Flow of food: purchasing and receiving
Hot TCS food should be received at which temperature?
135 degrees F or higher
How should frozen food be received?
Frozen food should always be received frozen
Cold TCS food should be received at what temperature?
41 degrees F or lower
What is the correct temperature for receiving cold TCS food?
41 degrees F or lower
What is the best method of checking the temperature of a delivery of fresh fish?
Insert a thermometer probe into the thickest part of the fish.
What is the most important factor in choosing a food supplier?
It has been inspected and complies with local, state and federal laws.
Milk can be received at 45 degrees F under what condition?
It is cooled to 41 degrees F or lower in 4 hours
What is required when receiving fish that will be served raw or partially cooked?
It must be correctly frozen before you receive it.
How should cartons of coleslaw be checked for the correct receiving temperature?
Open a carton and insert a thermometer stem into the food.
What should be done with an item that has been recalled?
Remove the item from inventory, and place it in a secure location.
live shellfish must be received with what documentation?
Shellstock Identification tag
Frozen shrimp is rejected during receiving for having large ice crystals on the food and packaging. What is the problem that caused this?
Time and temperature abuse
Received food should show which 3 correct features?
color texture and odor
Cleaning the surfaces of some cans of tomato sauce so that they can be accepted is an example of?
reconditioning