What will be involved in the process of food handling?

(a) Grooming                        

(b) Hand Towel

(c) Disposable Glove

(d) Work/Chef Clothing 

(e) Disposable Hair Net

Grooming: This has to do with personal hygiene – keeping a beard shaved or trimmed is necessary for those working in the food industry. This also includes trimming of nails. Caterers should look clean and presentable at all times.

Hand Wash: Whenever we step out of the kitchen to the convenience, and return to our duty place, our hands should be washed.

Disposable Gloves: This item should be used anytime required when we want to handle food.

Work/Chef Clothing: Work clothes for chefs are not all about the feel and presentation that we get from them, we get protection from the clothes as well. They should be kept neat every time. Clothing is a part of personal hygiene. It is advised to have two pairs of uniforms in other to maintain them conveniently. Aprons should be neat at all times. It is advised to have two pairs of them as well. Chef’s hat should be sparkling clean as well, it is also advised to have two pairs of them.

Hand Towel: Personal hygiene is important to practice because of its relation to food handling. Chefs should have a hand towel with them in the event of sweat that emanates from their faces during their work moments in the kitchen.

Heat/Smoke Expeler: Activities in commercial kitchens are all about food production, and food production involves food handling. Cooking activities within the kitchen generate heat and smoke. For kitchen staff to have some convenience or comfort within their work setting, it is a must to have smoke/heat expellers installed in the building.

Disposable Hair Net: Food safety officials are doing all they can to ensure they devise different kinds of safety and hygiene items. And hairnets are for sure a welcomed development. Disposable hairnet has proven to be useful in present-day commercial kitchens and hospitals. Their introduction has served its purpose. It has become a universal and global item. Some commercial kitchens have a box placed on the kitchen wall where it is located. Before you enter the kitchen, all you have to do is walk straight to the point where the hairnet box is placed, wear it on your head, and dispose of it in the bin once you leave the kitchen. 

Equipment/Device That Comes In Contact With Food:

(a) Microwave (b) Blow Lamp © Meat Mincer 

(d) Impinger (e) Salamander (f) Oven

(i) Pressure Cooker (j) Thermometer (k) Pasta Machine

(l) Dough Mixer (m) Work Table (n) Bread Toaster

(o) Cooker/Stove (p) Flat-Top Grill

(q) Deep Fat Fryer (r) Bread Pan (s) Culinary Tools

Microwave: This apparatus is used for cooking, reheating, roasting, etc.  

Blow Lamp: the way this device functions shows that it discharges flames, and their application to food items should be done in a safe manner, cleaned, and stored properly after usage.

Meat Mincer: Raw meat items are passed through this mincer machine and the end product comes out in crumb form. This crumb form has provided another kind of food dish. This minced meat is used to make a popular dish known as a burger.

Impinger: Food items are placed on the conveyor of this apparatus from one end to another end and the food item is cooked based on how many times it is placed on the conveyor. The outcome of the cooked food could glazed, roasted, or grilled.

Salamander: Food items are usually glazed on this equipment.

Oven: Famous for baking, this equipment is also used for roasting, braising, and more.

Pressure Cooker: Meat products are confined, pressured in this device, and cooked in a quick or short time. 

Thermometer: This device provides data about temperature when applied to food substances. Their hygiene should be maintained prior to and after usage.

Pasta Machine: This machine produces pasta dough in different shapes or forms.

Dough Mixer: The combination of food substances is done by this machine.

Work Table: Most kitchen activities are carried out on this platform.

Bread Toaster: Sliced bread when processed in these devices gives the item an awesome texture and color.

Cooker/Stove: There are everyday activities on the cooker/stove. Boiling, frying, steaming, etc., takes place on it.

Flat-Top Grill: Another form of cooking takes place on the flat-top grill, creating varieties in cooking methods.

Deep Fat Fryer: The food commodity processed in this equipment gives the end product a fine texture and color.

Bread Pan: Chunks of dough are placed in these pan. When the dough has proved to a certain level, it’s then placed in the oven to bake.

Cold Storage Facilities

Chiller: Food materials are preserved in this equipment at a certain temperature level.

Freezer: Food items are confined to a frozen condition by this equipment.

Cooking Utensil/Tool: (a) knife (b) grater © whisk (d) rolling pin

(e) spatula (f) spoon (g) mandolin (h) egg slicer (i) egg ring

(j) tin cutter (k) sieve (l) strainer (m) whisk (n) pot (o) frying pan

Other Items That Come In Contact With Food:

Cling Film: This material is used to cover food items.

Foil Paper: This metal sheet is used for covering and wrapping food items.

Color-Coded Chopping Board: this board is used specifically for food materials assigned to it.

Summary: Some items may not be mentioned in this article. Food handling undergoes a different process. Holding food material by hand is one aspect, placing food substance in an equipment or apparatus is another aspect. Meaning that the handling of food items occurs in different forms or aspects. Any apparatus, equipment, device, etc., that food materials get in contact with, handles food. From personal handling to equipment handling of food, hygiene procedures have to be followed in other to keep the end product safe for consumption.