Kitchen Secrets: An inside look at dining facility meal preparation

Photo By Staff Sgt. Krystal England | Airman 1st Class Mahoghamo Crews, 20th Force Support Squadron food services apprentice, fries catfish at the Chief Master Sgt. Emerson Williams Dining Facility at Shaw Air Force Base, July 11, 2013. Dining facility menus are planned and rotated on a 14-day cycle. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)  

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

07.16.2013

Story by Airman 1st Class Krystal England 

20th Fighter Wing

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- The Chief Master Sgt. Emerson Williams Dining Facility staff prepares lunch at Shaw Air Force Base, July 11, 2013.

The dining facility staff works around-the-clock every day of the year to provide service members daily meals.

A breakfast, lunch, dinner and midnight meal is prepared each day for service members. Meal preparation begins two hours prior to it being served; the staff prepares enough food for approximately 100 people.They continue to cook food during each meal to ensure the food is served hot and freshly.

• Date Taken: 07.16.2013
• Date Posted: 07.16.2013 17:09
• Story ID: 110278
• Location: SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA, US