Hiring a caterer or doing it yourself

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Hiring a caterer or doing it yourself

As anyone who has hosted an event or party will tell you. It takes a lot of time and preparation to throw a successful party. One of the most important tasks is organising the food and drinks. Do you hire a caterer or are you going to handle the food preparation yourself? Let's look at the pros and cons of each option:

Do it Yourself

Advantages	Disadvantages
save money food cooked to your tastes control portions more informal great way to get people involved keep track of budget	time consuming stressful limited by your cooking skills/abilities limited cooking and preparation space over/under supply not trained in proper food handling dealing with multiple suppliers

Hire a Caterer

Advantages	Disadvantages
experienced in cooking for large groups enables you to be a guest at your own party skilled at developing menus that cater to wide range of tastes and budget has all equipment and tools required to make sure the event runs smoothly trained in all aspects of health and hygiene one-stop-shop	expensive food choices can be limited to their menu selection

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Hiring a caterer or doing it yourself

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