Esikhathini esedlule, abacubungula ukudla abaningi babecabanga ukuthi ngokujikijela amakhemikhali athile emishinini yabo, futhi lapho beqina kangcono, benza umsebenzi wokuhlanza owamukelekayo. Babecabanga ukuthi izisebenzi zokukhucululwa kwendle kwakuwububi obudingekayo, obakhiwa ama-gnomes angaqondakali ayesebenza embonini ebusuku, engagadiwe, abeseshabalala sekuntwela kokusa futhi yonke into “yahlanzwa”.
Izikhathi eziningi kakhulu ngiye ngahlangabezana nabaphathi bokucubungula ukudla ababuka ukukhucululwa kwendle ngesimo sengqondo sokucasuka sokuthi “Yinto okumele ngiyenze!” Ithimba lokuthuthwa kwendle/ezokuphepha kokudla liphathwa ngenhlonipho encane, futhi siyamangala ukuthi kungani kunomsebenzi omkhulu kangaka wabasebenzi. Uma amakhemikhali engathengwa ngenani elishibhile, babheka lokho “okuyinto enhle,” bangalokothi bacabangele izindleko zangempela zohlelo lokuphepha kokudla/lokukhucululwa kwendle njengalezo zomsebenzi nesimo sengqondo.
Lesi isingeniso nje salokho okuzoba uchungechunge oluqhubekayo lwezihloko ezihloselwe ukukusiza wena kanye nohlelo lwakho lokuphepha kokudla/lokukhucululwa kwendle ukuze ube “ngaphezu kwezinhle kakhulu.”
Igama lami nginguHenry Carsberg, futhi ngiye ngamenywa ukuba ngibhale ikholomu yanyanga zonke mayelana nokuphepha kokudla/ukukhucululwa kwendle kulo magazini. Ngakho, ngingubani nje? Ngineminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30 ekukhunjweni kwezitshalo zokudla, kungaba sezisebenzini, ekuphathweni noma njengomeluleki. Ngachitha iminyaka engu-20 ngisebenza ngomshini, futhi ngemva kwalokho, ngabuyela emsebenzini wokuphepha kokudla/wokuthuthwa kwendle othengisa amakhemikhali. Ngibone igebe elikhulu kakhulu ezicini zobuchwepheshe zokukhucululwa kwendle futhi ngaqaphela izidingo ezintsha ezaziseza njengoba i-HACCP yaba yinkinga, ekuqaleni yaba nomthelela embonini yezilwane zasolwandle. Ngiyazi futhi ngiyaqonda ukuthi imishini isebenza kanjani nokuthi yini edingekayo ukuze ihlanzeke futhi ihlanzeke. Nginokuqeqeshwa okubanzi nolwazi olusebenzayo kuzo zonke izici zokuphepha kokudla/ukukhucululwa kwendle kanye nemikhiqizo yokudla.
Kule kholamu, inhloso yami ukudlulisa kuwe mfundi engikufundile, engihlangabezane nakho nengikufundisile eminyakeni edlule. Ngibe nesandla ezincwadini zokufunda ezingeni lasekolishi, Ijenali Yekhwalithi Yokudla, kanye nokunye okushicilelwe kochwepheshe futhi ngibhale ngashicilela eyami incwadi yokukhucululwa kwendle. Indlela yami lapha kuzoba ukwenza isayensi yokukhucululwa kwendle nokudla nokuphepha ibe lula futhi kube lula ukuyiqonda, ingabi namagama amnandi, ingabi nantuthu nezibuko. Ngizokwenza konke okusemandleni ami ukwethula ingxenye yobuchwepheshe obuphezulu yokuphepha kokudla/ukukhucululwa kwendle ngendlela engaqondwa kalula futhi isetshenziswe yibo bonke abasebenza eqenjini lokuthuthwa kwendle, kanye nokuqinisekisa ikhwalithi.
Ngenzeni? Nginefemu ehlinzeka ngezinhlelo zokukhucululwa kwendle/ukudla zokuphepha kubacubunguli, njengokucwaningwa kwamabhuku azo zonke izinhlobo, izinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi zokuqeqesha nezikhuthazayo, ukuhlaziya izitshalo zokuphepha kokudla kanye nezinhlelo zokuzihlola. Umgomo wami uwukuvumela umprosesa ukuthi azuze ibhizinisi elengeziwe futhi abe nohlelo lwakhe lokuphepha kokudla/lokukhucululwa kwendle lube isikhungo senzuzo, hhayi izindleko. Sikwenza kanjani lokho? Funda ikholomu inyanga ngayinye futhi uthole!
Ngisho njengoba ufunda lokhu, izikhathi ziyashintsha. Ukuthuthwa kwendle sekungenye yezinkinga ezibaluleke kakhulu ekucutshungulweni kokudla namuhla. Bheka nje ukuthi kwenzekeni eminyakeni emihlanu edlule. Ukwandisa izimiso zikahulumeni, (futhi ungithembe, awukakayiboni lutho) I-HACCP, ishintsha imibono yamakhasimende kanye nezimfuno, ukuhlolwa kwangaphandle, nohlu luyaqhubeka. Ukuncintisana okukhulu kwasekhaya nokwamazwe ngamazwe nakho kuyizisusa eziqinile zezinqubo ezingcono zokukhucululwa kwendle. Njengamanje, endaweni ethile emhlabeni, ungumncintiswaneni osebenza kanzima ukuze abe ohamba phambili, futhi uma uhlangana naye emqhudelwaneni wekhanda no-head, angase akunqobe kakhulu. Ungakwazi ukumelana nenselele. Ungaba amaphrosesa imikhiqizo yawo kanye nemikhuba “ingaphezu kokuhle kakhulu!”
Uhlelo olusebenzayo, oluhlanganisa indlela ehlelekile yobuchwepheshe bezokuthuthwa kwendle, luzoba yisici esibalulekile sokuncintisana ekusaseni lemboni yethu. Umphathi wezokuthuthwa kwendle olungisa ukudla kuzomele abe ngumuntu ophelele futhi ofundile. Ulwazi lungamandla, namandla aphenduka inzuzo. Imibandela kuyoba indlela yokwenza into engcono futhi ephumelelayo kunanoma ubani omunye. Yilesi simo sengqondo esizokwenza umehluko.
Ngakho ingabe “ubuchwepheshe bokukhucululwa kwendle” bumane nje buyigama elidunyiswayo elisho “ukuhlanza”? Cha, ngaphandle uma ucabangela inzuzo nokugcinwa kwamakhasimende. Ukuhlanzwa kanye nokukhuculula imboni yokucubungula ukudla kubalulekile ukuze kugcinwe indawo yokucubungula iphelele ngendlela ehlanzekile nephephile ezothinta zonke izici zokusebenza kwezitshalo. Kumelwe sinciphise noma siqede ithuba lokuthi ukudla kutheleleke ngamagciwane atholakala ekudleni noma konakale. Lokhu kungenziwa kuphela ngokuklama nokusebenzisa uhlelo oluphelele lokukhucululwa kwendle oluhlanganisa izici ezihlukahlukene.
Okulandelayo ezinye zezihloko ezibalulekile esizokhuluma ngazo kulolu chungechunge, futhi ngingase ngengeze imibimbi emisha njengoba isikhathi siqhubeka. Sicela, ungabheki i-high tech jargon. Njengoba ngishilo ekuqaleni, ngifuna izindatshana zami zifinyelele kuwo wonke umuntu futhi nawe usebenzise ikholomu yami njengethuluzi lokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwakho.
Nali uhlaka olufushane lwalokho engizokhuluma ngakho:
• I-Microbiology—Ukubuyekezwa kanye nocwaningo lwamagciwane atholakala ekudleni, izici zawo, ukuthi asebenza kanjani, njll.
• Ukuhlolwa kwe-Micro and ATP—Amakhono nezindlela zokuhlola amagciwane ezindaweni ezithinta ukudla ukuze kutholwe ukuthi uhlelo lokukhucululwa kwendle lusebenza kahle kangakanani.
• I-Clemistry Chemistry—Imikhiqizo esetshenziselwa ukususa inhlabathi yokudla, njll. Yiziphi izithako eziyisisekelo okufanele zisetshenziswe ukuze kunqunywe ukuhlangabezana nemibandela eyisishiyagalombili engizoyihlanganisa phakathi nalezi zihloko.
• I-Sanitizing Chemistry—Imikhiqizo ehlukahlukene esetshenziselwa ukubulala amagciwane. Imaphi amakhemikhali ongawasebenzisa nokuthi yiziphi ezilungele izidingo zakho ngokusekelwe ezinhlotsheni ezihlukahlukene zobuchwepheshe bokudla. Ngifuna ukuhlinzeka ngesisekelo esibanzi, hhayi nje somkhiqizo. Izikhathi ziyashintsha, futhi kufanele sikulungele ukubhekana nalezo zinguquko nezinselele ezintsha.
• Imishini Yokuhlanza Amasistimu—Izindlela nezinsiza zokusebenzisa nokukhipha amakhemikhali okuhlanza nezibulali magciwane ukuze kukhishwe izinto eziphilayo ngendlela engabizi kakhulu, kokubili kukhemistri kanye nabasebenzi.
• I-HACCP kanye ne-ISO—Ubudlelwano nezimfuno zethimba lokukhucululwa kwendle/ukuphepha kokudla ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo ze-HACCP.
Ngizobe ngiqhamuka endabeni yokuthi ulwazi lungamandla. Uma unolwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nokuphepha kokudla/ukukhucululwa kwendle, kulapho ukuncintisana kuzofanele kukhuphuke ukuze uhlangabezane nezinga lakho, engithemba ukuthi lizoba “ngaphezu kwelingcono kakhulu!” Sicela uzizwe ukhululekile ukufaka imibono namazwana akho. Ngingafinyelelwa ku- abovethebest@comcast.net noma (360) 293-8719.