Chapter 4 and 5 Servsafe Practice
A thermometer used to measure the temperature of food must be accurate to what temperature?
+/- 2 F or +/- 1 C
What are some practices to help prevent cross - contamination?
1. Use separate cutting boards for prepping raw meat and raw vegetables. 2. Buy diced onions instead of dicing them in the operation. 3. Prep salads before prepping raw meat on the same prep table. 4. Use green - handled knives to prep produce and yellow - handled knives to prep raw poultry.
What is the correct temperature for receiving cold TCS food?
41 F (5 C) or lower
How long can TCS food that was prepped in - house be stored?
7 days
How many inches (centimeteres) from the floor should food be stored?
At least 6 inches (15 centimeters)
At what temperatures do most foodborne pathogens grow most quickly?
Between 70 F and 125 F (21 C and 52 C)
What is the problem with storing raw ground beef above prepped salads?
Cross - contamination
What must be included on the label of TCS food that was prepped in - house?
Date that the food should be thrown out
Which probe should be used to check the temperature of a large stockpot of chili?
Immersion probe
When storing food using the FIFO method, where should the food with the earliest use - by dates be stored?
In front of food with later use - by dates
Which type of thermometer can read temperature without touching the item's surface?
Infrared (lazer)
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 chsing a food supplier?
It has been inspected and complies with local, state, and federal laws.
Milk can be received at 45 F (7 C) under what condition?
It is cooled to 41 F (5 C) 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.
In top - to - bottom order, how should a fresh pork roast, fresh salmon, a container of lettuce, and a pan of fresh chicken beasts be stored in a cooler?
Lettuce Fresh Salmon Fresh Pork Roast Fresh Chicken breasts
Should you keep a bag of flour that is dry but has a watermark on it?
NO
Should you keep a can of red kidney beans with a small dent on one side of the can?
NO
Should you keep chicken received at an internal temperature of 50 F (10 C)?
NO
Should you keep frozen meat with large ice crystals on the packaging?
NO
Should you keep live oysters without shell stock identification tags?
NO
Should you keep milk received at 50 F (10 C)?
NO
Should you keep mozzarella cheese with small spots of mold?
NO
Should you keep vacuum - packed bacon with the seal broken but no other obvious damage?
NO
Which number shelf does each belong to? Whole meat, whole chicken, pecan pie, raw ground beef, and raw fish.
Shelf 1. Pecan Pie Shelf 2. Raw fish Shelf 3. Whole meat Shelf 4. Raw ground beef Shelf 5. Whole Chicken
Frozen shrimp is rejected during receiving for having large ice crystals on the food and packaging. What is the problem that caused this?
Time - Temperature abuse
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 in the thermometer stem.
Should you keep Fresh salmon with flesh that springs back when touched?
Yes
Should you keep shell eggs received at an air temperature of 45 F (7 C)?
Yes
