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C5 Test – Omelet Biscuit
QUICK REFERENCE
OMELET BISCUIT
OMELET, CHEESE & BISCUIT
| PRODUCT | RECEIVING | STORAGE | THAW TIME | COOK TIME | REHEAT TIME | ONCE OPENED/PREPPED | QUALITY SERVING | HOLD TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMELET | FREEZER | FREEZER | 24 HOURS IN COOLER | COOK ON EGG FLAT GRILL AT 275°F 3 MINUTES COOK 1:30 ON EACH SIDE | STORE IN 1/3 SIZE 6 INCH PAN WITH LID UP TO 9 OMLLETS CAN BE HELD IN THE PAN | 135°F MINIMUM | 30 MINUTES | |
| AMERICAN CHEESE | COOLER | COOLER | N/A | N/A | N/A | REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING | 34°F-41°F | N/A |
| BISCUIT 3″ BISCUIT | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10 MINUTES | 4 MINUTES | 120°F | DISCARD END OF DAY |
KEY NOTES: Always monitor temps, follow QA Standards, and discard any product that exceeds the hold time.
The Omelet Biscuit is a breakfast sandwich consisting of a folded omelet, one slice of American cheese, and a fresh biscuit. Product quality depends on proper thawing, cooking, holding, and assembly.
TOOLS NEEDED
- Yellow handled spatula
- Yellow tongs
- Dome lid
- 1/3 6-inch pan and solid lid
- MPHC warming pan and lid
- Biscuit splitter
- Sharpie marker and QA tags
WORK SAFE

- WASH HANDS BEFORE STARTING WORK AND AFTER HANDLING ANYTHING NOT FOOD RELATED.
- GLOVES: IF LEAVING WORKSTATION OR CHANGING TASKS, WASH HANDS & CHANGE GLOVES.
- COOK TEMP: EVERY 4 HOURS INTERNAL TEMP 155°F 15 SECONDS
- ITEM: OMELET. Omelets must reach an internal temperature of 155°F and maintain for 15 seconds.
- WASH, RINSE, SANITIZE ALL UTENSILS & SURFACES.
- FOOD SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY. FOLLOW ALL WORKSAFE PROCEDURES.
RECEIVING & STORING
- Omelet is delivered and stored at 0°F+/-10°F.
- Thaw omelets 24 hours prior to cooking.
- Once thawed, omelets can be held for up to 6 days in the cooler maintaining temperature of 34°-41°
- When omelet is rotated from the walk-in freezer to the walk-in cooler, use a sharpie marker to mark the top of the case with the following information:
- Pulled by Date/Time: Date & Time that it is removed from the walk-in freezer
- Ready by Date/Time: Exactly 24 hours from the pull by date & time
- Use By Date/Time: 7 days from ready by date
- Example:
- Pulled by Date/Time: 07/01 6AM
- Ready by Date/Time: 07/02 6AM
- Use By Date/Time: 07/07 EOD
PREPARING & HOLDING
- To prepare omelets for the line remove how many you will need for breakfast.
- Place in a 1/3 6inch pan and lid.
- Use a dissolvable label to transfer discard time from case to lid of 1/3 size 6-inch-deep pan.
- Hold in reach-in cooler until end of breakfast
- Return to the walk-in cooler as long as not past the discard date
COOKING PROCEDURE
- Always use two single use gloves
- Lift the yellow spatula from the pan of shortening and spread a small amount of shortening onto the 275°F section of the grill
- Place up to 4 omelets onto the egg grill.
- Place a dome lid over the omelets.
- Press the 3-minute cooking timer
- When the duty timer (turn) sounds after 1½ minutes, remove the dome lid and use the yellow spatula to turn omelet to the second side
- Place the dome lid back over the omelets for the remaining cooking time.
- When the final timer sounds, remove the dome lid
- Using solid yellow spatula fold the omelet in half.
- Bring the appropriate warming pan to the grill and place cooked omelets in the warming pan
- You can hold up to 8 cooked omelets in one warming pan
- Use a solid lid on the warming pan for omelets
- Omelet can be held for up to 30 minutes in the product holding cabinet
- Any omelets remaining after the 30-minute holding time has expired must be discarded into the waste container
BISCUIT ASSEMBLY
- Omelet with cheese
- Always handle cooked omelets with yellow tongs
- Pull the biscuit wrap that has the word “Special” in the center
- Split biscuit in half using a biscuit splitter
- Place one slice of cheese on top of the heel of the biscuit
- Using yellow tongs take omelet place on top of slice cheese
- Place the crown of the biscuit on top of the omelet
- Wrap the biscuit using the corner-to-corner sandwich wrapping procedures
- Mark “OC” on the wrap using a sharpie marker
- Omelet biscuits may be held for up to 20 minutes in the sandwich holding bin
- Use a QA timer to mark the discard time
SERVING
- DINE IN:
- Single: Place Omelet Biscuit on tray with 2 napkins
- Combo: Place Omelet Biscuit with hashbrowns on tray with two napkins
- DINE-OUT
- Single: Place Omelet Biscuit in 6lb bag with 2 napkins
- Combo: Place Omelet Biscuit with hashbrowns in a 6lb bag with two napkins