hostess trolley

I love mine and wouldn't be without it!

I only have one oven so use my hostess trolley regularly. Couldn't manage without it especially when we have visitors.

Ah, so this is about hostess trolleys and not Victoria Wood..... oops!

Sounds good, willsmadnan. May you continue to get good use out of it. I love having people round but my worst disasters in catering were when I was "in between hostess trolleys". I have a double oven and various other gadgets, e.g. a great buffet server, but for all round versatility, the trolley wins.

I was going to ditch ours as we really only used it at Christmas if family were over, but I think I'll hang on to it as I plucked up the courage to invite a few friends for lunch last w/e and as it was the first time I'd flown solo, so to speak, it was invaluable. I loaded everything into the heated trolley 10 mins before guests arrived, and I was able to ply them with aperitifs, chat like the perfect hostess, herd them to the table and serve piping hot food. An enjoyable experience, which I had approached with a little trepidation. The hostess trolley has been reprieved!

You are right, Jangran99. I will.

I have had my trolley for years and it is used every time the family comes to dinner.I would not be without it for the freedom from the tyranny of timing everything to be ready at once although I would not leave food warming for long.
Enjoy and ignore the 'off your trolley'remarks!

Lol, thanks for your comments. If used properly (remembering that some food does not benefit from being kept hot for up to 4 hours), I am still tempted. I have the room, for sure, I have the company regularly and, if it gains me the opportunity to sit with a nice glass of wine before everyone arrives.....

Decision made. I can live with the "ridicule".

Now, to the John Lewis website......

My Mum and Dad had one. On a Sunday, if cooking BSL (bloody Sunday lunch according to my Dad) he would cook/murder all the vegetables and place them in the ready heated hostess trolley by around 11.30 am for a 1 o'clock lunch until the roast was ready, then he would carve/attack the meat while shouting 'Dorotheeee, this bloody beef is undercooked. The table shook as he wrenched the knife back and forth, and then, alleluiah, the veggies were poured onto the plate and lunch commenced. As soon as he died, I donated the wretched thing to a good cause! I am sure, properly used they are a very useful item, but I wouldn't give house room to one for all the tea in China

I just think of Victoria Wood's classic song when somebody mentions hostess trolleys! Sorry!

They seem to take up quite a lot of room. My mum had one. I personally wouldn't want one although we entertain a lot but if you want one peaceat last and have the room go for it!

I always wanted one and on one of her many house moves my MIL gave me hers. It got used twice! I've kept the Pyrex dishes but the fake mahogany trolley is no more.

I have had a cabinet one for years. It was a present from my son, but it now only gets used at christmas as we don't dine people as often as we used to. It takes up a lot of space. I think one of the table top ones would be more practical.