On 7 Feb 2007 08:40:29 -0800, "Mike" > wrote:

>Now think about the local Chinese restaurant. Surely some of their
>seafood and meat offerings have to come to them frozen. After all, if
>I order sesame chicken (essentially chicken nuggets fried then covered
>in a nice sesame sauce), it had to be frozen until I ordered it,
>right?
>
>Procedurally, does a chain or local restaurant thaw out all the frozen
>items it thinks it will need in a given day, or just thaw them as
>needed?
>
>Thanks for any info....

I worked in a chinese takeout years ago... as I recall they got their
chicken and pork fresh, but their scallops and prawns came frozen in
big blocks - they'd thaw them in a bucket in the sink under running
water as they needed them. None of the food was pre-prepared except
the wontons (when it was quiet, the chefs would sit there and wrap up
a tray) - they would do everything else as the orders came in.