Assessor Resource
SITHCCC206
Rethermalise chilled and frozen foods
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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Foods may be entire meals or individual items. This unit applies to all hospitality and catering organisations which prepare and serve precooked food which has been chilled or frozen. This includes hotels, restaurants, educational institutions, correctional centres, health establishments, defence forces, cafeterias, kiosks, cafes, canteens, fast food outlets, residential caterers, meals-on-wheels services inflight and other transport caterers, event and function caterers.
It mainly applies to operational kitchen and catering personnel who work with very little independence and under close supervision. This includes catering assistants, fast food and other cooks.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to safely rethermalise bulk amounts of precooked food which has been chilled or frozen. It requires the ability to select, thaw, reheat, and present precooked food items according to food safety procedures and standards.
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