Preparing Safe Food

Question 1

How long is the TCS time bomb?

Answer 1

4 hr

Question 2

What temp range is the most dangerous?

Answer 2

70-125

Question 3

How often do cold items have their temp tested? hot items?

Answer 3

4 hrs

2 hrs

Question 4

What are the 4 methods of thawing frozen food?

Answer 4

refrigeration (preferred)
cold water
microwave (problematic)
thaw while cooking

Question 5

Where should thawing foods be in the refrigerator?

Answer 5

bottom shelf w/ a tray under it

Question 6

What must be done first to thaw using cold water? What must be done when thawing is finished? What is the max time and temp?

Answer 6

sink is sanitized
drain the water
2 hrs and 70 F

Question 7

Why is thawing in the microwave problematic? What must be done after thawing?

Answer 7

partially thaws it

cooked completely

Question 8

What are some foods that can be cooked frozen?

Answer 8

hamburger on the grill

chicken in deep- fryer

Question 9

What is batch cooking/ prepping? What does this help prevent?

Answer 9

taking out the amount of food that can be cooked/ prepped in 20 min
time/ temp abuse and overloading the equipment

Question 10

Should breading/ batters be refrigerated? What needs to be done at the end of the shift?

Answer 10

yes

batter thrown away

Question 11

What should be done for TCS salads so min food is wasted/ goes bad?

Answer 11

make in small batches

Question 12

What is a pooled egg? What is the best kind of egg to use for comprised immune systems?

Answer 12

cracked and ready to cook

pasteurized

Question 13

What does HACCP stand for?

Answer 13

hazard analysis critical control point

Question 14

How do you wash produce? where should produce be stored?

Answer 14

slightly warm

refrigeration

Question 15

Is ice considered food? How does ice come into contact with bacteria?

Answer 15

yes

containers and scoops

Question 16

T/F: glass containers are okay to use in the ice machine

Answer 16

F: glass blends in w/ ice

Question 17

What is the best way to lower bacteria on tea leaves?

Answer 17

automatic brewer at 175 F for 1 min

Question 18

what is the min temp for a hot box or steam table when cooking fruits, veggies, grains, or legumes?

Answer 18

135 F

Question 19

What foods need to be held at 145 F for 15 sec?

Answer 19

steak
fish/ shellfish
shell eggs (immediate consumption)
commercially raised game meat

Question 20

What foods need to be held at 145 F for 4 min?

Answer 20

roasts (beef, pork, veal, lamb)

Question 21

What foods need to be held at 155 for 15 sec?

Answer 21

ground meat
injected meats (ham)
shell eggs (hot holding)

Question 22

What foods need to be held at 165 F for 15 secs?

Answer 22

poultry 
stuffings
field dressed game
TCS cooked in microwave first
leftovers to be hot- held

Question 23

What are some things to consider when cooling?

Answer 23

thickness
size of food
size/ shape of storage containers

Question 24

How long should it take to get from 135 to 70 F? At 4 hrs where should the temp be?

Answer 24

2 hrs

(70- ) 41

Question 25

T/F: an effective cooling technique is to increase the surface to vol ratio

Answer 25

T

Question 26

What are some ways to cool?

Answer 26

ice bath

Ice paddle= rapi- kool

Question 27

Where should cooling products be placed? How should they be covered?

Answer 27

top shelf

w/ plastic wrap

Question 28

What temp must leftovers be heated to w/n 2 hrs? Where should leftovers never be reheated? What is not to be mixed?

Answer 28

165
hot box or steam table
new w/ old food