[Sca-cooks] Food Safety in the SCA
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Fri Aug 22 13:10:47 PDT 2008
Gwen Barclay said:
<<< If food is being pre-prepared and brought to another site - be
aware that certain cooked foods are a possible catastrophe waiting to
happen. Mashed potatoes - even partially mashed, rice and beans of
any kind are very difficult to transport. >>>
Hmmm. Okay, but what makes these particular items difficult to
transport? Is the problem in transporting them? Transporting them at
safe temperatures? Or is the problem in warming them up again, safely?
<<< I will never forget when a helpful volunteer decided to start
heating 10 lbs. of cooked beans in a steam table! I found them
bubbling over the side and smelling to high heaven. I realize that
some foods that are "suspect" may not be applicable to events
connected to SCA but it is always wise to be aware of possible
problems ahead of time. >>>
Is there a problem with warming such foods in a steam table? ie: Do
you need to warm them up on a stove first because the steam table
only develops enough heat to keep food and not warm it up from a cold
condition? But in that case, why did the beans get hot enough to
bubble over the side? And why were the beans smelling? Was some of
them burning? Or had they started rotting? Or something else?
I do have these files in the FEASTS section of the Florilegium.
warming-ovens-msg (10K) 6/ 1/08 Using warming ovens for SCA feasts.
Is a steam table different from a warming oven? I thought they were
the same. If not, perhaps I need some information on how to correctly
use steam tables, when a site has them.
fd-transport-msg (18K) 3/16/08 Transporting cooked and prepared
food.
I'd appreciate any additional info for these files, either here or in
an email.
Stefan
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THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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