today we had the privilege to take a tour at kroeker potato farm and see the process of what the potato's have to go through and what criteria they have to meet before they are ready to be shipped out. We learned that it has to be a certain temperature outside for them to harvest the potato's, and that when they are being stored it has to be a cold temperature and it also has to be dark, we also found out that there are around 4000 different types of potato's and kroeker farms only grows approximately 30 different kinds. They also sell potato's to old Dutch for there chips, but the potato's have to look a certain way after they have been fried or else they will send the order back. Also there are #1 potato's and #2 potato's, the #1 potato are the more "perfect" potato while the #2 potato's are the ones with visual defects, and even though they are the same type of potato there is a price difference between the two the #1 is more expensive then the #2, even though there is nothing actually with the #2's. It was a fun trip and we learned a lot about the potato's, but I still cant get over how many potato's that there were there :0 ._.
Today we visited the Kroeker Potato farm. The smell of dirt really did rush through your nose as you entered the door. Potatoes were literally everywhere. There was lots of noise and lots of big machinery. We got to see many kinds of potatoes; they hold over 30 different kinds of potatoes! But all around the world there are around 4000 different kinds. The potatoes that are from Kroeker farms are shipped to both the east and west coast. All the potatoes are graded and but into 3 different grades. The best grade has no flaws, which also makes it more expensive and then second grade has a few flaws but are still good enough to eat. The last grade has to go. They aren't good to eat and might have some kind of disease. The main 2 kinds of potatoes are yellow and red.
All the potatoes are stored in rooms that are dark and cold. The potatoes can last up to 12 months still with dirt and no light. If the potatoes are cleaned and are stored they last up to 3 months.
After being around so many potatoes I really hope I don't have to eat them for supper. ~Heather Penner
Day 4 in culinary Arts, we went to Kroeker Potato Farm. They showed us how they wash the potato's, how they sort the potato's before they go into the sac and then go to store's, they showed us everything. Oh and did u know that Kroeker Farms have 30 different kind of potato's that they grow, its so cool. I also learned that there are about four thousand and some different kinds of potato's in the world. At Kroeker Potato Farm their potato's go as far as to Texas. They have organic potato's, they have yellow, red and golden potato's etc. They also check their potato's before they go out to see which are the best potato's so make fries or make chips, they have to fry the potato's into chips to see if that kind of potato's are the right color for chips. #1 and #2 potato's, even though they are the same type of potato the #1 is the more "perfect" potato while #2 is are the ones with visual defects, and #2 potato is less expensive than #1. I also learned that if you wash the potato's and then don't use them in three months from when you washed them they will start to get rotten. ~Allcie Falk.
We found out there are over 4,000 different varieties of potatoes in the world. Wow! If you go online to CFIA, (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), and ask for potatoes and select variety you will find all of them. 5 million pounds of potatoes go through this plant per year with only 30 of the varieties. They sell potatoes as far as Texas and Mexico. There they ship potatoes for Frito Lays and McCain's. Special potatoes are used for chips, potato wedges, and french fries. Potatoes are graded as either level one or level two to ensure the highest quality. We saw potato piles that were 16' high stored at 38 F and 5' apart to minimize damage. They sit for 10 days before they get there first wash down on the floor into tunnels along the length of the warehouse to the storing area. Potatoes are always stored in the dark and can be kept for 3 months when washed. If not washed they can be stored for 12 months in a 38 F dark cooler. They get washed a second time and are sorted according to size, weight, color and checked for "hollow" potatoes by a camera. Only 5% of defected potatoes are allowed past this point, then they are packaged for shipment. Trucks can hold 26 large "tote" bags. I love potatoes,...but I've never seen this many at one time! I think if I worked here I would develop a hearing problem. Without any ear protection it was loud, and I'm sure even with protection it still would be loud. I was very impressed how most of the process was done by machines that computers operated. Near the end of the production line there were people sorting and inspecting the quality of the potatoes before they were graded, bagged, boxed, and shipped out. Endless spuds, spuds, and more spuds! Thank you Helen for the tour!
today we had the privilege to take a tour at kroeker potato farm and see the process of what the potato's have to go through and what criteria they have to meet before they are ready to be shipped out. We learned that it has to be a certain temperature outside for them to harvest the potato's, and that when they are being stored it has to be a cold temperature and it also has to be dark, we also found out that there are around 4000 different types of potato's and kroeker farms only grows approximately 30 different kinds. They also sell potato's to old Dutch for there chips, but the potato's have to look a certain way after they have been fried or else they will send the order back. Also there are #1 potato's and #2 potato's, the #1 potato are the more "perfect" potato while the #2 potato's are the ones with visual defects, and even though they are the same type of potato there is a price difference between the two the #1 is more expensive then the #2, even though there is nothing actually with the #2's. It was a fun trip and we learned a lot about the potato's, but I still cant get over how many potato's that there were there :0 ._.
ReplyDeleteToday we visited the Kroeker Potato farm. The smell of dirt really did rush through your nose as you entered the door. Potatoes were literally everywhere. There was lots of noise and lots of big machinery. We got to see many kinds of potatoes; they hold over 30 different kinds of potatoes! But all around the world there are around 4000 different kinds. The potatoes that are from Kroeker farms are shipped to both the east and west coast. All the potatoes are graded and but into 3 different grades. The best grade has no flaws, which also makes it more expensive and then second grade has a few flaws but are still good enough to eat. The last grade has to go. They aren't good to eat and might have some kind of disease. The main 2 kinds of potatoes are yellow and red.
ReplyDeleteAll the potatoes are stored in rooms that are dark and cold. The potatoes can last up to 12 months still with dirt and no light. If the potatoes are cleaned and are stored they last up to 3 months.
After being around so many potatoes I really hope I don't have to eat them for supper. ~Heather Penner
Day 4 in culinary Arts, we went to Kroeker Potato Farm. They showed us how they wash the potato's, how they sort the potato's before they go into the sac and then go to store's, they showed us everything. Oh and did u know that Kroeker Farms have 30 different kind of potato's that they grow, its so cool. I also learned that there are about four thousand and some different kinds of potato's in the world. At Kroeker Potato Farm their potato's go as far as to Texas. They have organic potato's, they have yellow, red and golden potato's etc. They also check their potato's before they go out to see which are the best potato's so make fries or make chips, they have to fry the potato's into chips to see if that kind of potato's are the right color for chips. #1 and #2 potato's, even though they are the same type of potato the #1 is the more "perfect" potato while #2 is are the ones with visual defects, and #2 potato is less expensive than #1. I also learned that if you wash the potato's and then don't use them in three months from when you washed them they will start to get rotten. ~Allcie Falk.
ReplyDeleteWe found out there are over 4,000 different varieties of potatoes in the world. Wow! If you go online to CFIA, (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), and ask for potatoes and select variety you will find all of them. 5 million pounds of potatoes go through this plant per year with only 30 of the varieties. They sell potatoes as far as Texas and Mexico. There they ship potatoes for Frito Lays and McCain's. Special potatoes are used for chips, potato wedges, and french fries. Potatoes are graded as either level one or level two to ensure the highest quality. We saw potato piles that were 16' high stored at 38 F and 5' apart to minimize damage. They sit for 10 days before they get there first wash down on the floor into tunnels along the length of the warehouse to the storing area. Potatoes are always stored in the dark and can be kept for 3 months when washed. If not washed they can be stored for 12 months in a 38 F dark cooler. They get washed a second time and are sorted according to size, weight, color and checked for "hollow" potatoes by a camera. Only 5% of defected potatoes are allowed past this point, then they are packaged for shipment. Trucks can hold 26 large "tote" bags. I love potatoes,...but I've never seen this many at one time! I think if I worked here I would develop a hearing problem. Without any ear protection it was loud, and I'm sure even with protection it still would be loud. I was very impressed how most of the process was done by machines that computers operated. Near the end of the production line there were people sorting and inspecting the quality of the potatoes before they were graded, bagged, boxed, and shipped out. Endless spuds, spuds, and more spuds! Thank you Helen for the tour!
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