G'day All

Been busy as buggery lately gearing up to cater for my mates Wedding. (100 head)

They're holding the whole show on their property at The Caves (Backyard Style).

My main role is to take care of the main meal & maintain the various fire drums.

This is the the plan:

1 x Large Amount Pumpkin Soup (Just to warm up after the mingling stage)

3 x 7.6kg Legs of Pork -----------------------------Wood Fired Spit
6 x 3kg Legs of Lamb ------------------------------Camp Ovens
1 x 10kg Full Gold Rump Roast (Halved) ---------Camp Ovens
6 x 2kg Organic, Marinated & Stuffed Chooks ---Camp Ovens

Bulk Roast Spuds
Bulk Roast Pumpkin (Butternut & Jap)
Bulk Roast Onion
(The Vegies will cook in a gas Spit/Oven normally used for whole pigs)

Bulk Fresh Corn Cobbs
Bulk Apple Sauce
Bulk Gravy

14 Dozen Dinner Knots (Bakery)

The Oven plan
2 x 20" Camp Chef
3 x 18" Billmans
1 x 16" Camp Chef
3 x 15" Billmans
1 x 15" Furphy
1 x 10" Metters (Not sure what good that will be)

There are more entrees other people are taking care of as well.

The Meat
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8207/p5124903large.jpg

Will share the results once done and recovered

Cheers
Jono

What no green stuff ;D

Mackerel Whisperer wrote on May 12^th, 2011 at 8:20pm:

1 x 10" Metters (Not sure what good that will be)

Gravy boat? ;D

Whot, no sweets???????  :o


Mate.  Better you than me.  Brilliant job.  I would be having kittens.




Figuratively speaking.  Nothing to do with camp ovens and cats....  ::)

Mackerel Whisperer wrote on May 12^th, 2011 at 8:20pm:

My main role is to take care of the main meal & maintain the various fire drums.

When you cook you really cook Jono - I feel worn out just looking at the photos.  Hope you have some helpers.

Crikey, i'd need a couple of labourers just to help cart the half tonne of camp ovens.......hehe........ good stuff mate, that is gunna be a feed to remember... looking forward to seeing the photo's of this set up in action.

I'd hate to be responsible for making the coals/heatbeads ready.
That would be a job on its own.

Looking forward to the photos Jono.

Aart

Here's the results.

Had a great time cooking all of the tucker for a great couple on their great day. It was a real test and I think I pulled it off quite well. By far my biggest "Job".

8.00am start - 7.00pm served and knocked off. Cut a few green cans and headed home. Spent most of today back there cleaning all the ovens up. Would do it all again tomorrow.

When the word "Wedding" comes into the scene it turns into a totally new ball game, as far as presentation, time lines to meet etc.

Got pretty busy at times, so missed a lot of photos. Here's the ones I did get.

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2240/p5144916large.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6674/p5144921large.jpg

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4407/p5144923large.jpg

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7913/p5144927large.jpg

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/702/p5144932large.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2120/p5144933large.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9618/p5144931large.jpg

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/2087/p5144936large.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6368/p5144939large.jpg

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5259/p5144940large.jpg

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4246/p5144944large.jpg
Not sure what the groom is praying for in this shot

Cheers
Jono

well done do you do it for a living

G'day Barneys

Just for fun mate. I love the BIG Cook ups.

Cheers
Jono

Great stuff Jono well done, what a really good spread, and good weather to boot.
Muzz

Looks very professional you must have had a great sense of achievement doing this.

Great stuff Jono, let alone anything else, how many on the job of carving.

G'day Michael

I was on my own until about 1pm then a butcher mate of mine came to give me a hand to finish everything off, including carving all the meat. I'm glad he did.

Cheers
Jono

Jono
Congrats on what looks like a perfect cookup for the happy couple. Was at a wedding in Brisbane at the weekend but would have preferred your feast :P.
LogFire

Bl00dy awsome


Aart

Top job Jono, awsome cook up.

:o :oWOW....top job Jono ;)

Top job Jono the food looks excellent....Im doing a similar thing this weekend....My Mums 70th.....cooking for around 80+ :-/  ..... Getting a bit nervous but should go ok as long as Im really organised.
Rory

Top effort there mate, well done......... bet everyone bloody loved it!!

Love your work Jono!!!

I know what it's like cooking for big numbers but I didn't have to have it all ready at a particular time so that puts you well ahead of the game mate!
Well Done!........Bloody Well Done!!!!!!!!!!!

Look forward to catching up with you one day!
Cheers, Mick.

Wonderful - that was a mamoth effort.

What a fantastic job!!!! It looks terrific.  How many did you cater for?  Cheers gecko

What a fantastic job!!!! It looks terrific.  How many did you cater for? Did you not put coals on top of the ovens at all?   Cheers gecko

Good job Johno, and I like your oven collection. I thought 30 was enough to cook for when I've had to do it .
Just looking at your photos , do you always cook with the ovens that high off the ground ??  ...or was there a bit of a fire under each one .
I'm thinking this way it's controled and easy access to each oven and your not melting away .  
Best thing I guess is the weather was good to you for the wekend.


Peter

Thanks all for the nice words.

Gecko - about 90-95 people mate & yes I did put coals on top.

Peter - I mostly use the racks mate. easy to control the heat and the oven doesn't smother the coals.

I have more photos coming from other peoples cameras - might post a few more pics if any are good.

Cheers again

Jono