Rules for cooking

sc_RIB_ner

Where can I find the rules for cooking Eggtober Festival October 13, 2018

R2Egg2Q

https://biggreenegg.com/eggtoberfest-tickets/#cooks

sc_RIB_ner

My question about cooking at the eggtoberfest was about the food we're going to cook is any of it preped or pre smoked?

R2Egg2Q

I have not cooked at EGGtoberfest so I don’t know how they feel about precooked items. I would think prep work in advance would be fine as long as you adhere to good food safety practices.

@Jupiter Jim, @JRWhitee are a couple of of folks I recall cooking there before.  Maybe they were told if they could pre-cook.  

Contacting the organizers (eggtoberfest@biggreenegg.com) would probably be your best bet for the definitive answer.

JRWhitee

R2Egg2Q said:

I have not cooked at EGGtoberfest so I don’t know how they feel about precooked items. I would think prep work in advance would be fine as long as you adhere to good food safety practices.

@Jupiter Jim, @JRWhitee are a couple of of folks I recall cooking there before.  Maybe they were told if they could pre-cook.  

Contacting the organizers (eggtoberfest@biggreenegg.com) would probably be your best bet for the definitive answer.

Pretty much wide open, nobody is checking what you are bringing in. I have cooked briskets overnight at my house and ftc’d the for the eggfest. I only live 30 minutes from the event.

R2Egg2Q

That’s similar to my experience with my local fest @JRWhitee.  San Diego fest had the added pain of the local health inspector this year and my understanding is some pre-prepped food had to be tossed.  

sc_RIB_ner

Thanks for the comments. I'm looking forward to my first Eggtoberfest with my son Austin. 

NPHuskerFL

R2Egg2Q said:

That’s similar to my experience with my local fest @JRWhitee.  San Diego fest had the added pain of the local health inspector this year and my understanding is some pre-prepped food had to be tossed.  

On what basis was this decision made?

R2Egg2Q

NPHuskerFL said:

R2Egg2Q said:

That’s similar to my experience with my local fest @JRWhitee.  San Diego fest had the added pain of the local health inspector this year and my understanding is some pre-prepped food had to be tossed.  

On what basis was this decision made?

I only heard about it from the Egg distributor but looking at this: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/deh/fhd/food/pdf/publications_opguide.pdf

on page 15 about “Approved Food Sources” it states “Food cannot be prepared in a private home.”   I had heard the cook told the health inspector that they prepped at home (something I have done and I bet most fest cooks have done before fests). 

I’ve been to many Eggfests including EGGtoberfest and this was the first time I’ve heard of inspectors being a pain.  

NPHuskerFL

@R2Egg2Q Wow.They're literally holding EggFest Chefs to the exact same standards as a commercial brick and mortar.  Meaning no food can be cooked off-site unless said kitchen has been inspected.  This is not necessarily a bad thing. However, you're correct many Fest Chefs cook food at home prior to an event most with the mindset of keeping to food handling and safe temps but, who knows if they really did in fact? Here's a snippet for Chefs from our local Fest.

Lighting of the eggs will be promptly at 8:00 a.m. Preparation of food ahead of time is allowed and encouraged.  As we understand some cooks may need additional time for their food and may begin to cook their food at home but must adhere to the following guidelines:

• Starting your food at home is allowed, however, all food MUST be completed on the demo egg at the Eggfest

• Cooks must follow all Food Safe guidelines and ensure food temperatures have not been between 41-135 degrees for more than 4 hours. The internal temperatures must reach 145 degrees or if injected 155 degrees.

FACTS:

Most people don't know or understand good food practices. They don't understand or know safe refrigeration temps or hot holding temps.  And they definitely don't understand proper hand washing techniques.

  Basically if you just got done taking a dump & didn't quite wash your hands that well, you're smoking a stogie, drinking a cold beer, and cooking all the same time you're probably in violation.
But, to play a little Devil's Advocate, when were you at an Eggfest where they had an area for all the cooks to wash their hands in a separate sink as per standards require? An area to wash, rinse and sanitize food prep items and utensils in a 3 tub sink station?  Plus with water temps verified and all approved by the Health Department? Likely NEVER! 
    These practices ARE serious and really should be followed for both holding refrigeration temps and hot holding temps. Not to mention good thorough hand washing and work station sanitization. 

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FearlessTheEggNoob

Get some gloves like they use at Subway.

NPHuskerFL

FearlessTheEggNoob said:

Get some gloves like they use at Subway.