Question About Seafood Allergies

Pyle's BBQ · 02-13-2013, 11:29 PM

I am going to be serving shrimp for a Lenten special for the next six weeks. My question is if I grill the shrimp, can a person with a shellfish allergy have a reaction if something that is not shellfish is cooked on the same grill?

I am going to use my panini grill, cooking at 320*F and need to know if there will be any residual allergens on the grill.

smoke-n-my-i's · 02-16-2013, 09:57 AM

I can not specifically relate to a shellfish allergy, but I can to pork. I can NOT eat anything that has been cooked where pork has been cooked. So with that, I would I would say that it would be the same for shellfish.

I can handle pork with no problem, I just can NOT consume it in any way. That includes any other food that is cooked where the pork was, or with the utensils that cooked the pork. Any carry over of the pork, with the grease being the main thing being carried over, it will cross contaminate the other food.

I would not risk it myself.... unless you do what I do. I use two cookers, two sets of cooking utensils, and two tables. Every item is designated to what I am cooking.... hope this helps.

Big Portagee · 02-17-2013, 07:34 PM

Seafood allergy could be anything from a mild case of hives to full blown anaphylaxis. With allergys on the rise and the Yellow Pages full of hungry lawyers it would be unwise not to separate the seafoods form the rest.

Big Portagee · 02-17-2013, 07:47 PM

toadhunter911 · 02-19-2013, 08:54 AM

We were taught in ServSafe class to avoid any possibility of cross contamination to prevent people with seafood allergies being affected. So, if deep frying seafood and chicken, use separate fryers. If grilling, use separate surfaces. Not worth the legal hassles or the bad publicity.

Westexbbq · 02-19-2013, 09:12 AM

^^^^^^^^^^
The best advice.

02-13-2013, 11:29 PM	#1
Pyle's BBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-25-06 Location: Des Moines, IA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Question About Seafood Allergies I am going to be serving shrimp for a Lenten special for the next six weeks. My question is if I grill the shrimp, can a person with a shellfish allergy have a reaction if something that is not shellfish is cooked on the same grill? I am going to use my panini grill, cooking at 320*F and need to know if there will be any residual allergens on the grill. __________________ Bryan, Team: Pyle's BBQ; Good-One "Trail Boss" 60T; Homemade rig; 22" Weber Kettle w/rotisserie ring; Big A$$ Rotisserie; BGE-Small; Weber Kettle Gold, Weber OTS, New Braunfels offset smoker. Saddles BBQ Bistro Μολὼν λαβέ

02-16-2013, 09:57 AM	#2
smoke-n-my-i's is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-27-07 Location: Hillsborough, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I can not specifically relate to a shellfish allergy, but I can to pork. I can NOT eat anything that has been cooked where pork has been cooked. So with that, I would I would say that it would be the same for shellfish. I can handle pork with no problem, I just can NOT consume it in any way. That includes any other food that is cooked where the pork was, or with the utensils that cooked the pork. Any carry over of the pork, with the grease being the main thing being carried over, it will cross contaminate the other food. I would not risk it myself.... unless you do what I do. I use two cookers, two sets of cooking utensils, and two tables. Every item is designated to what I am cooking.... hope this helps. __________________ KCBS Member Smoke-N-My-I's Competition BBQ Team 2 Chargriller SuperPros with SFB's(retired) 2 UGLY drum smokers Weber 22 1/2" & 18 1/2" Kettle Super fast RED Thermapen Screaming fast ORANGE Thermapen KCBS Certified Table Captain

02-17-2013, 07:47 PM	#4
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02-19-2013, 08:54 AM	#5
toadhunter911 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-22-09 Location: Eastpointe, Mi Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We were taught in ServSafe class to avoid any possibility of cross contamination to prevent people with seafood allergies being affected. So, if deep frying seafood and chicken, use separate fryers. If grilling, use separate surfaces. Not worth the legal hassles or the bad publicity. __________________ Craig...Chargriller Pro w/SFB, 2001 Weber 22.5 OTP, Weber OTS 18.5, Broilmaster gasser "The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17

02-19-2013, 09:12 AM	#6
Westexbbq Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-02-05 Location: Rockin' Lake Ronfarkoma, Hinterlands of BBQ . Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	^^^^^^^^^^ The best advice. __________________ Illuminated, circa 1967. KCBS CBJ-Texas Transplant. Texas Smokemaster offset, Well-cured NB Silver Smoker, Santa Fe grill (retired). glory bee gasser. Texas International Pop Festival, Labor Day 1969. IMBAS Certified. Just roll me up and smoke me when I die. Always remember, no matter where ya go, there you are. I wanna tell you 'bout Texas radio and the big beat. Someday, I hope to visit Penelope. Hondo Crouch, Famous Late Mayor of Lunkenbach, Texas who advocated a 'dillo diet: "You can eat nothing but armadillos for a month, but you will have to run down and catch all the armadillos you eat and it can really take the weight off!"

02-17-2013, 07:34 PM	#3
Big Portagee Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 02-10-13 Location: Daly City, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Seafood allergy could be anything from a mild case of hives to full blown anaphylaxis. With allergys on the rise and the Yellow Pages full of hungry lawyers it would be unwise not to separate the seafoods form the rest.