Cooling/Reheating
What factors affect cooling food quickly?
Thickness or density, size of the food, and the type of container.
What must food handlers do to food immediately after thawing it in the microwave oven?
Cook it
TCS foods can be held without temperature control when certain criteria are met, except when?
You primarily serve a high-risk population.
What item must guests take each time they return to a self-service area for more food?
Clean plate
What type of containers must be used for transporting food off-site for service?
Insulated, food grade containers. The container should be designed to prevent leaking or spills.
Name at least 3 methods used to cool food properly?
Ice-water bath, ice-paddle/wand, blast chiller, using ice or cold water as an ingredient.
What is the best way to thaw food?
Thaw food in a cooler, keeping it at 41° F or lower.
How long can hot food be held without temperature control?
4 hours
A server notices that guests at her table did not finish all their tortilla chips. What should she do with the leftover chips?
Throw the chips away.
What should be on the labels of food being transported off-site?
Use-by date and time, reheating and service instructions
Food that is being reheated for immediate service must be heated to what temperature?
Besides thawing under refrigeration, what are two other methods for thawing food?
What conditions must be met for hot food being held without temperature control?
The food must be held at 135° F or higher before being removed from temperature control.
The food must be labeled with the time it must be thrown out.
You must sell, serve or throw out food within the maximum allowed time.
In self-service areas how do utensils need to be stored?
When transporting food off-site, what utility considerations should you be aware of?
Safe water for cooking, dishwashing and hand washing.
Garbage containers stored away from food-prep, storage and serving areas.
Food being reheated for hot holding must be heated to what temperature?
165° F
Frozen fish in reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) should be thawed how?
Removed from the package before thawing under refrigeration or running water.
What are the conditions that have to be met in order to hold cold TCS foods without temperature control?
The food must be labeled with the time it was removed from refrigeration and the time it must be thrown out. The food temperature does not exceed 70° F
Food must be sold, served, or thrown out when the time limit has been met.
In an operation that presets their tableware, what are the requirements that must be followed for table settings that are unwrapped.
The tableware is removed when guests are seated or if they remain on the table, the tableware must be cleaned and sanitized after guests have left.
When should you check internal temperatures of food for off-site service?
When removing them from hot holding or cold holding.
Cold foods that are being held without temperature control should be monitored periodically throughout service to ensure the minimum internal temperature is below 70° F.
How long do you have to cool TCS food? Identify the 2-stage process including the time and temperature requirements.
You must cool TCS foods within 6 hours. You must first cool food from 135° F - 70° F in the first two hours. Next you must cool the food from 70° F - 41° F in four hours.
A food handler thaws several frozen turkeys on a prep table. What is the danger that this poses to the food?
Time-Temperature Abuse.
What is the maximum time cold TCS foods can be held without temperature control.
6 hours
What are the requirements when a utensil is stored in water between uses?
Running water at any temperature or a container of water at 135° F or higher.
What criteria must be met for delivery vehicles?