6 tips to succeed as hosts this Christmas

Do you touch organize any of the lunches or dinners this Christmas at your home? Peace of mind, don't panic! If you have to be the hosts this Christmas the key to success is in good organization and planning, this way you will be able to enjoy the lunch or dinner in question without dying trying. And for this, since Thermorecetas, we leave you some tips Great for you to look like authentic Christmas hosts and, most importantly, enjoy it in a big way.

1. Number and type of diners

This is important, since it is not the same to cook for 6 than for 20. If we are going to be a small number we can look for more elaborate menus or that are a little more difficult when serving. However, if we are going to be 20 we must look for the most practical side to our menu so as not to have problems when serving it. And, of course, what kind of diners will come? Will there be children? Someone with food intolerances?

In addition, depending on how many people come and what type of people they are, we can choose to make a more traditional meal sitting at a table or make a more modern and informal buffet-style organization.

2. Buy in advance to save

From the end of November to the beginning of December we can start thinking about what we are going to cook. It is interesting to go through the market and start buying products that will then go up a lot in price. We can freeze them already cooked or raw. In this way we will save costs and time in queues and eternal waits.

3. Work in advance

Nobody likes to spend Christmas Day overwhelmed in the kitchen without being able to leave because we still have a lot of dishes to prepare. So we recommend that you think of ideas that you can prepare in advance (even frozen) to only make the assembly or last minute preparations on the day of the celebration. So you can have time to calmly get ready and be more relaxed that day enjoying family and friends.

4. Appetizers and desserts

They will be a perfect option for people to fill their stomachs, so you do not have to complicate with the main dishes because after the appetizers people are not so hungry anymore. And then there are the desserts, which we are already so full to eat between appetizers and seconds that, after having made them, people do not taste them. So measure the quantities well so that we do not work in vain and on too much food.

5. Organize your work well

You must direct the coordination of all the tasks that day. So do not burden yourself excessively, let the others help you by bringing the drinks, the bread, serving some dishes, cutting the sausage, setting the table, etc.

6. Organization and cleaning in the kitchen

It is essential that you have a very strict organization and cleaning in the kitchen if you do not want that to become a chaos of plates and glasses piled up with only snacks. Go scrubbing and picking between plates even if it takes 5 more minutes to serve them, but that will help you finish in condition after the desserts.