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Originally posted by mccoyred:
Not trying to be funny  but why does someone need to be TRAINED to use the shake machine? 
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Unfortunately, YES, folks need to be trained to use the shake machine.
I guess all jokes aside it is not as simple as it looks. A good restaurant would clean the machive everyday because milk not only has an oder but who would want a shake that has been sitting in the machine for a day. Where I used to work, they turned everything but the main refigerator off. That means the cashiers registers, the grill, the microwaves, the drink machine and the shake machine. When the store opens again, you must turn all of these things on. Shakes left in the machine that have sat in warm, steel cases have potential to attract bacteria and other food concerns of that nature. That being the case, someone must be able to clean the shake machine and fill it back up each day. This person usually works in the morning and starts fixing the shakes at least 30 mins. before lunch is suppose to be served because when children who are home sick for the day come in (which I think in any restaurant is a lot because it is a priviledge to be able to stay home when you are sick :-)), they usually want the kids meal with a shake. Then you have those who skip school and older people and customers of that nature.
I'm mad this is along post about how to fix shakes but this is how it is done. I can't speak for all restaurants but that is how the one I used to work at does it. It is acutually against health code violations in many states for the shake machine not be clean and or for serving shakes that have sat in the machine for longer than a day.
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