Pro-Start Training Competition Sheds Light

Mikkayla Johnson and Mikayla Nepper

On Sunday, November 20, 2011, Mikkayla Johnson, Jessica Hoffman, Tylee Evans, and Mikayla Nepper went to Sioux Falls for training for a competition that will occur in March at Mitchell Technical Institute.

The competition is for a culinary competition called Pro-Start. Food Service Director Joe Schaffer drove them to Sioux Falls, students were met at the event by Culinary Arts Instructor Coleen Keffeler.

During the experience, team members learned how to determine the cost of a recipe, using a technique previously taught to them in Culinary Arts. They were also taught the proper way to fabricate a chicken, which is basically cutting the chicken into mirrored pieces.

To keep chicken pieces even, the chef said, “Cutting along the spine of the chicken is key!”