Cooking Temperature Requirements
Cooling and Reheating
Holding Food
Serving and Equipment Temperatures
Misc.
100

Minimum internal cooking temperature for poultry.

165*F

100

What are some methods that ServSafe suggests for cooling food quickly and safely?

Ice-bath & Dividing into smaller containers

Blast chiller

Ice Paddle

Ice or cold water as an ingredient


100

Hot TCS food must be held at this temperature.

135*F or higher.

100

When storing a utensil in water between uses (such as an ice cream scoop), what are the temperature requirements?

Running water at any temperature, or a container of water at 135*F or higher.

100

Adjust the thermometer to this temperature when calibrating for the boiling-point method.

212*F

200

Minimum internal cooking temperature for ground beef.

155*F

200

Cooling food from 135 to _______ within 2 hours is the first step in the temperature requirements for cooling food.

70*F

200

Cold TCS food must be held at this temperature.

41*F or lower.

200

For heat sanitizing, the temperature for soaking in water must be at least _______.

171*F

200

Adjust the thermometer to this temperature when calibrating using the ice-point method.

32*F

300

Minimum internal cooking temperature for whole roast beef.

145*F

300

Cooling food from 70 to _________ or lower within _________ hours is the next step in temperature requirements for cooling food.

41* or lower

4 hours

300

Hold the food at _______ or lower before removing it from refrigeration if you plan to hold it without temperature control.

41*F or lower

300

The temperature of the final sanitizing rinse must be at least ________.

180*F

300

The temperature danger zone range in which bacteria grows the fastest.

70-125*F

400

Minimum internal cooking temperature for ground seafood.

155*F

400

This is the temperature you must heat TCS food for hot holding.  It must reach this temperature within 2 hours from start to finish.

165*F for 15 seconds.

400

When holding hot TCS food, sell, serve, or throw out hot tcs food within ________ hours.

4

400
The temperature in the wash sink of a 3 compartment sink must be at least _________.

110*F

400

How long should you scrub your arms and hands during the proper handwashing procedure?

10-15 seconds

500

Minimum internal cooking temperature for stuffed pasta.

165*F

500

Commercially processed and packaged ready-to-eat food must be reheated to this internal temperature.

135*F

500

Holding cold food without temperature control can be done as long as it does not exceed this temperature while being served.

70*F

500

This is the temperature danger zone.

41*F-135*F

500

TCS foods held in the refrigerator at 41*F or lower for over 24 hours must be date marked and can be held for a maximum of _____ days.

7

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