SWC Soccer Finals

It was a double header for snack shack. Boys soccer SWC finals (which we should have been playing in) first followed by the girls final. For the entire night, I found myself working the flat top. I had worked this same position during my first snack shack trip, but being a field hockey game, the crowd size was much different. For both soccer games there was a large crowd which had me much busier at times. I got a better understanding of what the snack shack should be like. From my previous experience, I was not accustomed to the demand for burgers. I needed the awareness to make more burgers, plain or cheese, depending on what was running low. My job seemed much busier than I had initially imagined, but I adjusted to the work rate. On the job, I needed to be aware of our supply of burgers in dogs. As well, the hot box needed to have some burgers to use for fat sandwiches. With classmates letting me know what was needed, I think I did an okay job at making sure people didn’t need to wait for their food. Some things that did take a while were the grilled cheeses and garden burgers. Because the demand for them isn’t very high, they could be cooked to order. The only problem I thought was that the grilled cheeses did take a while. It helped to have the buns and cheese already set up, but once on the flat top it felt like the customer would have been waiting for a long time. The garden burgers didn’t take quite as long, but weren’t prepared ahead of time like the burgers and dogs. I found it to be very interesting how they were fried first to defrost before being grilled. In my mind, it was a very smart idea which prevented them from taking even longer to prepare. On top of working, I tried to be good at cleaning while I worked. In between busy spurts, I tried to clean the grill from any excess grease on it. As well, I would empty the box with some of the packaging of the burgers. One thing I will need to remember to do if I am to work the same station again is to empty the grease trap maybe once or twice. At the end of the night, after adding a lot of water to give the grill a final clean, the trap was beginning to overflow. If I empty it part way through the night it won’t be a problem. Overall, working the snack shack is a fun yet learning experience. I love being able to cook while working with and serving to my friends. It makes the experience even more enjoyable. At the same time, I am getting some experience with how working in an actual food establishment would be. Wesley M.