Safe and Hygienic Practices in Storing Sandwiches.
Safe and Hygienic Practices in Storing Sandwiches.
Safe and Hygienic Practices in Storing Sandwiches.
Learning Concept:
Now that you learned how to prepare and present your sandwich, it’s time for you
to learn how to store sandwich safely and properly.
Storing sandwiches is one of the most important activities after preparation. They
should be kept properly to avoid spoilage. When storing ingredients for sandwiches and
finished sandwiches make sure you regard them as highly perishable. It is essential to
stringently apply hygienic food handling principles to the storage and preparation of
sandwiches. The following must be taken into account.
Sanitary Practices when Handling Food
1. Working Area
o See to it that physical equipment and layout are conducive to sanitary
practices.
o Clean floors, ceilings, counters, tables and chairs regularly.
o Eliminate insects and rodents from the food area.
o Maintain adequate employer-supervision and a constant program of
education in sanitation for food service workers.
o Make sure that food service employees are in good health and are not
carriers of communicable diseases.
o Provide employees with regular education on food service sanitation.
o Be concerned with your personal hygiene
o Wear clean and washable clothes every day.
2. Storage practices
The following practices must be employed when storing sandwiches:
o Cover sandwiches prepared for later use – plastic wrap is suitable, this helps
keep the sandwiches fresh and protects against contamination
o Avoid keeping made sandwiches for longer than 24 hours – this is a quality
issue rather than a food safety issue
o Place sandwiches above any raw foods such as meat, fish or chicken in the
cool room to avoid the cross contamination issue caused by blood or juice
dripping onto sandwiches.
3. Storing Techniques
o Wrap - drawing, folding, or winding around to cover.
o Packaging material - these are used for making packages.
o Cold Storage - a process of preserving perishable food on a large scale by
means of refrigeration.
o Chill - to refrigerate or reduce the temperature of food.
o Freezing - applying low temperature that changes the state of water in the food
from liquid to solid ice.
o Refrigerate - to keep cold or to cool.
Learning Task:
A. True or False
Directions: Read each statement carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is valid
and FALSE if otherwise. If the statement is FALSE, underline word(s) to make it
right. Write your answer on the space provided.