The 530-bed hospital serves about 2,650 meals a day. When a fire destroyed Vail Ski Resort's Two Elk Run Lodge in Colorado last year, foodservice managers airlifted trailers and tents to replace the dining facilities. Despite refrigerated shelf lives of up to 45 days for many cook-chilled foods, the Opryland food bank inventory turns over at least twice a month.
Some people use cook-chill to prolong the life of a product.
Steam-jacketed kettles that heat food to pasteurizing temperatures are easily switched from hot to cold. Commodity foods, arriving by the truckload, can occasionally be too much of a good thing for schools and correctional facilities. Unified School District, makes sure all the government-supplied food is used in the best way possible. One of his menu-planning tools is a comprehensive list of all recipes featuring commodities, including serving amount and quantity of commodity required.