Tempering Flashcards
Where may defrosting take place?
In the chiller
Or in an ambient environment
Defrosting in a chiller
Space should be designated for defrosting
Products should not be stacked
Must allow airflow
Defrosting in an ambient temperature
Products defrosting in ambient must do so on a dedicated defrosting rack, not on the tempering rack as product will not reach the desired temperature in allotted time
What is tempering
Allowing ingredients to reach an ambient temperature
All items on the rack must be correctly labelled
How should tempering be organised
Most used products in easy reach at bottom or middle
Bacon is positioned near top to prevent cross contamination
Bun tempering procedure
Bun trays must be four step cleaves weekly
Racks must not be positioned near windows or vents
Air conditioning must be 21 degrees
What is the correct order of items on a tempering rack from top to bottom
Cucumber and tomato slices
Promo lettuce and all onions
Seasonal lettuce
Shredded lettuce
Cheese
Promo cheese
Promo
Bacon and dehydrated onion
Tube sauces
What items take 5 hours to temper?
Tube sauces
Cheese
What items take 1 hour to temper
Cucumber
Tomatoes
All lettuce
Onions
Bacon
Setting up bevs chiller
Leave 2 inch gab on sides for airflow
Keep vents clean
Do not store flurry toppings
How must frozen buns be dealt with off delivery
Placed in freezer asap - defrosting then freezing isn’t allowed causes mould
must be labelled when removed from freezer
Must be then moved to tempering racks
The desfrost rack takes 4 hours to defrost
A stack takes 12 hours
Must not be left in cold or hot areas
cover buns that are in use
What are defrosting buns
Covered in a blue film, in the ambient section of delivery and not placed in freezer but rotated into stock. Have a 48 hour shelf life
