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Catering, Food Handling and Awareness *OnTopic* Forum to educate us on safe food handling. Not specifically for Catering or competition but overall health and keeping our families safe too. |
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10-15-2006, 08:56 AM | #16 |
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abide by your states codes, weather it is the temp cert or a cert kitchen, get some insurance. Protect your family.
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10-15-2006, 04:11 PM | #17 |
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Just A quick note, my two cents. I have worked in the food business for nearly ten years and some of the worst health code violations have been in some of NY's best restaurants. It doesn't take much to make people sick. A true story I tell all the time; My wife works for a large (one of the biggest) ad agencies in the country. The head of her NY office (real big wig who we have known for 9 years) had a 32 year old son (a lawyer) with a severe peanut allergy. He was going to dinner with friends a few years ago, he called ahead re: his allergy. He notified the staff, waiter, etc on arrival/ordering. He was assured everything was taken care of. He finished dinner, didn't feel well, got in a cab to go home. He died in the taxi from cross contamination. I have seen the same thing happen to my customers (probably 3 ambulances), whether it was a waiter or a line cook it doesn't matter, period, you are responsible.
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10-16-2006, 09:46 AM | #18 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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Dang, John, that must have been rough...
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10-16-2006, 09:51 AM | #19 |
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That is an extreme, but accurate example, Thanks man. The devil is in the details...
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10-20-2006, 11:36 AM | #20 |
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Excellent thread and my thanks as well to Joe for this forum. It has been a great help to me.
Just an afterthought on the risks involved in catering business. If folks become ill at an event where food is catered as well as home prepared, you know who will catch the blame. Aunt Martha's potato salad or anything close will never be suspected. Many caterers will refuse a job where food will also be prepared by others regardless of their credentials.
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10-20-2006, 03:18 PM | #21 |
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can you guys define "catering" and/or "caterer"? if i'm cooking pulled pork and brisket for a picnic being hosted by a club i'm a member of and they reemburse me only for the cost of the meat, in my mind this is not catering or a caterer. correct?
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10-20-2006, 04:06 PM | #22 | |
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10-24-2006, 03:32 PM | #23 | |
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10-24-2006, 05:29 PM | #24 |
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I am not certain I am grasping what occurred. If you had taken this job, isn't it probable that these people would not have gotten sick? Were there multiple caterers doing this job? I would definitely recommend purchasing insurance, but in most cases here in Ohio, you can work either with no permit (if the guests are not paying a fee and all food is prepared on-site), or with a temporary permit (the guests are paying a fee and the food is being prepared on-site.) The key here is, YOU ARE PREPARING ALL FOOD ON-SITE. A great deal of food-borne illness comes from the transitional temps food often experiences in transport. Your kitchen can be the bestest, most cleanest kitchen in the state, but if you leave the ribs in 90 degree heat in tupperware in the back of a step-van for 5 hours, you might have illnesses. When I get a temp. permit, they always check:
1) How am I keeping cold food cold ( Coolers with plenty of ice) 2) How am I keeping hot food hot (Upright on the pit) 3) Thermo Calibration 4) Handwash station 5) Wash , rinse, sanitize tubs. I Also think, in response to Butts, to which he so eloquently apologized, that the "legitimate" caterers are the ones who are usually "lowballing." I cook two meats, two sides, dessert for $15.00 /person. Smokey Bones provides similar (leftovers) for about $7.00! Difference is, mine is fresh, and I come with it! Go get em! Woody
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10-25-2006, 03:56 PM | #25 |
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In MANY states, if you are catering a Private Party you DO NOT need to have a license from the Health Department.
You MUST cook ON SITE. So, all I do is Private Parties. I go in, smoke their meat, get the check and leave. I do not Low Ball. I charge 75.00 per hour with a 6 hour minimum and they pay for ALL meats. My only cost is for my wood and fuel for the truck. If I can't make 500.00 for smokin' meat, I ain't doing it. I have insurance and I have never gotten sick from cooking or made anyone else sick and I have been cooking for 40 years. I do agree that it can happen that someone can get sick and blame you, so be careful and keep insurance. So, I do not compete with caterer's in the area. They provide a complete service, I don't. I don't serve, clean up, take soda pop, forks, spoons, deserts or plates. I smoke meat, that's it!!!!!!!!!!!!! PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Smoke On!!!!!!!
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11-10-2006, 08:44 PM | #26 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
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How do you feel if someone came to you and offered you an amount of money to smoke meats for them? What kind of legal issues would there be since you are not a caterer, you're just a regular person with a smoker that enjoys BBQ'ing.
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11-10-2006, 11:29 PM | #27 |
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Chris, this is a sensitive issue, and it has been discussed quite a bit. You might try a search here on catering, but will probably get tons of threads.
The short and sweet of it is: 1. Will your insurance cover you and all involved if someone becomes ill from your product? 2. Are you willing to lose everything you have in a lawsuit in order to make a few bucks? There are many other issues, too many to list. Look around, see what comes up. |
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11-11-2006, 12:39 PM | #28 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 10-04-06
Location: Spring Hill, KS
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Thanks for the input, I will stick cooking for the family until I find more info about this subject. I will check with the local and state laws so that I can get more serious about cooking for people.
Is there any type of permit that you have to get before a BBQ contest? Thanks Chris |
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11-11-2006, 03:17 PM | #29 | |
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