Message 24910 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> So we mostly agree that using coconut cream is a must? and coconut 
> cream requires refrigeration once opened? So I keep mine in a squeezy 
> bottle in the fridge as leaving stuff in opened cans is a definite 
> no-no, agreed? But coconut cream seems to congeal at fridge 
> temperature, to the extent where even by squeezing really, really 
> hard I can't get any out. If I bung it in the microwave for 20 seonds 
> it reliquifys but this is hardly conveninent and I'm sure can't be 
> good on either food safety grounds or taste/flavour grounds. So what 
> do you good folk do? It seems to me the only viable option is to open 
> a fresh tin every day and leave it at room temperature, then discard 
> whats left at the end of shift. We trade for about 10-11 hours most 
> days which is surely to long a time for me to then refridgerate it 
> overnight? This seems very wastefull when on somedays I serve no 
> Pina's and on most days two or three tops so instead of using say 2 
> cans a week I'd be using 6 or more. I suppose by waiting till the 
> first Pina is served and then opening a can I'd cut down on waste but 
> it looks a bit un-prepared and is a bit of a hastle.
> I currently use "New Cool, Coco Island Real Caribbean Cream of 
> Coconut" from The Dominican Republic." (for anyone familiar with that 
> product one of our bar-girls recently pointed out how phallic the 
> pina colada/coconut shell logo on the can is, good for a laugh with 
> your customers!)
> Any help and advice gladly recieved, I'm going to open a can right 
> now and get the night rolling, Cheers : Jake....
> Incidentaly I agree with you Nidal, gotta be the summer of the Pina 
> Colada, and I know Paul Wooton @ Class is a big fan, perhaps we 
> should badger him to put one on the cover?

I also use a coconut cream from the Dominican Republic ( Naty's), and as a 
matter of fact Coco Lopez lately is also made in the DR , and this makes me 
think, considering 
"New Cool, Coco Island Real Caribbean Cream of  Coconut" also comes from the 
DR, that very probably they are all produced by the same company .
You don't need to keep it in the fridge, it's not necessary, even if you don't 
use it for several days.
Dom