Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
Holiday Hosting Essentials: Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving
13
items A shopping list for hosting Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving: the serving pieces, cooking helpers, extra seating, and cleanup supplies that make a big holiday meal easier to pull off in one house.
Sections
4
Table and Serving
Cooking and Food Prep
Guest Comfort and Overflow
Cleanup and Leftovers
Table and Serving
A large ivory stoneware platter with a curved ribbed rim, big enough for a turkey or a full spread of sides, and dishwasher and microwave safe for easy cleanup after.
Stoneware Legacy Heirloom Oval Serve Platter Ivory - Threshold
A simple stoneware gravy boat that matches the platter above, sized right for passing gravy or cranberry sauce around a full table.
Stoneware Embossed Gravy boat Ivory - Threshold™
A neutral woven table runner that dresses up a holiday table without competing with the food or the rest of the centerpiece.
14x72" Table Runner Woven Natural - Threshold™
An electric carving knife with a fork included, makes cleaner and faster work of carving a turkey or ham than trying to do it by hand.
Hamilton Beach Electric Knife Carving Set Black - 74277
Cooking and Food Prep
An instant read thermometer that takes the guesswork out of knowing when the turkey is actually done, with a magnet and backlight for checking it anywhere in the kitchen.
ThermoPro TP01HW Digital Instant Read Meat Thermometer
A couple of disposable roasting pans with lids, useful as backup oven space for a second dish or for sending leftovers home with guests without asking for your own pan back.
Reynolds Kitchens Heavy Duty Disposable Aluminum Roasting Pans with Lids, 11.75x9.25x2.5 in, 2 Count
A locking slow cooker that frees up stovetop and oven space for a side dish or soup, and the lid locks down for carrying it to a Friendsgiving potluck without spilling.
Crock-Pot 6qt Cook & Carry One Touch Programmable Slow Cooker
Guest Comfort and Overflow
A set of six folding chairs for the guests who don't have an assigned seat at the table, easy to fold flat and store the rest of the year.
Mainstays Premium Heavy Duty Resin Folding Chair, White, Set of 6
A sturdy folding table that works as extra buffet space for sides and desserts, or as an extra seating spot when the guest list runs bigger than the dining table.
Lifetime 6 ft. Black Resin Fold-in-Half Folding Table
Linen-feel disposable hand towels for the bathroom, a small touch that keeps the good hand towels clean when the house is full of guests.
100 Pack Disposable Guest Towels, Luxury Linen-Feel Paper Napkins, White
Cleanup and Leftovers
A set of containers sized for sending leftovers home with guests, since a big meal usually means more food than one house can eat before it goes bad.
Rubbermaid TakeAlongs Food Storage Containers, 16 Piece Set
Heavy duty trash bags sized for the extra volume that comes with hosting, from food prep scraps to the cleanup after everyone leaves.
Hefty Strong Multipurpose Large Drawstring Trash Bags - 30gal/36ct
A spray dish soap built to cut through the greasy pots and roasting pans that pile up after a big holiday cook, without much scrubbing.
Dawn Platinum Powerwash Dishwashing Liquid Dish Soap Spray, 16oz