Anything You Would Never Do at a Show Again?

[cwinter474]

There are alot of newbies out there and I thought they might benifit from your wise experiances.

So are there any product you won't show or recipe you won't do again because of ______________????

I LOVE the post about your best PC tips and I thought this might compliment it.


Thanks,

Carol

 

[DessertDivaFL]

I will never demo carrots on the Ultimate Mandoline again. The carrots stained the UM after I tried hand washing. After I ran it through the dishwasher at home it went away but I think that was a turn off.

The carrots also stained my cutting board. Those darn carrots! :grumpy:

 

[laurichef]

Chopping chocolate in the food chopper on a warm day. Ugh!! It sticks together and forms 1 big clump!! Very hard to sell a food chopper when this happens.

 

[DebbieJ]

Anything with Phyllo dough.

 

[stefani2]

I would encourage Hosts to TRY to limit the amount of kids at a Show - I have had WAY too many before and it stressed EVERYONE out!

 

[etteluap70PC]

I will never again do a show outside in the glaring sun... It must be in the shade. Last time I think I had heat stroke and was completely out of it for the next few hours. Luckily it was at a neighbors house so I only drove about a mile.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Anything with Phyllo dough.

Yep - this would be my "never again" too!

 

[DessertDivaFL]

Chopping chocolate in the food chopper on a warm day. Ugh!! It sticks together and forms 1 big clump!! Very hard to sell a food chopper when this happens.

Yes! I agree...what a mess!

 

[DessertDivaFL]

I would encourage Hosts to TRY to limit the amount of kids at a Show - I have had WAY too many before and it stressed EVERYONE out!

Oh, my! I had that last Saturday at a show. Very hard to laugh it off after the 3rd interruption. :grumpy:

 

[cathyskitchen]

Anything with Phyllo dough.

I agree - I loved those Chicken things with the Phyllo dough, but never made them at a show b/c when I tried them, it was SO difficult to work with!!

 

[cathyskitchen]

I will never assume that the host has bought all of the ingredients for the show. It has happened on more than one occasion that hosts have forgotten to get things, so now I ALWAYS go over the ingredient list in one of my calls before the show, and I even call them on my way to the show to double check to see if there is anything I can pick up on my way that they "forgot" to get. I haven't had a problem with recipe ingredients since I started doing this!

 

[cwinter474]

These are GREAT, thanks guys.

Carrots stain? could you soak in a bleach/ water mix and remove???

Melty chocolate, wonder if you could freeze the chocolate before hand??

I present my hostess with a shopping check list, I even put little boxes next to the ingredients. Then I call my hostess before I head to her home and tell her I'm on my way, were you able to get ....... then we go over the list. Luckly Walmart it seems on every corner.

question..... what is Phyllo dough??? guess I've never made anything that requires it.

 

[cathyskitchen]

These are GREAT, thanks guys.

Carrots stain? could you soak in a bleach/ water mix and remove???

Melty chocolate, wonder if you could freeze the chocolate before hand??

I present my hostess with a shopping check list, I even put little boxes next to the ingredients. Then I call my hostess before I head to her home and tell her I'm on my way, were you able to get ....... then we go over the list. Luckly Walmart it seems on every corner.

question..... what is Phyllo dough??? guess I've never made anything that requires it.

Great idea about the checklist, Carol - I usually provide the Shopping List that comes with the Recipe online and that covers it pretty well, too.

Phyllo dough is really thin - I mean SUPER thin - pastry dough that is used in layers. It was featured in a couple theme show recipes a few seasons ago, and although they were DELICIOUS, they were very difficult to make b/c of the phyllo dough. Here are the recipes in case you are ever up for the challenge :

https://www.pamperedchef.com/images/cc/us/pdf/theme_show_recipes/Gruyere.pdf

https://www.pamperedchef.com/images/cc/us/pdf/theme_show_recipes/PhylloWrappedAsparagus.pdf

 

[cwinter474]

Cathy,

I looked at the recipes. Looks like I'm in luck, nothing there that the picky eaters in my house would eat. Lucky me.

 

[cathyskitchen]

I know - we didn't really care for the asparagus in my house, but the Gruyere Chicken en Croute was a BIG hit. I remember sweating so much from making it one time that I had to shower while it was in the oven!!! It was delish, but definitely a "special occasion" type of recipe for me!! I hate to work that hard to make any recipe!!

 

[DebbieJ]

The asparagus was SOO GOOOOD but yeah, would never EVER EVER do at a show again.Puff pastry can be dicey too. I made the three onion goat cheese tart from that theme show at a lot of shows, though.

 

[cwinter474]

three onion goat cheese tart???? YUCK, don't think I could stomic that one

 

[cathyskitchen]

It's actually really good, Carol. You carmelize the onions and garlic, and combined with the goat cheese and bacon, it's a really great flavor. I did it a bunch of times for shows, too, and everyone loved it.

 

[MORFIA]

enter in the WRONG house---yep met by a pit bull--

 

[cwinter474]

It's actually really good, Carol. You carmelize the onions and garlic, and combined with the goat cheese and bacon, it's a really great flavor. I did it a bunch of times for shows, too, and everyone loved it.

Ok, I will search that recipe and at least check it out. My mother-n-law is always looking for new dips, if we don't like it I can pass it down.

 

[cwinter474]

enter in the WRONG house---

yep met by a pit bull--

My directior tells a story where she went to a house, they let her in, there were several people there all very nicely dressed in dark suits and dresses, they let her set up in the dining room because she asked where the kitchen was. She noticed there was quite a bunch of food already there. She got everything set up and sorta just was there, and then asked who was "so and so" because it was an over the phone booking with a lady she had never met.... they told her that she didn't live there, that they thought she was from one of the chruches bringing food for the family. The wife of the man that lived there had passed away and the funeral was later that evening.

Can you imaging!!!!

 

[cathyskitchen]

enter in the WRONG house---

yep met by a pit bull--

ROFL, Morfia!! What a surprise, for both of you!!

 

[cathyskitchen]

My directior tells a story where she went to a house, they let her in, there were several people there all very nicely dressed in dark suits and dresses, they let her set up in the dining room because she asked where the kitchen was. She noticed there was quite a bunch of food already there. She got everything set up and sorta just was there, and then asked who was "so and so" because it was an over the phone booking with a lady she had never met.... they told her that she didn't live there, that they thought she was from one of the chruches bringing food for the family. The wife of the man that lived there had passed away and the funeral was later that evening.

Can you imaging!!!!

Oh, no, Carol, now that one takes the cake!! LOL!

 

[DebbieJ]

Ok, I will search that recipe and at least check it out. My mother-n-law is always looking for new dips, if we don't like it I can pass it down.

It's not a dip--it's a baked appetizer. You can find it under the old theme shows--Fall 06 I think.

 

[cwinter474]

It's not a dip--it's a baked appetizer. You can find it under the old theme shows--Fall 06 I think.

oh, for some reason I thought it was a dip

 

[merego]

Oh, my! I had that last Saturday at a show. Very hard to laugh it off after the 3rd interruption. :grumpy:

That is one of the WORST!!! Leave your kids at home unless it is a Kids in the Kitchen show, thank you very much!!

 

[merego]

Double check the host when she is helping out with setting the oven or microwave.
The 30 minute chicken show turned into the 60+ minute chicken show because she didn't know how to work her microwave and the power setting was on low, not high.

Had another host pre-heat the oven to the wrong temp and set the timer wrong b/c she wasn't paying attention to what I was saying ( she admitted that) and the pizza crust was burnt. So much for interactive~ ha ha

 

[cwinter474]

I now always ask about the size of the microwave. The dcb doesn't fit into so many of them.

 

[CookingwithMary]

I won't do games again. A drawing, yes, but not games. Not my style.

 

[chefmeg]

I now always ask about the size of the microwave. The dcb doesn't fit into so many of them.[/

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the worst was when it was my own mother's microwave that the dang thing didn't fit in!:balloon:

 

[stefani2]

I had NICELY told my host to limit the amount of kids at the show because it can make for such a chaotic show - but there were 14 KIDS! :yuck:

 

[Chef Kearns]

I will never demo the Warm Nutty Caramel Brownies. They are soooo yummy, but the darned things are too much work with peeling the Rolos and stuff!

 

[gothim0802]

I love to demo the brownies because they are easy! One thing I do though is ask the host to have them already unwrapped!

 

[Chef Kearns]

I will also never continue with a show after I've seen a mouse because it came home with me in my bags! I was to grossed out!

 

[valleygirl2]

I had a hostess look on line for the recipes to make. she chose three. one was a frittata, a dessert cake and something else. i am a very good but the frittata took way to long to bake. even though the show was really good it was over $700.

 

[traci4tpc]

Double check the host when she is helping out with setting the oven or microwave.
The 30 minute chicken show turned into the 60+ minute chicken show because she didn't know how to work her microwave and the power setting was on low, not high.

Had another host pre-heat the oven to the wrong temp and set the timer wrong b/c she wasn't paying attention to what I was saying ( she admitted that) and the pizza crust was burnt. So much for interactive~ ha ha

I did a show for a friend of mine once and asked her to put the micro cooker in the microwave to melt the butter...well a few minutes later we smelt something burning b/c she had put in on the stove. Was pretty funny

 

[traci4tpc]

I also won't do the Chocolate Raspberry trifle at a show again, I think it takes too long.

 

[JAE]

I did a show for a friend of mine once and asked her to put the micro cooker in the microwave to melt the butter...well a few minutes later we smelt something burning b/c she had put in on the stove. Was pretty funny

Seriously? Who does that. I mean, for those of us not very technical, it's basically plastic. Who puts plastic in the oven?

 

[MORFIA]

I now always ask about the size of the microwave. The dcb doesn't fit into so many of them.[/

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the worst was when it was my own mother's microwave that the dang thing didn't fit in!:balloon:

I have been in this situation a FEW times--Carrying a chicken across the street or to the neighbors house my host was watching!! The worst was we made a chocolate cake--next door---Poor kids were coming in from practice--and the smell was killing them---I offered to send 1-2 over---

CUZ I agree with the above posts---KIDS---lol it was easier to deliver--!!

 

[thejeepqueen]

I also won't do the Chocolate Raspberry trifle at a show again, I think it takes too long.

I agree I didn't like making this and while it tasted good it was really rich and something I don't think everyone enjoyed.

 

[cwinter474]

I will also never continue with a show after I've seen a mouse because it came home with me in my bags! I was to grossed out!

OMG..... I would have DIED

 

[cwinter474]

I won't do games again. A drawing, yes, but not games. Not my style.

DItto.... not fond of games

 

[cwinter474]

I will never demo the Warm Nutty Caramel Brownies. They are soooo yummy, but the darned things are too much work with peeling the Rolos and stuff!

Haven't made these either, sounds good, I will be searching that one. Will have to have someone else unwrap the Rolos.... they are my FAVORITE!

 

[chefann]

The Rolos that come in a roll (not the bag) aren't individually wrapped - use those instead. Then you only have 4 wrappers to take off.

 

[chefmeg]

I will NEVER demo the nonstick abilities of our cookware by burning a slice of cheese...........smoke detectors went off and the smell stayed in my hosts house for days!

 

[cwinter474]

I will NEVER demo the nonstick abilities of our cookware by burning a slice of cheese...........smoke detectors went off and the smell stayed in my hosts house for days!

That is so funny! I would have never thought about that!

 

[ChefEileen]

Little hi-jack - My director had us come over to practice some of the new recipes in the F/W SB and my job was to do the Apple Tartlets. Well it just killed me not to eat all the Werther's soft caramels as I was putting them in the tart pan :cry: I did my job and then I treated myself to some of them.

One of my cluster mates said, she didn't know how I stopped myself from eating them, because she saw my eyes light up when I saw them in the bowl.:love: End of hi-jack

 

[cwinter474]

Little hi-jack - My director had us come over to practice some of the new recipes in the F/W SB and my job was to do the Apple Tartlets. Well it just killed me not to eat all the Werther's soft caramels as I was putting them in the tart pan :cry: I did my job and then I treated myself to some of them.

One of my cluster mates said, she didn't know how I stopped myself from eating them, because she saw my eyes light up when I saw them in the bowl.:love: End of hi-jack

that is so true, we made them and it was like cut one in half, add half to the tartlet and the eat the other..... they are so YUMMY

 

[Chef Kearns]

The Rolos that come in a roll (not the bag) aren't individually wrapped - use those instead. Then you only have 4 wrappers to take off.

At my store the rolls of rolos were more expensive by alot than the bag.

 

[chefann]

At my store the rolls of rolos were more expensive by alot than the bag.

My recruit discovered that, too, when she made that recipe. Unfortunately, she doesn't pay attention to instructions in the recipes, so she not only had to unwrap all those individual candies, she cut them all and didn't leave any whole to push into the brownie. And somehow, she always seems to say things like it's HO's fault that the recipes don't work out perfectly.