'throwing up your hands....."
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Nov 20, 2019 4:55:51 GMT
Well, consider this is coming from someone who hates to cook and has never cooked a turkey...I would be totally ok with paper plates. We’ve also ordered thanksgiving dinner from a local grocery store so we didn’t have to cook. With that, we’ve even ordered something other than turkey since none of us are big fans of turkey. One year, we had thanksgiving filet mignon because it was a small group of us and we wanted to try something new. This year, I’ve briefly considered making Chrissy’s Beef Wellington but since I’m not the greatest cook, I’m a little nervous. That being said, I don’t care about paper plates vs fine China. I don’t want to hand wash anything on thanksgiving. If I have to cook, I don’t want to do dishes. If I don’t have to cook, I also don’t want to do dishes.
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