Minimizing Bun Spoilage To Reduce Food Costs

Posted on: 28 May 2021

The key to profitably serving hamburgers and hot dogs is controlling food costs. Those tomatoes and onions have to be sliced thin, and you should use a burger molder to ensure the uniform thickness of your hamburgers. 

In fact, no matter what you serve, controlling food waste is key to the long-term profitability of any restaurant.

But when you're serving hamburgers and hot dogs, you must also consider the buns. They have a short shelf life, as any bread product does. So, to ensure that you're not losing buns, which will drive up your food costs, you must take steps to preserve them.

  1. Freeze your buns when you receive them.
  2. Make sure you're buying the freshest buns from your supplier.

Truthfully, a profitable burger joint depends upon a successful partnership between you and your supplier. You must do everything you can to use the food you receive most efficiently, while it's your supplier's job to ensure food gets delivered as quickly as possible. 

Freezing Buns

​Freezing buns was once considered a last resort. You'd only consider freezing the buns if you thought that there was an imminent threat of the buns going stale, or spoiling. Frozen bread products just taste different than fresh bread. And while they may technically be true, the truth is that only the most technically developed taste buds can tell the difference.

Honestly, bread keeps very well in the freezer, and it's hard to notice a letdown in quality as long as the buns are defrosted properly. Simply separate the buns and lay them out on trays for 10 to 20 minutes. They'll thaw quickly and be ready to serve.

Dedicating freezer space to store your incoming buns only makes sense. If you lack the freezer space, it may even make sense to buy another freezer. The best part is that when the buns arrive unopened, you can store them directly in the freezer because no further preparation is needed.

Quality Bun Supplier

You must ask your bun supplier for the buns with the quickest supply chain. You'll be asking for the buns with the shortest amount of time from the moment they're baked till the moment you receive them. The sooner that you're able to get them in the freezer, the better the buns will be preserved. You'll make more money, and your patrons will be well satisfied. It doesn't get any better than that.

For more information about buns delivery, contact a local supplier.

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