Baked Goods you miss from Home
Feb 23rd 2017, 8:21 pm
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Re: Baked Goods you miss from Home
Thanks everyone for the thoughts. Unfortunately it looks unlikely to happen. In BC you can only produce food, for public sale, in a commercial grade kitchen (you cannot use a home kitchen, as some pointed out). This makes it prohibitive from a start up concept and especially given the idea was to supplement income when we have child.
Unfortunately BC law favors mass food factories at the detriment of small home run business.
Unfortunately BC law favors mass food factories at the detriment of small home run business.
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Feb 23rd 2017, 8:28 pm
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Re: Baked Goods you miss from Home
Thanks everyone for the thoughts. Unfortunately it looks unlikely to happen. In BC you can produce food, for public sale, in a commercial grade kitchen (you cannot use a home kitchen, as some pointed out). This makes it prohibitive from a start up concept and especially given the idea was to supplement income when we have child.
Unfortunately BC law favors mass food factories at the detriment of small home run business.
Unfortunately BC law favors mass food factories at the detriment of small home run business.
Feb 23rd 2017, 8:38 pm
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Not suggestion that a home kitchen not be subject to inspection and approval (especially for low risk basked goods) in pet free homes. And the operator should still have Food safe handling training. But requiring commercial grade surfaces and equipment (Greece traps, triple sinks, alternative hand washing facilities, no access to living areas) etc. is a little excessive.
Feb 23rd 2017, 9:08 pm
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if it hasn't been prepared, cooked & served with your own hands, then expect the worse.
Even the trusted 'Butcher, baker, candlestick maker' will all fail the safety test at some point. Don't expect factory standards passed inspection produced products - so called 'fresh' or packaged' to be clean & free of the odd 'Hair, finger nail, someones spit, right down to the handler that has a cold or that never washed their hands after being to the lav.
So, you are out at the takeaway, eatery, posh nosh, even the bar, favourite coffee shop & wonder why you had that horrible dose.
a) its so expensive
b) The morning after effect
Is it worth risking?
Tried, true & tested - eat & drink only that what comes from your own kitchen pot & counter top
Now, go wash your hands...
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Even the trusted 'Butcher, baker, candlestick maker' will all fail the safety test at some point. Don't expect factory standards passed inspection produced products - so called 'fresh' or packaged' to be clean & free of the odd 'Hair, finger nail, someones spit, right down to the handler that has a cold or that never washed their hands after being to the lav.
So, you are out at the takeaway, eatery, posh nosh, even the bar, favourite coffee shop & wonder why you had that horrible dose.
a) its so expensive
b) The morning after effect
Is it worth risking?
Tried, true & tested - eat & drink only that what comes from your own kitchen pot & counter top
Now, go wash your hands...
.
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Feb 23rd 2017, 11:19 pm
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They seem to be unable to manage that, but aren't inclined to allow small home-scale production, which would carry a far lower risk.
Lets face it, Canadians seem to be far more adept at safe food preservation (smoking, canning, salting, drying etc) in their home kitchens than most.
Yet another industry that manipulates the authorities ???
Feb 23rd 2017, 11:46 pm
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Re: Baked Goods you miss from Home
Opposed to those takeout food commercial kitchens?
Not suggestion that a home kitchen not be subject to inspection and approval (especially for low risk basked goods) in pet free homes. And the operator should still have Food safe handling training. But requiring commercial grade surfaces and equipment (Greece traps, triple sinks, alternative hand washing facilities, no access to living areas) etc. is a little excessive.
Not suggestion that a home kitchen not be subject to inspection and approval (especially for low risk basked goods) in pet free homes. And the operator should still have Food safe handling training. But requiring commercial grade surfaces and equipment (Greece traps, triple sinks, alternative hand washing facilities, no access to living areas) etc. is a little excessive.
Feb 23rd 2017, 11:56 pm
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Re: Baked Goods you miss from Home
Now there's a very interesting concept.
How would that affect all the Jims, Gusses and other Greek restaurateurs.
Feb 24th 2017, 12:02 am
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Feb 24th 2017, 12:14 am
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Chef Malcolm's pies if your in Regina is pretty good, his store is near the new stadium.
Feb 24th 2017, 1:10 am
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You can get all that northern stuff in the GTA. I usually buy a pie at the Royal, make vague note of the supplier thinking I might go to one of their market stands one day but I never get around to it. That's from these people:
Downtown Simcoe BIA - DIRECTORY
or one of their competitors, there are several stands.
There's also a stand at the St. Lawrence Market, not sure if it's the same people.
Downtown Simcoe BIA - DIRECTORY
or one of their competitors, there are several stands.
There's also a stand at the St. Lawrence Market, not sure if it's the same people.
I don't really crave food from the UK. If anything it's French stuff. Need a trip to Quebec!
Feb 24th 2017, 1:44 am
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Feb 24th 2017, 1:45 am
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Re: Baked Goods you miss from Home
A nice baked bitter lemon from jerseygirl's British Grocer.
Feb 24th 2017, 1:52 am
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It might depend on the food but here it was jerky. Full blown commercial kitchen needed and the seller says it's not worth the $15k needed so he's packing it in.
Feb 24th 2017, 2:27 am
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http://eatlocal.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Guidelines-Sale-of-Foods-at-Temporary-Food-Markets_MARCH-2016.pdf
Feb 24th 2017, 2:45 am
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Real crumbly Scottish bannocks (oatcakes here), not these thin insipid things stuck together with a lot of flour. Yes to big fat juicy Eccles cakes. Real baps, not these horrible Kaiser rolls. I still dream of the individual rhubarb pies our local bakery made - thin crusts and stuffed with lovely squishy rhubarb. Tarts piled with home-made lemon curd - butter, lemon juice, eggs, sugar. Proper shortbread made with butter. Smashing Victoria sponges lovely and light and stuffed with jam and cream. Light tasty scones - currant, cheese, treacle etc. Forfar bridies with or without onions. Sausage rolls filled with well seasoned meat, not great lumps of grisle. Most of the baking we get here is tasteless rubbish. I'd suggest you try out some of your baking at a local farmers' market. I have several books of traditional Scottish baking if you need any recipes.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
