lesson 10 Flashcards
Equipment installation requirements
- either sealed on floor or 6 inches from floor
- sufficient space between wall/back of equipment
- when possible should be mounted on castors/wheels
To what temp should hot holding equipment be able to hold food to?
-140 F or above
To what temp and w/in what time should reheating equipment be able to heat food to?
- 165 F
- w/in 2 hours
How accurate must thermometers be?
- -2 or +2 F
To what temp and within how many hours is recommended for a cooling device to cool?
- 140 - 41 f
- w/in 4 hrs
2 methods of sanitization
- hot water sanitization through manual/mechanical dish washing
- chemical santization through manual/mechanical dish washing
6 steps of dishwashing
- scrape
- pre-rinse
- wash
- rinse
- sanitize
- drain
What is used to pre-rinse?
- spray type nozzle
- warm water
Purpose of pre-rinsing
- keeps wash water free of large particles
- loosens dried on food
- saves detergent
- reduces stains
What temp should water be when on the ‘washing stage’ in first compartment?
110 F- 120 F
True or false - detergent sanitizes utensils
false
True or false - detergent is used in the ‘washing stage’
true
How would one sanitize utensils?
- in 3rd compartment
- with hot water (170 for 30 sec)
- or chemical sanitizer
In which compartment are utensils rinsed?
-2nd compartment
Requirements of chemical sanitizer for washing utensils
- has to have at least 50 parts/million of chlorine
- at least 75 F