Wood and paper packaging for food.
Wooden packaging, although they are among the oldest packages, is still used quite often. Wooden packaging is characterized by high mechanical strength. These include boxes and …
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Glass packaging for food
Glass packaging for food.
Glass packaging has many advantages: are hygienic, transparent, are impermeable to gases and liquids, are chemically resistant, non-absorbent and odorless. The disadvantages of glass packaging are: high weight and low mechanical resistance. The glass of the packaging should be optical …
Metal packaging for food
Metal packaging for food.
Metal packages are made of thin sheets, most often aluminum, steel white, black and galvanized as well as tin and aluminum foils. Barrels are made of steel sheet, konwie, buckets, kanistry, boxes, containers, tubes and cans.
Barrels are used for …
Food packaging
Food packaging.
The packages are designed to protect products against mechanical damage, chemicals, etc.. during storage and transport from the manufacturer to the user. They very often play the role of the unit of measurement. The following types of packaging are distinguished:
• Because of …
Wood in the kitchen
Wood in the kitchen.
The technical usefulness of wood is determined by its chemical properties, physical and mechanical. Belong to them: brevity, density, humidity, hardness, resilience, cleavage. Due to the hardness, the wood is divided into: very soft (poplar, spruce, fir), soft (birch, cherry), on average …
Plastics in gastronomy
Plastics in gastronomy.
Division of plastics. According to the applications, plastics are divided into:
• construction plastics - for the production of utility items,
• coating materials - for permanent coating of finished metal products, wood etc.. for decorative and protective purposes,…
Ceramics and glass in gastronomy
Ceramics and glass in gastronomy.
Ceramics and glass are classified as non-metallic inorganic materials. The raw materials for the production of ceramics are: clay as the basic raw material, silica (SiO2 - sand, quartz), feldspar, dyes (metal oxides). Glazes are used to finish ceramic products (toppings). …
Metal materials for catering equipment
Metal materials for catering equipment.
Introductory news. Construction materials are divided into metal, to which they belong: iron and iron alloys, non-ferrous metals, and non-metallic, to which they belong: ceramic materials, plastics, wood, papier, skin, glass and auxiliary materials (varnishes, adhesives etc.).…
Catering enterprise
In the catering industry, the main economic unit is the catering enterprise. The task of the catering enterprise is production, sale of culinary products and other food products and provision of services to consumers.
According to the type of activity, catering companies are divided into:
• monogamous (milk bars, …
Gastronomy questions and exercises
Gastronomy questions and exercises:
1. Heat samples of different plastics to 70 ° C in sequence. Divide the samples into two groups: thermoplastic and thermosetting. Enter their trade names.
2. What metals are the most often made of, small appliances and kitchen tools? …