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Basics of Food Processing and Food Systems (Culinology Workshop III)

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Code	Date Offered	Duration	Time	Location	Early Bird Deadline	Register
TRG1686	Sep 22 - 24, 2010	3 days	8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Guelph	Sep 1, 2010	Register

Course Partners:

Research Chefs Association

Course Details:

Create ‘chef’ quality foods that meet the culinary gold standard in large-scale manufacturing and production environments. In a high-volume manufacturing process, the processing methods, conditions and equipment influence the attributes of the finished product. Understanding the fundamentals of food processing, combined with a culinary approach to product development, will ensure the successful development of a gold standard product. You will discover:

The fundamentals of food science behind culinary techniques including: freezing, frying, dehydration, cook chill, Sous-vide, roasting/baking (dry heat) and microwave cooking (moist heat)
How to maximize quality and shelf life through retort operation, aseptic processing and modified atmosphere and controlled atmosphere packaging
Properties of various food systems (e.g. low fat, low sugar, high fat) and implications for practical application, processing, transportation and storage conditions
New food processing methods including irradiation, high pressure, ohmic and hot water submersion tunnels

Detailed Program Agenda (pdf 406 kb)

Course Pricing:

Member More Info	Early bird `Payment must be received by Early Bird Deadline`	Regular
$986.00 CAD	$1,040.00 CAD	$1,095.00 CAD

Lifetime Learners:

The following recognition will be awarded for participation in this course

Contact Hours
16.5

Logistics & Lunch

Lunch is from 12:00pm to 1:00 pm and is on your own.

Cancellation Policy:

Substitutions (in writing) are welcome anytime, but please notify us as soon as possible.

Early cancellations (more than two weeks prior to the course date) will receive a refund of the registration fee paid, less a 25% processing charge.

Late cancellations: (less than two weeks prior to the course date) Refunds cannot be issued for late cancellations. Course Cancelled: If, for any reason, GFTC cancels a course, your entire registration fee will be refunded.

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