Prepping Foods
Before handling foods, you should wash your hands with soap and water for how long?
20 seconds
You should know your microwave's what before deciding on the cooking time to cook your food?
Wattage
True or False: You should follow the recommended cooking AND standing times to allow for additional cooking after the microwave stops.
True
What should you do with cutting boards and cooking utensils after you use them?
Wash them with hot soapy water in the dishwasher (if dishwasher safe).
If the temperature is 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
True or false: You should wash meat, poultry, and eggs before cooking.
False
How can you tell when the food you are cooking on the stove, in the oven, or on the grill is done enough to kill any germs?
Use a food thermometer.
When reheating foods in a microwave, at what temperature should you make sure the food is at for it to be safe to eat?
165 degrees Fahrenheit
True or False: You should store raw foods on the TOP shelf in the refrigerator CLOSE to fresh foods and ready to eat foods.
False: You should store raw foods on the BOTTOM shelf in the refrigerator AWAY FROM fresh foods and ready to eat foods.
True or false: You should wash fruits and vegetables AFTER peeling?
False: You should wash fruits and vegetables BEFORE peeling
At what temperature should you cook poultry (including ground)?
165 degrees Fahrenheit
At what temperature should you cook beef, pork, lamb and veal chops, roasts and steaks?
145 degrees Fahrenheit
At what temperature should you keep your refrigerator?
Between 40 and 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
How many separate cutting boards, cutting utensils, and plates do you need if you're cutting raw chicken and raw vegetables?
Two!
At what temperature should you cook Ground beef, pork, lamb, and veal?
160 degrees Fahrenheit
At what temperature should you cook fish?
145 degrees Fahrenheit
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