Environmentally Friendly
- Created by: Rococo
- Created on: 02-06-14 22:44
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- Ways to improve a hotel's reputation for being 'environmentally friendly' in relation to preparing, cooking and serving food.
- Preparing
- keep equipment as clean as possible - uses less energy
- do not over-order food
- compost vegetable waste if there is a hotel garden
- recycle all card, paper, plastic, aluminium, etc.
- use offcuts in soups, stocks, etc. or send to a local licensed or authorised farm as animal feed
- reuse large containers to store food
- never put hot food into fridges or freezers - unsafe and raises temperature so that motor has to work too hard, thus wasting energy
- buy in bulk to reduce packaging
- do not prepare more food than is needed
- buy locally sourced products where possible
- grow your own produce
- Cooking
- put lids on pans when cooking
- have efficient heating and extraction
- invest in energy saving equipment - more efficient and save money
- avoid wasting water
- have regular maintenance checks on machinery
- do not cook more food than needed
- cook in batches and freeze portions
- use induction hobs
- use size of burners to match pans used
- Serving
- avoid over use of garnish and decoration that customers will not eat
- use dispensers for salt, sugar, sauces, etc.
- cut down on use of disposables, e.g. paper products
- ensure accurate portion control to avoid waste
- Preparing
- use offcuts in soups, stocks, etc. or send to a local licensed or authorised farm as animal feed
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