Training SOC (Station Observation Checklist) Production Fried Products Overview Quality c Clean hands? Why is this critical? c What are the customer expectations for Wash hands with AMH Handwash for 20 seconds, rinse, and dry with fried products? paper towels/handdryer. Hands should be rewashed as needed, at least once per hour. Frozen chicken and fish portions are raw and may contain harmful bacteria. Follow hand washing procedures to ensure food safety. c Too much, too little product? Refer to the vertical/production cabinet management chart and determine how much meat needs to be cooked as each slot empties. Product Low Med High Volume level 1 McNuggets /2 bag 1 bag 2 bags Amount per tray Prep McChicken 246 Filet-O-Fish 1 2 4 c Check temperature settings once a day What is the temperature setting for McChicken portions? Chicken McNuggets? PROFIT TIP: If you don’t follow the numbers on the chart, you Filet-O-Fish portions? can affect the profit of your restaurant by wasting food (if you cook too much) or by making customers wait (if you cook too little). 360° for chicken products, Filet-O-Fish portions and Fried pies Safety first Chicken and fish will overcook or undercook if the fryer is not properly set up for cooking. Correct fryer temperatures are critical. If the cook- Use caution to prevent burns during fryer cooking operations. ing temperature setting for the product is not correct, notify your Avoid splashing the hot oil or contacting it with your skin. manager immediately. Chicken products need to be cooked to an internal temperature of Food quality 165°F (74oC), and Filet-O-Fish portions need to be cooked to an internal temperature of o for food safety. 160°F (71 C) • Like products in same vat. Oil picks up flavors as it cooks, so it is important that chicken products are never cooked in a fryer that is used to cook fish. • Check oil levels. Throughout the day, check the oil levels in the fryers. Top off oil if necessary. See Oil care, page 6 for more information. • Hot holding. It is important to push the UHC/Nuggets holding cabinet timer when new product is prepared and placed into the UHC/Nuggets holding cabinet. This ensures hot, fresh, quality product for our customers. Always discard product when the UHC/Nuggets timer beeps and displays "00." Never reset timer . • Contain raw breading. Place the basket on the pan with wire rack to catch any raw breading falling from the portions. This keeps the raw breading from coming in contact with cooked product and eliminates the potential for contamination. It also keeps breading, which shortens the life of the oil, out of the oil. 8213118-8 December 2010 Proprietary Information. Unauthorized use is prohibited. ©2010 McDonald’s Philippines revised May 2012 1 of 6 1 Fried Products Cooking Fried Products McChicken portions - UHC McChicken portions - Nuggets Cabinet c 1 Load basket c Load basket What is the maximum number of portions you can load in What is the maximum number of portions you can load in the basket at one time? the basket at one time? Set McChicken basket on pan with wire rack. Wear blue gloves. Set McChicken basket on pan with wire rack. Wear blue gloves. Remove frozen portions from freezer. Drop McChicken portions Remove frozen portions from freezer. into the basket and place wire guard over portions: Using your hands, drop McChicken portions into the basket: • Up to 9 portions if you are using a full-size basket, or • Up to 9 portions if you are using a full-size basket, or • Up to 6 portions if you are using in a 1/ 2-size basket or 2 segmented • Up to 6 portions if you are using a 1/2-size basket or 2 segmented half-size basket . Remove gloves. half-size basket. Remove gloves. c 2 Place basket in oil wearing no gloves c 2 Place basket in oil wearing no gloves Place basket into fryer vat carefully, without splashing. Never cook chicken products in fish vat. Place basket into fryer vat carefully, without splashing. Never cook chicken products in fish vat. If necessary, shake the basket gently or use tongs to submerge all portions. Any portions that cannot be completely submerged If necessary, shake the basket gently or use tongs to submerge all must be discarded. portions. Any portions that cannot be completely submerged must be discarded. c 3 Push timer c Push timer c 4 When timer beeps, remove and drain basket c When timer beeps, remove and drain basket Hang basket over the fryer, tilt, drain 5 to 10 seconds, then gently shake the basket 3 to 4 times. Do not tap basket against fryer. Hang basket over the fryer, tilt, drain 5 to 10 seconds, then gently shake the basket 3 to 4 times. Do not tap basket against fryer. c 5 Empty baskets onto fried product c Empty baskets onto transfer basket in the UHC trays Why is it important to return emptied baskets over vats? unloading tray with grids 6 portions 6 portions per segment of the Nuggets Holding cabinet drawer 1/3-size uhc tray maximum Turn basket on its side so portions can slide into the transfer basket Turn basket on its side so portions can slide into the UHC tray with positioned on the unloading tray. wire rack. Hang empty basket over the vat so remaining oil drains back into the vat and does not drip onto the floor. Hang empty basket over the vat so remaining oil drains back into the vat. Wear clear gloves. Shake UHC tray to evenly spread portions in single layer in tray. Do not mix old and new portions in the same tray. c Transfer to cabinet, start timer c 6 Transfer to cabinet, start timer Wear clear gloves. Empty portions into designated drawer of the nuggets Place tray in UHC and push the timer for that tray position. Remove gloves. holding cabinet, then return transfer basket on the unloading tray. Remove gloves. 20 minutes maximum holding time 10 minutes maximum holding time December 2010, Philippines revised, May 2012 2 of 6 Fried Products Cooking Fried Products Chicken McNuggets - UHC Chicken McNuggets - Nuggets Cabinet c 1 Load basket c 1 Load basket How many McNuggets constitute a full run? How many McNuggets constitute a full run? Wear blue gloves. Wear blue gloves. Empty the Chicken McNuggets into the McNugget basket on the Empty the Chicken McNuggets into the McNugget basket on the loading tray. The basket’s compartments do not have to be loaded loading tray. The basket’s compartments do not have to be loaded equally, but every piece must be covered by oil when the basket is equally, but every piece must be covered by oil when the basket is dropped into the fryer for cooking. Remove blue gloves. dropped into the fryer for cooking. Remove blue gloves. • Up to 1 bag • Up to 1 bag Shake the basket so the Chicken McNuggets drop into place. Shake the basket so the Chicken McNuggets drop into place. c Place basket in oil c 2 Place basket in oil 2 Place basket into fryer vat carefully, without splashing. Never cook Place basket into fryer vat carefully, without splashing. Never cook chicken products in fish vat. chicken products in fish vat. If necessary, shake the basket gently or use tongs to submerge all If necessary, shake the basket gently or use tongs to submerge all portions. Any portions that cannot be completely submerged portions. Any portions that cannot be completely submerged must be discarded. must be discarded. 3 3 c Push timer c 3 Push timer 2 4 c When timer beeps, remove and c 4 When timer beeps, remove and drain basket drain basket First timer beep, lift basket out of oil, shake and return to oil. On 2nd beep, First timer beep, lift basket out of oil, shake and return to oil. On 2nd beep, Hang basket over the fryer, tilt, drain 5 to 10 seconds, then gently Hang basket over the fryer, tilt, drain 5 to 10 seconds, then gently shake the basket 3 to 4 times. Do not tap basket against fryer. shake the basket 3 to 4 times. Do not tap basket against fryer. c 5 Empty baskets onto fried product c 5 Empty baskets onto transfer basket in the UHC trays unloading tray with grids 50 pieces pieces 1/2-size uhc tray maximum 50 per segment of the Nuggets Holding cabinet drawer 5554 Gently empty pieces into the transfer basket in the unloading tray. Gently empty pieces into the transfer basket in the unloading tray Hang empty basket over the vat. Wear clear gloves. Empty pieces from the transfer basket into the Hang empty basket over the vat. UHC tray with wire. Gently shake tray to spread portions evenly. Do not mix old and new portions in the same tray. 6 Transfer to cabinet, start timer c 6 Transfer to cabinet, start timer c Place tray in UHC and push the timer for that tray position. Remove gloves. Wear clear gloves. Empty nuggets into designated drawer of the nuggets holding cabinet, then return transfer basket into the unloading tray. Do not 20 minutes mix with old portions. Remove gloves. maximum holding time 10 minutes maximum holding time December 2010, Philippines revised May 2012 3 of 6 3 Fried Products Cooking Fried Products Filet-O-Fish portions - UHC Filet-O-Fish portions - Nuggets Cabinet c 1 Load basket c 1 Load basket What is the maximum number of portions you can load in What is the maximum number of portions you can load in the basket at one time? the basket at one time? Set filet basket on pan with wire rack.