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Carrying 3 Plates

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    Carrying three plates is one of the
    key elements in banquet service.
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    If you want to be a good banquet server,
    you must be able to carry three plates.
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    The basics are as follows:
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    All plates, no matter what size,
    have a rim, an inner area,
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    and what we like to call a bevel.
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    Take your right hand
    and place it palm up.
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    Now take a plate and rest it on your
    three middle fingers
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    with your thumb and pinky finger resting
    on the rim to stabilize the plate.
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    Now take your second plate and
    use the bevel to find the sweet spot
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    just below the joints
    on your thumb and pinky
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    where you can rest the plate
    and keep it level.
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    If you cannot keep
    the second plate level,
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    try dropping your pinky finger
    down under the plate
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    and just stabilize it
    with your thumb on the rim.
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    Now pick up the third plate with your
    left hand and you are ready to serve.
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    You must be able to do this with
    both hands
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    and with different sized
    plates and bowls.
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    Make sure you do not put your fingers
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    in the inner area where
    the food should go.
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    Also, do not let your second plate slide
    too far forward
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    so it's sitting in the food
    on the plate below it.
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    And do not rest the second plate
    on your forearm
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    and lock it into
    your body using your elbow.
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    As soon as someone knocks into
    you, you will lose your grip.
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    When serving a hot entree,
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    the plate should be kept warm
    to keep the food from getting cold.
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    When handling a hot plate, always use
    server napkins to protect your hands.
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    Fold one cloth napkin either in
    half or in thirds
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    and cover your entire right hand
    and forearm.
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    Now take another napkin
    and fold it up into a tight square
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    to be placed in your left hand.
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    [Music]
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    Position the plates exactly
    as we did before
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    using the tightly folded napkin to hold
    the single plate
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    that will be served first.
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    [Music]
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    Be sure not to place the napkin in your
    guests food when you pick up the plate.
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    Also, be careful
    not to drag a loose napkin
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    over a guest or their place setting.
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    Stemware is very top heavy
    and can easily topple over.
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    When you are picking up plates
    in the prep area,
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    make sure to have
    your server napkins in place.
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    Be ready to grab your
    third plate in the position
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    that you want it to be
    placed in front of the guest.
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    You will not be able to rotate the
    plate once your hands are full.
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    Remember that the protein
    should be placed at "6 o'clock"
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    unless otherwise specified.
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Carrying 3 Plates
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