Anyone else miss eating real food

[Oakdene]

The logistics of safely feeding 400 people on a plane are enormous and not it's not just one plane a day. Yes there are meals that don't meet expectations, but you're not dining in a restaurant. The food has to be prepared in advance, especially for Y class. It's frozen in most cases to keep it safe. In J and F class food is prepared and chilled before being loaded. When you think of how many people eat airline food and how little food poisoning occurs it is amazing. The airline industry goes to a lot of trouble to make sure that passengers aren't made ill from the food served on board. In the 1970s there were several foodborne outbreaks - we're much luckier nowadays.
My gripe is that Qantas doesn't provide trays anymore in Y class. You have to put your bakery item on the tray table which may or may not be clean. That's not very hygienic, especially if people on board are coughing from viral infections.

 

[jastel]

I will be happy when I can get normal white bread...no fancy stuff with crusts or seeds that break your teeth... and spreadable butter.

Most of it is OK...and Qantas is a restaurant compared to some airlines.

 

[offshore171]

Timely article:

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[Berlin]

I'd at least like to have my steak served with a tiny amount of pink and a little juicy, as opposed to the brown bit of cardboard I was served in J last night.

Mate- at least you got steak. That's the lucky pick these days- you can't really ask for it to be cooked properly as well!

 

[Mike65]

Check out page 37 of the current QF Inflight magazine for some of the numbers related to catering. I'd be surprised if you still think your meals aren't as good as they should be or were back in those mythical days (when the cabin was full of cigarette smoke). As Oakdene says, it's amazing we get fed safely let alone with anything approaching a reasonable restaurant quality.

 

[tofidog]

In my experience this really depends on the type of food being served. Have had exceptional food in J over the years, mainly on premium middle eastern and Asian carriers serving their respectiive cuisines. Western type food I probably agree with a few notable exceptions. Though I find a great wine can lift a mediocre dish...

Great wine can lift just about anything from mediocre!

 

[mannej]

I don't see the issue with the box in Y, more so what is inside of it.

 

[JohnK]

I've had some good airline meals through the years but I'm not a fan of mass produced meals even on the ground.