Power Hour/Incoming Food Care: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 08:16, 23 March 2025

Sometimes we get food from the farm, food sharing, or other sources. We need to make sure it doesn't spoil, and place it in the relevant storage.

Incoming food is normally found in K20-0 entrance hallway.

Dirty food items

Spills happen - soap, yoghurt, flour are common, but sometimes a tomato goes splat and contaminates other items.

Wash them in the Washing room.

unwrap produce from plastic bags. Let them breathe
wash fruits and vegetables, except carrots, ginger, garlic, which spoil very fast after washing
wash packaged goods if contaminated

Place washed items on the drying rack opposite the bathtub. Don't squish items on the rack, give them space.

Clean food items

Before putting items on the shelf, they should be clean and dry, and any remaining packaging should be clean and dry.

long-lasting food that doesn't need to be cooled (cans, jars) goes to the food storage in K20-B (make sure packaging is not damaged!)
fruits and vegetables go onto the food shelves in K20-1
small amounts of packaged foods should also go to the food shelves for immediate eating

Unwashable items

Carrots and other fast-spoiling things go onto the food shelves in K20-1 with a label "UNWASHED"

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 Sometimes we get food from the farm, food sharing, or other sources. We need to make sure it doesn't spoil, and place it in the relevant storage.
-* look through the boxes of incoming food in K20-0 entrance
+Incoming food is normally found in K20-0 entrance hallway.
-* separate food that needs immediate care (e.g. berries, broken packaging, unfrozen things)
-* separate clean from dirty food
+=== Dirty food items ===
-* clean and dry long-lasting food goes to the food storage in K20-B (make sure packaging is not damaged!)
+Spills happen - soap, yoghurt, flour are common, but sometimes a tomato goes ''splat'' and contaminates other items.
-* clean and dry fruits and vegetables go into the food shelves in K20-1
-* clean everything that needs cleaning in the [[Washing room|Washing Room]]
+Wash them in the [[Washing room]].
-* clean and wet food can sit there until it’s dry
-* more detailed instructions can be found in the section about [[saving food]]
+* unwrap produce from plastic bags. Let them breathe
+* wash fruits and vegetables, '''except carrots, ginger, garlic,''' which spoil very fast after washing
+* wash packaged goods if contaminated
+Place washed items on the drying rack opposite the bathtub. Don't squish items on the rack, give them space.
+=== Clean food items ===
+Before putting items on the shelf, they should be clean and dry, and any remaining packaging should be clean and dry.
+* long-lasting food that doesn't need to be cooled (cans, jars) goes to the food storage in [[K20 basement|K20-B]] (make sure packaging is not damaged!)
+* fruits and vegetables go onto the food shelves in [[K20 staircase|K20-1]]
+* small amounts of packaged foods should also go to the food shelves for immediate eating
+=== Unwashable items ===
+* Carrots and other fast-spoiling things go onto the food shelves in [[K20 staircase|K20-1]] with a label "UNWASHED"
+[[Category:Power hour]]
+[[Category:Maintenance]]