hygiene
Wet your hands and arms, apply SOAP & SCRUB EVERYWHERE, rinse, dry with single use paper towel
What is the danger zone?
41F - 135F
What should you do every time you are about to cook
wash your hands and sanitize your station
After you grill chicken and you go to assemble the sandwhich what should you do before touching the rest of the ingredients?
Put new gloves on
list the 3 types of contamination
physical, biological and chemical
What type of jewelry can you wear in the kitchen?
None in NY state, globally a plain metal ring
How far should food be stored from the floor?
6 inches
Surfaces that touch food are called?
Food contact surfaces
A food handler must check the tempeture of food every...?
Every 4 hours
if metal shavings is found in your customers dish, What kind of contamination is that?
Physical contamination
list at least 4 examples of poor hygiene
Long nails, long hair not tied up, unwashed hands, no hairnet/beard net
what is the correct way to thaw food?
place it in the cooler at 41F or below
Where should a towel be stored when not in use?
In the designated bucket (soap water or sanitizer)
At which temperatures can cooked chicken breast be hot held?
cross contamination could be caused by carrying?
by carrying drink glasses by their rims
Why should you remove your apron before using the bathroom?
it shows you are practicing good hygiene
When a food handler sees that a cutting surface has dried bits of food on it and runs it through the dishwasher. What is this an example of?
This is an example of Eliminating Potential Hazards
Why is it important to cook foods at a high enough tempeture?
cooking foods at a high temperature reduces pathogens and prevents illnesses
when should a food handler stop monitoring the thermometer?
They should monitoring the thermometer when the reading stays steady
how can a self serve operation prevent cross contamination?
allow their customers to only use their place ONCE
What symptom must be reported to a manager?
Jaundice
Ready to eat TCS food must be marked with the dates by which it must be sold, eaten or thrown out if it is held for longer than, how many hours?
12 hours
what should be done with dishware before washing it in a dishwasher?
scrape and rinse it before running it through the dishwasher
What does sanitizing do?
reduces the number of pathogens on a food contact surface.
If you spray cleaning liquid on a surface and notice that vegetables are sitting next to the sprayed surface, what type of hazard can this cause?
it can cause chemical contamination