[Sca-cooks] Simple plates was Size of Trenchers
Daniel & Elizabeth Phelps
dephelps at embarqmail.com
Sun Jul 5 09:15:54 PDT 2009
Was written:
But is there a method of cleaning these that would satisfy the food safety
inspectors (who do inspect the food shops at Pennsic) and not destroy the
billet after a few washings? In my experience, wooden feast gear does not
get
along well with dishwashers, and I suspect that a food safety inspector
wouldn't be too keen on hand-washing them. So renewing them would be a
significant expense in time and money.
That is indeed "the rub" I suppose. Sealing them would help? Albeit if you
used some sort of "plastic" sealant the period effect would be greatly
diminished. Hand washing would, based on the situation of most major wars,
be required. I've a brother who is a retired inspector of food
establishments in North Carolina. I could consult him but his advice would,
I suppose, probably only be valid in NC.
Was also written:
Also, using trenchers or billets limits you to either solid or pretty darn
thick foods. Soups or stews would need a bowl of some sort.
Hmmm... that is what the shallow hollow in the billet is intended to
address. Thus how shallow should such be?
Side note if the wooden plate was offered as "take away" as part of the meal
the establishment would not need to wash them after use as they would be
"taken away". If a customer brought one back for a subsequent meal his/her
washing up of the plate prior to his/her return would thus be his/her
responsibility, yes?
Daniel
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