String Cheese

Introduction to String Cheese

The cheese in the crust of Stuffed Crust or Cheesy Bites, provides an
additional taste sensation. It also provides the Unique Selling Point of the
Cheesy Bites.

No ambient thawing is allowed. There are specific standards
to thaw this product using emergency procedures.
All thawing product must have MRD (date) labels.

Ingredients

• Frozen string cheese

Equipment / Smallwares

• Pan
• Separator
• MRD label
• Food safe pen

Standards

Wash Hands

As in all areas of food preparation, wash your
hands with liquid anti-bacterial soap before and
after preparing any food products.

Wash hands with warm water and use anti-bacterial soap.

• Wash for a minimum of 20 seconds
• Rub in between your fingers and around the thumbs.
• Rinse thoroughly under running water
• Turn off tap using blue paper towel (If appropriate)
• Dry hands with Blue roll
• Apply hand sanitizer and rub into hands

Select Frozen Product


All frozen products must be stored at -18°C +/- 5°C.


• Use FIFO.


FIFO is a, first in, first out procedure that will help
to minimise waste and make sure we use old
products first.
If you find a product out of date, inform the
manager on duty, discard and record the waste.

• Make sure product is in date by checking the use-by date and / or
made, ready, discard (MRD) label, on original packaging.
• Make sure that the packaging is sealed.
• Store on a flat shelf

Complete an MRD for each box
Complete an MRD for each box of string cheese

• Use a food safe pen.
• Include the following on the MRD:

     • Name of product
     • Made - date and time
     • Ready - date and time
     • Discard - date and time

The total shelf life from the freezer is 10 days. 3
days to thaw and 7 days usable.

Store in a Cooler

• Store in a cooler at 2°C - 5°C.
• Use FIFO

All products must be stored a minimum of 15
centimetres off the floor.

• Store on a flat shelf.

Thaw string Cheese Using Emergency Procedure

• Remove string cheese from box.
• Place string cheese in a single layer, in a clean, sanitised, cool pan.

• Place a separator underneath and on top of the pan.

• Complete an MRD for the product.

It takes 3 hours for the product to thaw and has
a 2 day usable shelf life.

• Store in a cooler at 2°C - 5°C.
• Use FIFO

String cheese thawed under emergency conditions
must be used first.