by Administrator
26. June 2009 00:24
If you’re responsible for organizing food at a local festival, you have many options to spice things up. One of those possibilities to bring in hot and tasty hot dogs, funnel cakes, and popcorn made from popcorn machines. These machines can be easily stored to use year after year at your local events or you can rent them on a daily or weekly basis. Hot dog machines, funnel cake machines, and popcorn machines are easy to set up and easy to use time after time.
Hot Dog Machines
A hot dog makes it easy to make delicious warm dogs that are perfectly grilled without much tending. You’ll want to assign someone to maintain a hot dog machine during your festival event to ensure that the hot dogs are prepared properly and that new dogs are placed on the hot dog machine as they disappear (and they will!)
Hot dogs taste best when buns are warm and fresh - which is easily achieved with a hot dog bun warmer. Don’t forget to have a well-stocked condiment station with relish, onions, mustard, and catsup.
Funnel Cake Machines
Funnel cakes make great additions to any festival event. If you rent or purchase a funnel cake machine, you will need to have someone in charge of the machine. Funnel cake machines allow you to make two funnel cakes at once. The person in charge of the funnel cake machine will need a pitcher to pour the funnel cake mix should watch over the funnel cake preparation. Be sure you are prepared with funnel cake mix and plenty of oil before setting up for the event.
To liven up your funnel cakes, have special toppings on hand for your guests. Popular toppings for funnel cakes include cinnamon, sugar, and powdered sugar. You can even have chilled fruit toppings like strawberry or lemon on hand for people to enjoy on their funnel cakes. The more options you have for your funnel cakes, the more popular they will be at your local festival.
Popcorn Machines
If you rent or purchase popcorn machines for your local festival, you don’t necessarily need an attendant for the unit. These units are typically self-service and allow users to scoop out fresh popcorn on their own. To set your popcorn stand apart from the rest, offer popcorn seasonings in flavors such as ranch, barbeque, white cheddar, and more.
When you get your popcorn machines for your events, you need to make sure you have appropriate power to your unit. If your machines are powered by gas, you should make sure you park your popcorn machine near an area where you can connect it to gas power. If your machines are powered by electricity, be sure you have electrical power readily available.
Food is always a profitable item at any event. And when making delicious food is simple and requires low maintenance and overhead, you can ensure many profitable events!