Rank: Guest 
|
Posted By Doreen Geoghegan
Our school of hotel and catering enter flambé competitions and train students on the technique. In the past they had used methylated spirits which was stopped and replaced with gas flambé - which is not found to be as effective. Is anyone aware of any standards for flambé safety. I did find the HSE data sheet on lpg flambé lamps. Apparently in the competitions other colleges use methylated spirits!!
Thanks
Doreen Geoghegan
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rank: Guest
|
Posted By Les Welling
Doreen. All I can suggest is to carry out a risk assessment and see what your findings suggest!
Les
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rank: Guest
|
Posted By anon1234
Maybe a few of us should go along to see the various items of equipment in action - and also to establish wether there is any taste diffence between the two methods ;}
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rank: Guest
|
Posted By Doreen Geoghegan
The risk assessment has been done - methylated spirits is too dangerous as there are not 2 methods to cut out the flame. However, staff find the gas flambé trolley is not as effective (this may mean there is not enough flame!)I would like to know what is done in other colleges/ hotels/ restaurants?
There was a waitress killed in Dublin from burns caused by methylated spirits on a baked alaska so there is no doubting the danger - may as well be using petrol!
D
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rank: Guest
|
Posted By Mike Palfrey
Please don't do my flambe with meths.
Brandy, Grand Marnier, Cointreau but never ever meths
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rank: Guest
|
Posted By TBC
If you want a standby man with a range of extinguishers at hand give me the time and date. For a small tasty fee of course.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.