Vocab
Thermometer
Guidelines
Preventing
Cross-Contamination
Preventing
Time-Temp Abuse
True or False
100

Calibration

An adjustment

100

Thermometers should be washed, rinsed, and sanitized. They should also be air-dried if there is time. 

Cleaning and Sanitizing

100

Separation of ...

Raw and ready-to-eat foods

100

Food items should be ...

Monitored

100

Ice-point method is a way to calibrate a thermometer

True

200

What happens to food from purchase to service

Flow of Food

200

Thermometers lose their accuracy. So they need to be ...

Calibrated regularly

200

Buy what kind of food?

Already prepped or cooked foods

200

Correct use of ...

Thermometers and tools

200

You are not responsible for the safety of the food during the flow of food

False, it's fully your responsibility for the safety of your food

300

Time-Temp Indicator

Color changing tag that shows whether something has been time-temperature abused

300

Insert the thermometer stem/probe into the thickest part of the food

Take multiple readings in different spots

Checking Temperature

300

Before starting new tasks you should ...

Clean and Sanitize

300

Use thermometers to ...

Record temperature

300

Boiling-point method is used to check for time-temperature abuse

False, it's used for calibration

400

Common types of thermometers that can tell temperature differently.

Thermocouples/Thermistors

400

Accuracy for food temperature

Thermometers need to be accurate within +2°F

400

When should you prep raw and ready-to-eat foods?

At different times

400

Limit ___

Time and Temperature Abuse

400

Hazards in the flow of food are suppliers and diseases.

False, it's cross-contamination and time-temperature abuse

500

A thermometer that checks temperature from 0-220°F

Bimetallic Stemmed Thermometer

500

Accuracy for air temperature

Thermometers must be within +3°F

500

Make sure a procedure is set for ...

Corrective Action

500
Bimetallic stemmed thermometers need to be IN the food to get the correct temperature.

True