The Flow of Food- Culinary
At what temperatures do most foodborne pathogens grow most quickly?
Between 70°F and 125°F
Checks temperatures from 0°F to 220°F through a metal stem.
Bimetallic stemmed thermometer
Calibrates thermometer based on 212°F
Boiling Point Method
A foodhandler would use a surface probe to measure the temperature of which piece of equipment?
Flat grill
Calibrates thermometer based on 32°F
Ice Point Method
Used to check temperatures of liquids.
Immersion probe
What probe should be used to check the temperature of a large stockpot of chili?
Immersion probe
Measures the surface temperatures of food and equipment
Infrared thermometer
A food handler has finished trimming raw chicken on a cutting board and needs it to prep vegetables. What must be done to the cutting board? 5/5
It must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized.
Which practice can help prevent time-temperature 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 pork roast?
Penetration
Used to check the internal temperature of food
Penetration probe
What do time-temperature indicators do?
Show if food has been time-temperature abused during shipment
Used to measure the temperature of flat cooking equipment
Surface probe
Checks temperatures through a metal probe.
Thermocouple/Thermistors
Tags that are attached to food packaging by the supplier
Time-temperature indicator
What device can be used to record time-temperature abuse during the delivery of food?
Time-temperature indicator
How far must a bimetallic stemmed thermometer be inserted into food to give an accurate reading?
Up to the dimple of the thermometer stem
Which practice can help prevent cross-contamination?
Using color-coded cutting boards
Pathogens are likely to grow well in a meat stew that is
between 41ºF and 135ºF (5ºC and 57ºC).
A thermometer for measuring food temperatures should be accurate to ± 2°F (± 1°C), easy to read, and
calibrated.
Food monitoring thermometers can be checked for accuracy using the _________________ method.
ice check
Which type of thermometer can read temperature without touching the item's surface?
infrared
What is the calibration nut on a bimetallic stemmed thermometer used for?
keeps it accurate
When does food safety start in the flow of food?
purchasing
Used to check the temperature inside coolers and ovens.
Air probe
A thermometer used to measure the temperature of food must be accurate to what temperature?
+/-2°F
A thermometer used to measure the temperature of air must be accurate to what temperature?
+/-3°F
