Overview of D4 Flashcards
“Haram”
Forbidden and bad
Halal
Good
Haram foods
Pork and alcohol
Kosher
No pork, shellfish, also don’t mix two animal products
“Truth in menu”
it better be true, if it is a “maine” lobster, then it better be from Maine.
Star menu item
Means:
What should be done:
ex:
Means: High profitable and popular
What should be done: promote!
ex: McDonald’s fires
Angel food cake
Has no dairy
Irradiation
Helps kill harmful bacteria w/ cold sterilzation
Par Stock
“bring up to par”
If 20 is the par, you have 2, so you order 18
Browning reactions
millard reaction
Sustainability (6)
- Reduce, reuse, recycle
- Energy audits
- minimize food waste, donate leftovers
- Follow LEED guidelines (leadership in energy and environmental design)
- Replace lights w/ LED
- Reuse waste water to warm the lawn
Yin/Yang foods
Yin=cold
Yang=Hot
Menu will
determine the equipment needed, food needed, the space needed and the personnel needed
ex: a ready to eat place will need less staff, space and equipment
Emergency preparedness
You must have a galloon of water a day for every person for 3 days
Dog menu will
- what it means
- what should be done
- Example
- what it means: not popular or profitable
- what should be done: Eliminate
- Example: lentil soup
Plowhorse menu item:
- What it means:
- What should be done:
- Example:
- what it means: popular not profitable
- what should be done: decrease portion size or increase price
- Example: steak
Puzzle menu item:
- what it means
- what should be done
- Example
- what it means: Profitable not popular
- what should be done: change selling price
- Example: beef stew
Just in time
Purchasing foods just in time when you need time.
No records in inventory b/c always being used
Can-cutting (3)
Compares qualities of different cans:
- Technical: open it
- Approved brands: (such as Heinz only)
- Performance (I want eco-friendly)
Formularies
Approved products (main point is to get volume discounts)
Receive frozen foods at
0 to -10 F
Benchmark
comparing yourself to others to learn how to improve
How much to order (2)
Perpetual inventory: Every time you go in and out; record it.
Physical inventory: Actual count at the end of a certain period
Du Jour
menu of the day
Mini-max method
Deplete to safety level then order to the max
ABC inventory
“A items” = expensive
“B items” = Fresh produce
“C items” = Canned fruit and veggies
HACCP (7 steps)
An effective plan to prevent food safety Hazards
- conduct a hazard analysis
- determine CCPs, where hazards can be controlled
- Establish critical limits (cook chicken to 165)
- Establish monitoring procedure (insert thermometer to check)
- Estimate corrective actions
- Verification procedure
- Establish record keeping and document
Conventional Sytem
CCP:
ADV:
DisADV:
CCP: 5
ADV: Made from scratch, less storage needed
DisADV: stressful work, high labor costs, and low productivity
“V” = 5 in roman
Ready-Prepared System
CCP:
ADV:
DisADV:
CCP: 8
ADV: low stress, lower labor costs
DisADV: needs special equipment
(8 since 8 letters in prepared)
Commissary-Satellite
CCP:
ADV:
DisADV:
CCP: 9
ADV: high efficiency rate
DisADV: higher risks
(9 since 9 letters in satellite)
Greasy Plates means dishwasher
had a low temp water
OSHA
Inspects facilities for safety
Receiving procedures
invoice must match purchase order (a blind check is used to hold employees accountable)
Chemical cleaning should be at ___F for ___ minutes
75F and 1 minute
FDA is in charge of (5)
- Inspection of egg substitutes & shelled eggs
- Inspects food processing factories
- Prohibits mis-branding
- Irradiation of spices, meats and potatoes
- Interstate shipping of shellfish
BHA and BHT
Antioxidants for fatty products
Class B extinguisher
For gases like propane and butane
Low kcal
no more than 40 kcals/serving
Gauge
the lower the gauge, the stronger the metal (1-14)
UL
checks electronic equipment
Scoop size is __ divided by ___
scoop number divided by 32
Assembly Serve
CCP:
ADV:
DisADV:
CCP: 4
ADV: Lower costs
DisADV: limited menu, low quality and acceptability
(4 like A shape)
Standard of fill
32g better be 32g
Standard of identity
by FDA; mandates food products to contain its true stated foods