Purchasing & Receiving
Food Storage
Food Preparation
Holding
Serving
100
What is the maximum temperature at which shell eggs can be received?
45 degrees F
100
How many days can TCS, ready to eat foods be stored in a refrigerator before you have to throw it out?
7 days.
100
Hamburger patties should be cooked to what temperature for 15 seconds?
155 degrees F
100
TCS cold foods should be held no colder than what temperature?
41 degrees F
100
Name one item that can be reserved in a restaurant.
individually wrapped/packaged crackers, ketchup, mustard, dressings, sauces, etc.
200
Receiving is an important step in the flow of food because:
it is the first time food is inspected before it enters the establishment.
200
What items should never be stored around food, including food storage areas?
chemicals/cleaners
200
Chicken breats must be cooked to what temperature for 15 seconds?
165 degrees F
200
TCS hot foods should be held at what temperature?
135 degrees F
200
When serving a drink, what is NOT a sanitary method of holding the cup?
by the rim
300
A fresh shipment of pork should be:
pink with white fat.
300
What storage practice should you use to make sure you use items in the order they were received?
FIFO, first in, first out storage method.
300
In two stage cooling, cooked food must be cool to 41 degrees F within how many hours?
6 hours.
300
How long can cold TCS foods be held without temperature control as long as it does not exceed 70 degrees F?
6 hours
300
You can store utensils in food as long as....
the handle of the utensils extend above the rim of the dish.
400
When a case of beef roast has a USDA inspection stand and a USDA choice grade stamp, this indicates that the wholesaler has met what?
USDA grading standards
400
To prevent pests, how should food supplies be stored?
6 inches off the floor and away from the wall.
400
TCS cooked food must be discarded if kept in the temperature danger zone for how many hours?
four hours.
400
If TCS hot foods has not been held at 140 degrees or high, you should discard it after how many hours?
Four hours.
400
When serving plates of food to customers, make sure to never
place your hand on any food contact surface.
500
A shipment of vaccum-packed meats arrive at a facility, how do you check their temperature?
Insert a thermometer probe between two packages, being careful not to puncture the package.
500
If you want to keep food at 41 degrees F in the refrigerator, what temperature should you set the fridge to?
39 degrees F
500
What is a proper way to cool a large pot of spaghetti sauce?
An ice water bath, ice paddle, or dividing the sauce into smaller, shallower pans.
500
What risk factor is associated with mixing new food with food already on a buffet?
cross contamination
500
What should you always use to serve ice?
A clean, sanitized scoop
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