Shawn Klassen-Koop wrote:food prep and preservation
instruction, regulation, insurance, safety, etc
This aspect blends traditional food prep and preservation with modern permaculture tools - covered in a sauce made from gardening, homesteading, foraging and an optional bowl of veganism on the side.
These badges grew to something freakishly massive with a lot of minimum requirements. Eventually the minimum requirements grew to the point that there was no room left for optional stuff. This is why many amazing food prep and preservation techniques do not appear here. The following are strictly forbidden:
- Aluminum cookware
- Teflon and similar materials
- Microwave ovens
- Plastic touching the food, including cooking utensils and zip lock bags
Silicone kitchenware is OK for use at room temperature but not cooking. it will not be accepted for the food preservation or cooking where it will be subjected to heat.
In short, silicone spatulas, pastry mats, jar lids, and food storage containers/ covers are OK.
Cookie mats, baking tins, and utensils used in managing cooking processes such as stirring food or using tongs to turn or serve hot food are not allowed.
All canning lids are permitted, at this time
This aspect is not about proving that you are a master chef, but that you can reliably convert a seasonal homestead harvest into a thousand good meals throughout the year.
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Aluminum cookware
- Teflon and similar materials
Christopher Weeks wrote:J, I see your confusion. Those three lines are all about when silicone kitchenware is acceptable. I have rephrased it a little bit on that page. Hopefully it is entirely clear now.
J Lucas wrote:I am confused on how one would make a quick bread, which are more batter than dough, without a baking tin. Please advise. Thank you.
J Lucas wrote:Been making bread since 2018 lol thanks though, I have always wanted to buy from them, to inspect the quality compared to what I've been using, just I ain't got the resources to do so.