Nachos for 500

[txdon]

At our annual rural VFD fundraiser I volunteered to do the nachos. This is the first time we are having nachos and I need some help from the experienced.

I found the gallon cheese, gallon jalapeños, box of chips, and little trays at Sam's.

1. I have a couple of crock pots but do I need them if the outside August temp is 100˚+.
2. How much cheese, jalapeños and chips are needed for 500 trays?
3. What should we charge per serving?

Thanks!

 

[2LaneCruzer]

At our annual rural VFD fundraiser I volunteered to do the nachos. This is the first time we are having nachos and I need some help from the experienced.

I found the gallon cheese, gallon jalapeños, box of chips, and little trays at Sam's.

1. I have a couple of crock pots but do I need them if the outside August temp is 100˚+.
2. How much cheese, jalapeños and chips are needed for 500 trays?
3. What should we charge per serving?

Thanks!

Look at this:

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110524140031AAzEgMB

 

[txdon]

Thanks 2Lanecruzer. That looks like the main meal with tacos. Our nachos will be just an appetizer to snack while watching the volleyball or horseshoes tournament between noon and 6pm. After 6pm we will serve our regular fish fry meal for 1200.

 

[motownbrowne]

Darn, I was really hoping that this was a jeopardy topic: I'll take "Nacho's for 1000, Alex".

You should use the crock pots. Between 40-140 degrees lies the "Danger zone" the crock pots will keep your food over 140 at a temp inhospitable to bacterial growth.

On a side note, do you know what kind of cheese doesn't belong to you??


That's right... Nacho cheese.

 

[txdon]

Motownbrowne, You could have a side job as a comedian, you got me laughing.:laughing:

 

[KretZ]

We were trying to do a St. Patricks Day fund raiser for the unit by selling Irish nachos, we had so many hoops to jump through with the health department and inspections and training certifications on food handling. After we got all that done, we were told we couldn't call them "Irish" nachos because it might offend someone who is Irish. So we had the St. Patricks day "deep fried potato wedges w/cheese sale fundraiser"

 

[txdon]

We were trying to do a St. Patricks Day fund raiser for the unit by selling Irish nachos, we had so many hoops to jump through with the health department and inspections and training certifications on food handling. After we got all that done, we were told we couldn't call them "Irish" nachos because it might offend someone who is Irish. So we had the St. Patricks day "deep fried potato wedges w/cheese sale fundraiser"

What does McDonald's call their french fries in Germany?

 

[wroughtn_harv]

When is this fundraiser?

 

[mark02tj]

If you're buying the big cans of cheese, jalapenos, etc. from Sam's Club, ask them about their return policy.

When my girls played softball I was often "volunteered" to run the concession table at weekend tourneys. I remember that Sam's would take back unopened food items. Kind of surprised me that they'd do that, but they did! The point is - you might be able to buy enough so you don't have to worry about running out and then take back the extra so it doesn't come out of your profits.

Good luck!!

 

[KretZ]

What does McDonald's call their french fries in Germany?

Believe it or not, I barely go to McDonalds here, the wife likes to, but we go home once a year and I usually get all my American fast food fixes during that time. But the Germans call fries "Frites or pommes frites". Then they cover them with mayo, curry ketchup, and chopped onions and eat them with a toothpick.

 

[motownbrowne]

I don't know Don, what do they call 'em?

 

[mark02tj]

Believe it or not, I barely go to McDonalds here, the wife likes to, but we go home once a year and I usually get all my American fast food fixes during that time. But the Germans call fries "Frites or pommes frites". Then they cover them with mayo, curry ketchup, and chopped onions and eat them with a toothpick.

We lived in Germany when I was a kid ('68-'72). I remember the pommes frites. Good Stuff! I still carry on the German tradition of using mayo on the fries when I to Chik-Fil-A - I always use may on their waffle fries!!

 

[2LaneCruzer]

We were trying to do a St. Patricks Day fund raiser for the unit by selling Irish nachos, we had so many hoops to jump through with the health department and inspections and training certifications on food handling. After we got all that done, we were told we couldn't call them "Irish" nachos because it might offend someone who is Irish. So we had the St. Patricks day "deep fried potato wedges w/cheese sale fundraiser"

Jeeze! When did the Irish become so sensitive? I have never been offended; except when they asked me to eat in the kitchen away from the rest of the customers.

 

[txdon]

When is this fundraiser?

4th Saturday in August.

 

[txdon]

If you're buying the big cans of cheese, jalapenos, etc. from Sam's Club, ask them about their return policy.

When my girls played softball I was often "volunteered" to run the concession table at weekend tourneys. I remember that Sam's would take back unopened food items. Kind of surprised me that they'd do that, but they did! The point is - you might be able to buy enough so you don't have to worry about running out and then take back the extra so it doesn't come out of your profits.Good luck!!

The closest Sam's is 125 mile round trip and I'm trying to make just one trip. I guess I'll just estimate and if we have leftovers we will have Nacho's with our meetings. I might change it to 200 just to sees how they sell this first time.

 

[jeff9366]

The closest Sam's is 125 mile round trip and I'm trying to make just one trip.

Sam's isn't going to be that much cheaper than Walmart. Your cost to drive 125 miles has to be 125 X .60 = $75, at minimum, valuing your time at zero.

I'd shop at Walmart. Walmart can special order full cases of any of the large sizes available at Sam's, but not necessarily at Sam's price.

 

[txdon]

Sam's isn't going to be that much cheaper than Walmart. Your cost to drive 125 miles has to be 125 X .60 = $75, at minimum, valuing your time at zero.

I'd shop at Walmart. Walmart can special order any of the large sizes available at Sam's.

Thanks, that is good to know. However I have to make one mega trip to Sam's anyway for all the other non food items.

 

[mark02tj]

If this is going to be an annual event, you wouldn't have to worry about taking the extra cans of cheese back - just keep them for next year. I think the shelf life on that stuff is something like 147 years! :licking: :laughing:

 

[txdon]

If this is going to be an annual event, you wouldn't have to worry about taking the extra cans of cheese back - just keep them for next year. I think the shelf life on that stuff is something like 147 years! :licking: :laughing:

This post is the reason there will be no Nachos at the fundraiser. After reading this I read the label when I went to Sam's and OMG, the cheese sauce is made with #1 water and #2 ingredient partially hydrogenated oil - trans fat. This is banned in several cities and is listed as not safe by the FDA. Basically a heart attack in a can. I think New York City must have shipped all this crap to Texas after they made it illegal.
Let them eat cake.