Michael Odom wrote:

> Now what should I do? Cook or hire a cook? I'm asking for advice,
> but in the end, I'll make my decision and I'll die by it.


Hire. In addition to paying for the professional caterer's labor and
expertise, you'll be getting the professional's equipment. The
professional will have the refrigeration necessary to feed a crowd of
that size safely. We could all help you think of things you didn't
think of yourself, things like refrigeration and electricity for that
rented refrigeration and hiring high school students to help serve and
making allowances for garbage containers and hauling away garbage and a
vehicle in which to haul away garbage, but it is so much better to have
someone who has done it before to think of all these details.


--Lia