Big Ham Breakfast Sandwich

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Quick Reference

  • Holding Time: Prepared to Order

Ingredients

¾ ounce mayonnaise
1 folded egg
1 slice American cheese
2 pieces of ham
2 slices Texas toast

Tools Needed

  • 7 ¾” condiment spatula
  • Yellow tongs
  • Red Tongs
  • Sharpie

Work Safe

  • Wash hands before starting to work and after handling anything that is not food related to prevent contamination and health hazards
  • Always wear single use gloves when preparing or handling ready to eat food. There should be no bare hand contact with ready to eat food.
  • Always wear Food-Mitt gloves when handling raw meat
  • Ham must reach an internal temperature of 145°F when cooking and maintain it for 17 seconds
  • Ham must be temperature controlled for safety. Once cooked, it should maintain a temperature of 135°F.
  • To cut a sandwich in half when requested, place biscuit splitter on top of sandwich and place free hand on top of the blade to hold the toast
  • Wash, rinse, and sanitize all utensils and surfaces that touch food every four hours or anytime they become contaminated

Receiving and Storing

  • Ham is delivered and stored at 0°F +/-10°F. Thaw ham 48 hours prior to cooking at a temperature of 34° - 41°F.
  • Liquid Eggs are received and stored in the cooler at 34°F - 41°F
  • American Cheese is received and stored in the cooler at 34°F - 41°F
  • Mayonnaise is delivered and stored at room temperature (50°F – 70°). Once the bulk mayonnaise pouch is open, it is held in the cooler set to maintain a temperature of 34° F- 41°F.
  • Texas Toast is received and stored at room temperature (50°F – 70°F)

Rotating

  • When ham is rotated from the walk-in freezer to the walk-in cooler, use a sharpie marker to mark the top of the case with the following information:
  • Pulled By Date/Time: Date & Time that it is removed from the walk-in freezer
  • Ready By Date/Time: Exactly 48 hours from the pulled by date & time
  • Use By date/Time: 7 days from the pulled by date & time
  • See example below:
    • Pulled by date/time: 12-1-23   8:00 A.M.
    • Ready by date/time: 12-3-23   8:00 A.M.
    • Use by date/time:     12-8-23   8:00 A.M.

Preparing Big Breakfast Sandwich with Ham

  • Big breakfast sandwiches are prepared to ordered
  • Always wear single use gloves when preparing sandwiches
  • When a sandwich is ordered, place 2 slices of Texas toast on the bun toaster chain
  • Pull down the foil wrap for a Big Breakfast Sandwich
  • Ensure the word Special on the foil wrap is facing away from you
  • Once toasted, remove one slice of Texas toast from the toaster
  • Place the toasted side of the toast down in the center of the foil wrap & build the sandwich on the non-toasted side of the toast
  • Using red tongs, place two pieces of ham in a crisscross pattern onto the non-toasted side of the toast
  • Place one slice of American cheese on top of the ham
  • Using yellow tongs, place 1 folded egg on top of the American cheese
  • Remove the 2nd slice of Texas toast from bun toaster & apply ¾ oz. mayonnaise to the non-toasted side
  • Apply condiments to all sandwiches in the following manner:  
  • Mayonnaise: Use a condiment spatula to place ¾ oz. of mayonnaise on the crown using a down and across motion
  • If a customer orders a sandwich without one of the designated ingredients, skip that one and move to the next item in the sequence
  • Place the slice of toast with mayonnaise on top of the folded egg
  • Wrap the Big breakfast sandwich in foil wrap following the “Square” wrapping procedures ( See Sandwich Wrapping)
  • Using a sharpie, mark the foil wrap “H” for Ham

Serving

  • For dine-in place the sandwich on the serving tray
  • For dine-out place the sandwich into a 6 LB bag. Serve with one napkin.