Chapter 4-6 Study Questions
A thermometer used to measure the temperature of food must be accurate to what temperature?
*/-2F or +/-1C
What is the required minimum internal cooking temperatures for ground turkey?
165F (74C) for 15 seconds
to what temperature must soup that contains cooked beef be reheated for hot holding?
165F (74C) for 15 seconds
When cooling TCS food, the temperature must go from 135F to 70F (57C to 21C) in
2 hours
How long can food stay in the temperature danger zone before it must be thrown out?
4 hours
what is the correct temperature for receiving cold TCS food?
41F(5C) or lower
when partially cooking food for later service, what is the maximum amount of time that the food can be heated during the initial cooking step
60 minutes
What is the maximum water temperature allowed when thawing food under running water?
70F (21C)
Due to an operation's space limits, ready-to-eat and uncooked food must be stored in the same cooler. How should food be stored, in top-to-bottom order?
According to minimum internal cooking temperatures, with ready-to-eat foods on the top shelf and poultry on the bottom,
At what temperatures do most foodborne pathogens grow most quickly?
Between 70 F and 125F (21C and 52C}
What is the problem with storing raw ground turkey above raw ground pork?
Cross contamination
Whole potatoes were coated with olive oil and salt, baked in-house, and stored in a cooler for several days. What must be included on the label for the baked potatoes?
Date that the food should be discarded
Which thermometer is used to measure surface temperatures?
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?
It must be washed, rinsed and sanitized
When must you discard tuna salad that was prepped on July 19?
July 25
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 chicken breast?
Penetration Probe
which food item should not be served to high risk populations?
Raw Oysters
A food handler left a hotel pan of pasta salad on the prep table while preparing several lunch orders. What is the problem with this situation?
Time - Temperature abuse
What causes large ice crystals to form on frozen food and its packaging?
Time and Temperature abuse
What device can be used to monitor both time and temperature abuse during the shipment or storage of food?
Time and Temperature indicator
Why must prep tables be cleaned and sanitized between uses?
To prevent cross - contamination
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
how many inches (centimeters) from the floor should food be stored
at least 6 inches (15cm)
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 45F(7C) under what condition?
it is cooled to 41F (5C) or lower in 4 hours
What is the best method of checking the temperature of vacuum-packed meat?
place the thermometer stem or probe between two packages of product
A safe way to cool a stockpot of meat sauce is to put it into a
sink of ice water
What should happen to food right after it is thawed in a microwave oven?
cook it in conventional cooking equipment
