Scales
Name at least two of the 10 brands we advertise on the Scales brand slide.
Bonus 100 points for any other brands over 2 that we offer.
You have a 30-second time limit.
Avaweigh, Brecknell, Cardinal Detecto, Taylor, Globe, Rubbermaid, Weston, Tor Rey, Escali, Edlund
How many chemicals do low-temperature warewashers require?
Bonus 200 points if you can name what they are.
Low temp requires 3 chemicals. A detergent, rinse agent, and chemical sanitizer.
High temp requires 2 chemicals. A detergent and rinse aid.
What are 2 Vacuum Sealer brands we sell on our site?
Bonus: 100 points per brand you can name over two (30-second time limit)
VacPack-it, Galaxy, Weston, PolyScence, Sammic, VacMaster, Hamilton Beach, Waring, Vollrath, Berkel
Scales are important to help keep portions _________and reduce food __________.
Answer:
1) Consistent
2) Waste
If the customer's incoming water temperature is not hot enough to support their machine, the customer can consider purchasing what product to assist with increasing the water temperature?
Booster Heater
What are the two types of vacuum package machines?
Chamber and External
Define "Margin for Error"
Margin for error is the degree of error acceptable in measurements (+/- 1%)
Do a high temp, low temp, or both normally need to go under a hood (type II)?
A high temp!
(Also acceptable that the answer that the customer needs to check with their inspector)
Which of the two styles of vacuum packaging machines have bags that are smooth all the way around?
Chamber vacuum machines
What are two details about Legal for Trade/NTEP (National Type Evaluation Program) scales?
-Necessary for commercial locations that determine sale price by the weight
-Not for the back of the house portion control
-Typically, Legal for Trade scale must be NTEP approved
Customer still always has to check with their inspector
How do low temp and high temp warewashers sanitize products?
Low temp = Use chemicals to sanitize
High temp = Uses high heat to sanitize
Chamber vacuum sealers have either dry pumps or oil pumps. What is one difference between these?
The main difference is that the oil pump option needs the oil changed from time to time, and it can handle a greater volume than the dry pump.
There are 5 questions given in the training that you should ask when determining "How To Select a Scale?"
Give me two of those questions for 200 points, and your team can help with the last 3 questions for the remaining 300 points.
If you get all 5, you will get an extra 200 points.
-Will you be selling food items by weight?
-Will you need to transport the scale?
-How heavy or light will most items to be weighed be?
-What is customer's location/business type?
-Will you be weighing in bulk food you are receiving or packaging to ship?
What are the 4 washing stages?
-Prewash stage
-Wash stage
-Rinse stage
-Final rinse stage
Sou Vide is a popular cooking technique from France that includes vacuum packaging products and slow cooking them at exact temperatures for an extended time.
In this part of the training, we learned that water transfers heat how many times more efficiently than hot air?
11 times more efficiently