Today was a really really Cool day, cuz we went to Apha Flight Catering Company at Gatwick!!! Technically, not in Gatwick, but 10 minutes from there. But an inflight catering kitchen nonetheless. It is the world's biggest independent inflight catering company. We were first brought to the loading area where you see the high lift trucks and how food is loaded onto them. Then you get to the washing up area where you see all the trays, cutlery etc etc being washed up. Interesting fact no 1.: The cabin crew never clear up the trays that they collect back from you. They juz put the entire tray into the trolley and the entire trolley comes off the plane to the catering company for wash up.
Then we got to the equipment area where they keep all the plates, cutlery, trolleys, tray. Interesting fact no. 2: You know there is the entree plate and and appetiser and desserts dish yeah? The entree dish is called a dog dish and the appetiser dish is called, you got it, a puppy dish.
Then got to the kitchen and food production area, didn't get to see much, cuz it was the afternoon, not peak time... nothing really fantastic, cuz the kitchen we went to did not cater for the bigger companies like BA or Lufthansa. And so all the meals juz look so so and they are all done using the cook chill or cook freeze method. Interesting fact no. 3: All food must reach the plane at 8C and below and security checked and fastened. The ovens on the plane are at 250C, no higher no less, so sometimes, the crew might forget about it when heating up the food, hence resulting in burnt food.
And that was that. We got some refreshements too. Thankfully not airplane food. But it was such a refreshing tour, u know, looking at things like this, things you never get to see as a civilian. So damn cool. Had so much fun today.
Someone sitting behind me is looking at porn online.
