CODE: 522.685-018Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): BRINE MAKER I (can. & preserv.) alternate titles: pickling-solution maker

Tends steam cooker to prepare brines and pickling solutions used for preserving food products: Opens valve to admit required amount of water into steam cooker, observing water gauge or designated mark on cooker. Pours salt or other ingredients, such as vinegar, alum, tumeric, sugar, and flavoring, into water, using measuring container. Mixes ingredients in kettle, using paddle. Admits steam into jacket of cooker and allows solution to boil for specified length of time. Observes temperature gauge and regulates heat to maintain boiling temperature. Tests solution for salt and other preserving content, using salinometer or hydrometer. Adds water, salt, or other ingredients until prescribed specific gravity is attained. Pumps solution to brine vat or holding tank for aging and curing.
GOE: 06.04.15 STRENGTH: M GED: R2 M2 L2 SVP: 3 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 92917 Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders, Food and Tobacco