Water is essential to a steward’s task, so it is important for any steward to learn how to save water in the kitchen or when cleaning the kitchen. Saving water when cleaning will help considerably reduce the kitchen’s water consumption. In truth, the Stewarding Department manual should include these guidelines on proper water consumption. You [...]
Removing fish smell can be a bit challenging especially if the fishy odor comes from the cooler or the refrigerator. Fish can be very fickle. It can decompose fast and it smells bad if not cooked immediately. Unfortunately, restaurants do not always have the luxury to get fresh fish. Often, they have to resort to [...]
If you have been working as a steward of a certain restaurant, then you probably know the number of times you need to do exhaust hood cleaning, but if you are fairly new to this job, you are probably wondering, “How many times should I do it?” If you are preparing a manual for your [...]
We went through your comments and there were some questions that we believe are fairly great topics for our site. Somebody asked, “What is a hygiene manager? What does he do? What are his responsibilities?” There are other topics that we will tackle but they are technical questions and we need to do a little [...]
To help reduce or eliminate injuries and resulting liabilities, there are some things that the Stewarding Department should observe in order to prevent slips and falls in foodservice operation. Perhaps, you’re wondering, “How is it my responsibility?” Indeed, learning how to prevent slips in restaurants is one of your responsibilities. Research shows that slip resistance [...]