Tea

Quick Reference

Product	Receiving	Storage	Hold Temp	Hold Time	Serving Temp	Portioning Size
Tea	Dry Storage	Dry Storage – 6 inches off floor	50º F – 70º F	6 hours	34º F – 41º F	16, 20, or 32 ounce
Sugar	Dry Storage	Dry Storage – 6 inches off floor	50º F – 70º F

Q.A. Standard: All drinks should be prepared at the time order is placed. Never serve tea past its hold time.

Tools Needed

• Ice Scoop
• 14 x 18 black fiberglass tray
• 4 x 4 waffle drip tray
• Measuring cup
• Dissolvable label
• Wire whisk

Health and Safety

• Do not handle drink cups around top of cup or lip area
• Cups should always be upside down for dispensing

Preparing and Holding Sweet Tea

• Remove brew basket
• Place one tea bag into center of brew basket. Place brew basket back into brewer.
• Position the tea urn correctly underneath the brew basket or water will spill over during the brewing cycle
• Ensure the machine is on. A yellow light will indicate the power is on. If not, press the ON/OFF button once.Tea Brewer Buttons
• Press button “A” once. The tea will start brewing in a few seconds.
• After brewing is complete, portion 3 ½ quarts of tea into measuring pitcher
• Pour 1- 2.75 lb. bag of sugar into measuring pitcher. Stir until dissolved.
• Pour back into tea urn
• Add ice to tea urn:
  • CUBED ICE- Add 1 gallon of cubed ice to the tea
  • CRUSHED ICE- Add 3 ½ quarts of crushed ice to the tea
• Cover the tea urn with a solid lid
• Move the urn to the lobby or drive thru. Place on a 14×18 black fiberglass tray with a waffled drip tray under the dispensing spout.
• Mark 6-hour discard time using a dissolvable label. Place label on back of urn.
• Discard the tea bag. Rinse brew basket. Place brew basket back into place on the brewer.
• Unsweet Tea – Follow procedures above, omitting the sugar

Serving (Drive-Thru/ Dine-in/Take-out)

• Select proper size cup
• Use ice scoop to fill the cup full of ice
• Place cup under tea urn spout. Depress lever to fill cup.
• Fill to 1/4 inch from top
• Mark the lid on the iced tea “ST” for sweet and “UT” for unsweet
• Hand prepared drinks(s) to customer with a straw

Bulk Tea

• BULK TEA CONTAINERS ARE ONE TIME USE ONLY (NO REFILLS)

Assembly and Serving

• Remove lid from the ½ gallon container                                                                                
• Fill the ½ gallon container to the fill line with tea (Sweet or Unsweet)                            
• Tighten the lid onto the ½ gallon container until it clicks                                                  
• Using a sharpie put a check mark in the “Sweet” or “Unsweetened” bubble
• Using a sharpie write the current date and time on the line labeled fill date & time
• Hand to the customer

Close

• Empty remaining contents of tea urns into rinse sink of the 3-compartment sink
• Tea urns and ice scoops must be washed, rinsed and sanitized
• Remove tea urn spout and disassemble parts so they may be cleaned and sanitized
• After washing, rinsing and sanitizing, reassemble spout on tea urn. Leave spout in open position. Allow to air dry.

Combos with Soft Drinks, Lemonade or Tea			Combos with Milkshakes
Description	Drink Size	Fries/HB	Description	Drink Size	Fries/HB
Standard	Regular 20 oz.	Regular	Standard	Small – 16 oz.Reg. – 20 oz.	Regular
Make Large	Large 32 oz.	Large	Make Large	Small – 16 oz.Reg. – 20 oz.	Large
Combos with Coffee			Combos with Milk
Description	Drink Size	Fries/HB	Description	Drink Size	Fries/HB
Standard	Regular 12 oz.	Regular	Standard	Regular 12 oz.	Regular
Make Large	Large 16 oz.	Large	Make Large	Large 16 oz.	Large