Plate up or self serve?

134 replies

Spondoolie · 22/12/2024 18:42

Christmas dinner/roast dinner - which do you do?

YABU = plate up
YANBU = self serve

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Littletinytarzanswingingfromanosehair · 22/12/2024 18:50

Self serve 100% I hate being over faced with a plate of food.
I think it helps avoid overeating too.
Easier to save leftovers.

Overthebow · 22/12/2024 18:49

Self serve, everyone wants different amounts of different things.

Sn1859 · 22/12/2024 18:48

Self serve as people can be fussy.

Isseywith2witchycats · 22/12/2024 18:48

I always do self serve as everyone eats a different amount and different items and i serve it out of the dishes and pans it was cooked in enough washing up without extra serving dishes

AngelsWithSilverWings · 22/12/2024 18:48

Serving dishes on the table and everyone takes something and passes it on.

Aliflowers · 22/12/2024 18:47

I do a mixture of both just so there’s not too many serving dishes on the table. I serve up all the potatoes dishes so mash, roast and croquettes then the meat and stuffing is on platters and the veg is in serving dishes for everyone to help themselves.

Hoppinggreen · 22/12/2024 18:47

NOBODY puts food on my plate. I hate it
MIL did it once while I was sorting DD out and DH jumped in and took the full plate and moved an empty one out of her reach, he's a keeper.

Amba1998 · 22/12/2024 18:46

everything on the island. People help themselves. I do so many variations of sides that some people willl want some of something and not so much others

mrsm43s · 22/12/2024 18:46

Dishes in the centre of the table. DH carves and puts meat on plates, help ourselves to everything else from the dishes on the table, passingroundcas required.

Pretty much all meals are served like this in our house.

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