NATIONAL FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

Using Equipment Safely and Efficiently

This training is conducted by the

National Food Service Management InstituteThe University of Mississippi

www.nfsmi.org800-321-3054

NATIONAL FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

Using Equipment Safely and Efficiently

Choosing the Right Equipment

Lesson One

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Using Equipment Safely and Efficiently

Introduction

• Choose the right equipment to produce healthy and safe food.

• Production equipment is a key tool in serving quality food. Equipment is used to process and deliver food to customers.

• Choosing the right equipment for the job provides the best results.

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Lesson Objectives

• Identify equipment used for different menu items

• Differentiate between moist and dry heat cooking methods

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Let’s get started…

• What are the types of cooking methods used to prepare these menu items?

• How is the equipment selected to prepare each item?

• How might the equipment change the quality, nutritional value, or safety of the food?

• How might the menu item be prepared to be more appealing to students?

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Equipment is used to process and deliver food from the food

service operation to customers.

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Choosing the wrong piece of equipment can:

• Lower nutritional value• Affect food safety• Change food color• Change mouth feel or taste• Result in low yield• Make the job more difficult• Increase cleanup• Impact safety

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Cooking Methods

• Which of the cooking methods do you often use at home?

• What piece of equipment do you feel most comfortable using?

• What piece of equipment do you feel we should spend time investigating?

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DRY HEAT COOKING

• Baking

• Roasting

• Broiling

• Pan broiling

• Grilling

• Frying

• Sautéing

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Dry Heat Cooking

• Food cooked without water• Best suited for meat that is tender• Used for bakery products• Overcooking product will cause it to be dry

with a low yield• Check the internal temperature with a

calibrated thermometer

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Frying (A Dry Heat Method) includes

• Surface frying

• Deep fat frying

• Stir-frying

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Some important points about frying:

• Cooking food with hot oil or fat

• Fat caramelizes the food

• Some food items are blanched. This means that food is coated with fat prior to freezing.

• Fry at the recommended temperature. Low oil temperature increases fat absorption in food and makes the food product soggy.

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MOIST HEAT COOKING

• Steaming

• Braising

• Boiling/Poaching

• Stewing

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Moist Heat Cooking

• Food cooked with the addition of water or other liquid

• Appropriate for less tender cuts of meat• Original moist heat cooking was in the

stockpot• Generally uses lower temperatures and longer

cooking times• Check the internal temperature of food with a

calibrated thermometer

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Steaming(A Moist Heat Method)

• Speeds up the cooking process

• Produces a moist product

• Makes food tender

• Produces a high yield

• Supports batch cooking for control and quality

• Used for reheating

• Retains nutrients

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Conclusion

Equipment and cooking method selection are two of the most important elements of producing healthy food.

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Using Equipment Safely and Efficiently

National Food Service Management Institute The University of Mississippi

• Mission: To provide information and services that promote the continuous improvement of child nutrition programs

• Vision: To be the leader in providing education, research, and resources to promote excellence in child nutrition programs