Organising the kitchen to operate smoothly requires thorough understanding of the components of the catering control cycle, as well as how each part has to be understood, planned and executed. Having this understanding will help you to ensure consistency and ability to meet allocated budgets.
A chef who wants to take the next step in their career needs to understand the planning, supervision and management requirements of a kitchen.
Components in this Module
1- Introduction
- Introduction
2 - Planning Food Production Requirements
- Planning Food Production Requirements
- Philosophy of the Enterprise
- Target Market and Customer Expectations
- Timeframes and Deadlines
- Food Production Processes
- Creating Production Flow Charts
- Checkpoint 1
- Cook-Chill - Short Shelf Life
- Cook-Chill - Short Shelf Life Process
- Cook-Chill - Long Shelf Life
- Cook-Freeze
- Cook Fresh - Small Scale
- Cook Fresh - Bulk Scale
- Checkpoint 2
- Selecting a Suitable System
- Managing Food Production Processes
- Determining Production Requirements
- Standard Recipe Format
- Workflow and Mise en Place
- Mise en Place Workflow
- Logical workflow
3 - Organising Availability of Supplies
- Organising Availability of Supplies
- Sourcing Stock
- Checkpoint 3
4 - Coordinating Kitchen Operations
- Coordinating Kitchen Operations
- Food Safety
- Critical Control Points and Monitoring Procedures
- Catering Cycle
- Identifying Critical Control Points
- Identifying Critical Control Points - Continued
- Checkpoint 4
- Managing Workflow
- Delays
- Workspace Design
- Production Kitchen Flowchart
5 - Monitoring Quality
- Monitoring Quality
- Menu Item: Fish Fillet with White Wine Sauce
- Checkpoint 5
- Standards
- Ordering
- Quality reports
- Preparation
- Quality
- Service
- Storing and Transporting
- Monitoring Processes
- Monitoring Procedures and Corrective Actions
- Involving Staff
- Ensuring Standards are Met
6 - Conclusion
- Conclusion
- Checkpoint 6
- Congratulations!
Pre-requisite?
No previous knowledge or experience is required.
How long?
The online courses are made up of a number of learning modules. Each module has an estimated time to complete them (click on the ‘i’ next to the module to get the time).
The time to complete a module can vary based on your existing knowledge of the material.
No need to finish the course in one session. You can log in and out as many times as you like, until the course end date. The course end date is shown when entering the training. The system remembers what you have completed and you can continue on from where you left off.
How does it work?
Once we receive confirmation of your payment (which could take up to 24 hours), you will receive an email with your login details. Go to the login page which will be emailed to you. Enter your details then click on the name of the course when you are ready to start.
How do I pay?
Pay with mastercard or visa through our secure PayPal internet payment facility. You can also select to ‘Generate an Invoice’ or ‘Make An Enquiry’ and we will get back to you with a group pricing as a quote or submission for you to respond to.
Who should do this course?
These courses are for anyone who wants to learn more or wants to extend their resume by becoming more knowledgable in their company.
How will I be assessed?
Each module is broken into sections with checkpoints, interactive challenges and quiz questions throughout. You are required to go through each section and answer every question correctly to be deemed competent. If you answer any questions incorrectly, you will be given feedback on which question you answered incorrectly. You can then correct your response and continue.
Will I receive a certificate?
These are non accredited corporate-based short courses and if successful you will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Steps to proceed with enrolling in a Course
Step 1 – Select a Course(s) by adding it to the Shopping Cart.
Step 2 – Pay for the course (using Paypal).
Step 3 – Once we have received the payment we will send you an email confirming your order.
Step 4 – This email will have instructions for connecting to the course, your login ID and password.
Step 5 – Complete the online course.
Step 6 – Once the course has been successfully completed, you will have access to your certificate.
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