ServSafe Ch. 4

What's the best thermometer to test the air temperature of a cooler?

Thermocouple with air probe

What's the best thermometer to test the internal temperature of fryer oil?

Thermocouple with immersion probe

What device can be used to monitor both time and temperature abuse during the shipment or storage of food?

Time-temperature indicator

How far must a bimetallic stemmed thermometer be inserted into food to give an accurate reading?

To the dimple in the thermometer stem

Which practice can help prevent cross-contamination?

Using color-coded cutting boards

What's the best thermometer to test the internal temperature of a fish fillet?

1. Bimetallic stemmed thermometer 2. Thermocouple with penetration probe

What's the best thermometer to test the internal temperature of a roast?

1. Bimetallic stemmed thermometer 2. Thermocouple with penetration probe

What's the best thermometer to test the surface temperature of a griddle?

1. Thermocouple with surface probe 2. Infrared thermometer

At what temperatures do most food borne pathogens grow most quickly?

Between 70º and 125ºF (21º and 52ºC)

Which thermometer is used to measure surface temperatures?

Infrared thermometer

A food handler has finished trimming raw chicken on a cutting board and needs the board to prep vegetables. What must be done to the cutting board?

It must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized

Which practice can help prevent time-temperatures abuse?

Limiting the amount of food that can be removed from a cooler for prepping

Which probe should be used to check the temperature of a chicken breast?

Penetration probe

A thermometer used to measure the temperature of food must be accurate to what temperature?

+/- 2ºF or +/- 1ºC

How long can food stay in the temperature danger zone before it must be thrown out?

4 hours