How to Have a Stress-Free Summer Cookout

Hosting a #cookout? Don’t stress, says Chiavetta’s. Keep your schedule flexible — instead of setting a specific time for dinner, arrange service around a two-hour “grazing window.” Serve everything buffet-style and let your guests load up their paper plates whenever they get hungry. Keep food out of direct sunlight, of course — especially those mayonnaise-based potato salads and sour cream dips. If side dishes need to be chilled, fill a plastic bin with “two inches of crushed ice and nestle the serving bowls directly inside it” to keep foods fresh for hours. #NoSweatSummerGrilling