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Recently our church rented the local community center for a crafts bazaar. We were going to serve lunch so the kitchen was to be used. As we set up what did we find? We found a kitchen that was set up for use by a Chef. The cookware was stored on pot racks and on shelves. Everything was in the proper place, stored very efficiently and handy for use. As we unpacked the food we were going to prepare, it was an awesome feeling to be able to use such fine restaurant equipment. After all the bags and boxes were emptied we were ready to cook some good food to serve to our hungry customers.
Now that I had time to survey the whole kitchen area, food warmer and server, the pots and pans, the pot racks and all the cutlery and cooking utensils, I found some interesting facts. Yes, some of the pots and pans were very oversized as compared to the cookware as seen in most homes. The reason for the layout of the kitchen and the types of utensils, pots and pans found was easily understandable. Where I was puzzled was the type of different metals used in the pots and pans. I thought all would be made out of the same metal in this restaurant style setting. As customers started coming to the bazaar some were associated with this community center. One woman had spent a considerable time in this kitchen and her work consisted of cooking for a senior citizens retirement home. When asked about the different metals of the pots and pans, she explained to me some of the reasoning in the kitchen set up.
She started at the food warmer and server. This was made out of stainless steel. The reasons were that this was the heart of the food serving and would get the most use and abuse over time. This unit had to be strong but also had to be easy to clean and disinfect. Stainless steel was the best choice for this application. Stainless steel is easy to clean and is not as porous as other metals, so this metal does not have as many places for bacteria and germs to get trapped. Stainless steel will wipe to a great shine and is very appealing to the eye. This is the first thing you see if you are in line to purchase food. What a great first impression!
The next area was the stock pots or soup pots. These were made out of cast aluminum. The reason was to have a large pot, but not a lot of weight. These pots would be heavy enough when being used at a dinner. Cast Aluminum provides even bases as compared to the side walls. This gives excellent even heat transfer in a large pot, and when also provided with tight fitting lids, these pots will hold heat without a high burner setting. This provides very hot food without the food sticking and burning. The cast aluminum also was fairly easy to clean.
As the tour continued we talked about the smaller pots and pans. There was quite a selection to choose from. I was told the best was to always use a pot or pan that had a lid to help keep the heat in. A tight fitting lid would also prevent the food from being dry or burnt from too much evaporation of cooking water or juices. She showed me the rack of smaller pots and pans (same as used in home kitchens), that was her favorite to use on the stove top. These were made out of stainless steel also. The big advantage, I was told, to these pans were their multi-ply bottoms. The bottoms were made out of 2 plies of stainless steel with a layer of aluminum sandwiched between. This provided the pot or pan to have even heat distribution, no hot spots and could be used with lower heat settings. Also for healthy cooking the pots and pans would require much less water when used, due to their tight fitting lids. The pots and pans cleaned up very easy, and as with the warmer/server mentioned above the stainless steel wiped to a really terrific shine.
All of the cooking utensils were metal, with the exception of a few wooden spoons. The metal utensils were not a problem as none of the cookware was Teflon. In this environment Teflon was damaged too easily and had to be replaced often. As with all of the pots and pans, the utensils were hanging on a pot rack or on the side of metal shelves. This provided easy access, air dried and nothing was damaged from storage. During long periods of inactivity the shelves and racks were covered.
The same principals should be used when purchasing cookware for the home, every piece will be of value and easy to clean, as we seen above. The lessons learned are; stainless steel multi-ply bottom cookware promotes healthy food due to being non porous, with tight fitting lids uses less water or no water to cook, easy to clean, wipes to a great shine and looks fantastic when stored in open view. Larger pots and pans must have an empty weight consideration, since they will be very heavy when one half or three fourths full. They should be aluminum or stainless steel with large handles. Frying pans that are large should have two handles for ease of use, the larger the handles the better.
Dale Crouse is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt; he has been dealing with facts and data for the past 6 years in his work. Linda, his wife started a website selling quality cookware and she wanted to know how the products she sold compared to other “quality cookware”. Dale will be writing additional articles showing how to make the best choices in purchasing cookware from his research. Visit Linda’s website for quality cookware and accessories at http://www.mypothandle.com
Can canned evaporated milk be used for friendship bread on day 6??
I know using metals (other than stainless steel) to stir and carry friendship bread are against the rules, but come day 6 i had no milk in the house when I've already added the flour and sugar so i opened a can of evaporated milk and used that. Will this contaminate my starter?
no it shouldn't
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