Hosted by: Chef KK, Worldchefs’ Chef2Chef ambassador and Daniel Schneider, Electrolux Professional Chef Academy in Singapore.
Dress code: Chef Whites

The Aim of the Workshop

The workshop will focus on the different smoking techniques linked to Cook & Chill system, a new technology that incorporates an oven and blast chiller in a single solution. This innovative approach to sustainable cooking also improves chefs’ daily activities, food cost, food waste and the ability to be more independent to suppliers. The aim of the workshop is to build on, and extend the range of skills, techniques and knowledge on hotel, restaurant and catering operations previously acquired. This session aims to build on current technical practices and create new culinary knowledge, skills, and techniques using “Smoke” in different ways to enhance the food item and the menu.

The key features and benefits of Smoking and Cook & Chill system include:

• The possibility to be creative, using “Smoke” in your menu
• Being less dependent on supplier who sell smoked items
• Higher levels of food safety
• An optimized work process incorporating the latest technology
• Reduction in food loss and, ultimately, food waste
• Higher profitability for the food service operation

Learning outcomes:

On completion of this practical session participants will have acquired the ability to:

• Understand a food cost & control the profitability in operations
• Maximize the use of Cook&Chill system in Hotel, Restaurant and Catering operations
• Reduce the weight loss & control the food texture using Sous Vide cooking technology and low temperature cooking process
• Standardize & monitor the food quality & safety in bulk operations achieving consistency
• Focus on innovative equipment in Hotel and Restaurant operation in order to increase productivity & improve the workflow
• Learn to manage rethermalization process in order to achieve consistency, sustainability & quality during a la carte or banqueting operations
• How to use different accessories such as the “Vulcano Smoker”, Sous Vide food temperature probe