Chapter 8 - Flow of Food - PREPARATION Flashcards
3 Methods of thawing
Refrigertor, running water, microwave, cooking.
Thawing food in a cooler.
Keep its temperature at 41 F or lower.
Thawing food in Running water
Submerge under running drinkable water at 70 F or lower
Thawing food in the microwave
Only if food will be cooked immediately after thawing
Thawing food using the cooking method
Frozen patties can go to the grill without first being thawed.
Or frozen chicken can be fried without first being thawed.
Thawing ROP fish
Rmove from packaging before thawing it under refrigeration
before or immediately after thawing it under running water
How should poled eggs be handled?
Cook promptly after mixing or store at 41 F or lower
Can pooled eggs be used in high risk populations?
Only pasteurized.
Guidelines for breading
Small batches
Prompt storage
Unused items - have a plan to throw out
Thorough cooking
Ice
Make ice that is safe to drink - if ice will be consumed
cooling food - never use ice as an ingredient if it was used to cool food
Store ice scoops outside te ice machine
Never hold ice in containers that have held raw food
Never touch ice with hands or use glass to scoop ice
What’s a variance ?
A document issued by the regulatory authority that allows a regulatory requirements to be waived or changed.
When do you need a variance?
Packaging fresh juice on-site for sale at a later time unless the juice has a warning label that complies with local regulations.
Smoking food as a way of preserving it (but not to enhance flavor).
Using food additives or adding components such as vinegar to preserve or alter the food so that it no longer needs time and temperature control for safety.
Curing food.
Custom-processing animals for personal use. For example, a hunter brings a deer to a restaurant for dressing and takes the meat home for later use.
Packaging food using a reduced-oxygen packaging (ROP) method. This includes MAP, vacuum-packed, and sous vide food, as shown in the photo.
Sprouting seeds or beans.
Offering live shellfish from a display tank.
Minimal internal temperature POULTRY
165 <1
Minimal internal temperature GROUND MEAT
155 for 15 second
Minimal internal temperature Shell eggs that will be hot held for service
155 FOR 15 SECS
Minimal internal temperature SEAFOOD
145 F for 15 seconds
Minimal internal temperature STEAKS
145 F for 15 seconds
Minimal internal temperature SHELL EGGS THAT WILL BE SERVED IMMEDIATELY
145 F for 15 seconds
Minimal internal temperature ROASTS
145 F for 15 seconds
Minimal internal temperature FRUIT, VEGETABLE, GRAINS, AND LEGUMES
135 F for 15 seconds
Minimal internal temperature TEA
175 F for 15 seconds
Temperature if you are cooking food in a microwave
165 F
What should happen if TCS food is cooked in the microwave?
Cover the food to prevent its surface from drying out.
Rotate or stir it halfway through the cooking process so that the heat reaches the food more evenly.
Let the covered food stand for at least two minutes after cooking to let the food temperature even out.
Check the temperature in at least two places to make sure that the food is cooked through.
Partial cooking
Don’t cook for more than 60 minutes during initial cooking
Cool immediately after initial cooking
Freeze or refrigerate after cooling
Hold at 41 F or lowr
Store away from RTE foods
Heat food to its minimal internal temp before serving
Cool the food if it wont e served immediately