{"id":5530,"date":"2017-09-29T14:40:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T18:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlecharbinger.wordpress.com\/?p=5530"},"modified":"2017-09-29T14:40:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T18:40:55","slug":"new-appliances-for-the-culinary-arts-program-at-mlec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mlecharbinger.org\/?p=5530","title":{"rendered":"New Appliances for the Culinary Arts Program at MLEC"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Abigail Castro<\/a><\/p>\n

From learning how to ice a cake to chopping carrots, the Culinary Arts students are constantly improving and learning new skills in the kitchen. <\/span><\/p>\n

In order to keep up with the cut throat industry, culinary students must be exposed to advanced appliances and tools. For this reason, Chef Jamey Hunt, the culinary instructor at MLEC has turned to DonorsChoose.org in search for donations to buy advanced equipment. <\/span><\/p>\n

DonorsChoose.org is a website where teachers are able to post projects for their classroom. There, they can raise money for computers, equipment, field trips, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the website, Chef Hunt wrote essays explaining his student\u2019s need for new tools and appliances to, \u201cmake their dreams come true.” These donations will allow the students to familiarize themselves with equipment they will be using throughout their entire culinary career.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several companies donated to the cause, such as Chevron and the Clorox Company. The goal of these companies is to provide students with the critical skills they will need to succeed in future jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the items the Culinary Program received include: a pasta machine, a sausage machine, an ice cream machine, and molecular gastronomy equipment. With these items, the students will be able to keep up with modern cuisine techniques.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n