Chili Cheese Dogs
Quick Reference
| Product | Receiving | Storage | Thaw Temp | Thaw Time | Cook Time | Duty Time | Internal Cook Temp | Quality Serving | Hold Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Dogs | Freezer | Freezer | 34°F-41°F | 24 hours | 10 minutes | 6 minutes | 155°F | 150°F-160°F | Frozen - 6 months
Thawed - 7 days Cooked - 1 hour |
| Chili | Dry Storage | Dry Storage | 8 minutes | 4 minutes | 155°F | 150°F-160°F | Dry Storage - 6 months
4 Days - Prepped 2 Days - once heated | ||
| Diced Onions | Dry Storage | Prepped - Cooler | 34°F-41°F | End of Day | |||||
| Shredded Cheese | Cooler | Cooler | 34°F-41°F | ||||||
| Buns | Freezer | Freezer | Room Temp | 24 Hours | 7 days |
Q.A. Standard:
- Hot dogs - not broken - good grilled color.
- Chili – No hard dry skin on top. No burnt taste.
Tools Needed
- Red perforated meat spatula
- Red tongs
- Can opener
- 13 ½” rubber spatula
- Full size domed lid
- Grill scraper
- 1 oz. spoodle
- Warming pans for product holding cabinet
- Solid lids for warming pans
- 1/3 size, 6-inch-deep pans
- 1/3 size slotted lids
- Two ½ ounce ladles
- 1/4 size, 4-inch-deep microwavable pan with lid
Health and Safety
- Wash hands immediately after handling uncooked hot dogs.
- Hot dogs must reach a minimum internal temperature of 155°F when cooking and maintain it for 17 seconds.
- Use caution when scraping the grill after cooking hot dogs to prevent splashing. The grease is extremely hot.
- Hot dogs must be stored below or away from all dairies, produce, and raw chicken when in the walk-in cooler.
Hot Dog Buns
Rotating and Thawing
- Keep a bun tray from Flowers for thawing
- When buns are rotated from the walk-in freezer to dry storage, use a sharpie marker to mark a dissolvable label with the following information:
- Pulled by Date/Time: Date & Time that it is removed from the walk-in freezer
- Ready by Date/Time: Exactly 24 hours from the pulled by date & time
- Use By date/Time: 7 days from the pulled by date & time
- Place dissolvable label on pack of hot dog
- See example below
| Pulled by date/time: | 6-1-24 11:00 A.M. |
| Ready by date/time: | 6-2-24 11:00 A.M. |
| Use by date/time: | 6-7-24 11:00 A.M. |