List 3 tips to prevent cuts
use sharp knives, use the correct knife for the job, cut away from you, put a damp cloth underneath cutting board, use correct cutting posture, stabilize the material being cut
Why is it important to cool hot foods quickly?
Prevents the growth of harmful pathogens, aim to cool hot foods as quickly as possible!
Describe cross contamination
It occurs when juices from raw meats or germs from unclean objects or allergens touch cooked or ready-to-eat foods.
Once soup is applied, how long should hands be scrubbed in hand washing?
20 seconds
Where should dry ingredients be kept?
In the pantry
List 2 was to prevent a slip
wipe up slips when they happen, put a caution sign over the wet area, mop and sweep debris from floor, remove obstacles from walk ways
What is the minimum internal temperature you should cook foods to?
74°C
Describe proper hand washing technique
Keeping fingernails trimmed, filed, short, and clean. Not wearing nail polish or false fingernails.
How long can chicken salad prepped in-house and held at 4 c or lower, be stored?
A maximum of seven days.
Describe how to lift a heavy object
What bacteria is associated most often with chicken?
Salmonella
Name 2 practices that can prevent the spread of viruses
Good personal hygiene, hand washing, sanitizing food contact surfaces, keeping foods out of the danger zone, wearing PPE correctly, proper food storage
Name two instances when a food handler must change their gloves and wash their hands
As soon as they become dirty or torn, before a different task, after an interruption (ie phone call/texting)
What temperature should we store eggs and raw meat at?
4c or lower
Give 3 ways to prevent burns
Trichinosis
Flies can transfer this bacteria from feces to food
Shigella spp.
Name 2 symptoms that require a food handler to be excluded from cooking
Sore throat with a fever, runny nose, cough, diarrhea, vomiting, diagnosis with Hepatits A or Salmonella
From top to bottom, what order should ground beef, cheese, and strawberries be?
Strawberries, cheese, and ground beef
Describe how to handle a pot that is boiling over
1. If possible, remove object from heat
2. turn off the burner
3. Open the lid away from yourself and others to prevent steam burns
4. Once cool, mop/wipe up any liquid that spilled over
Name 1 common food borne illnesses associated with ground beef
Listeria, salmonella and E. coli
food, acidity, temperature, time, oxygen, moisture
Name 3 components of correct kitchen attire
Clean, tired back hair, cleaning clothing, no jewelry on hands or arms, no painted nails, closed towed shoes, hair nets, apron
On May 1st a chef prepares chili that has ground beef with a use by date of May 10th and sausage with a use by date of May 6th. What should the use by date shoud the chili be?
May 6th