Food Storage/Safety
What should the temperature of a refrigerator and freezer be set at?
0 degrees for a freezer
Above freezing but below 45 for refrigerator
Who is most at risk for Food Borne Illness (FBI's)? (3)
Elderly, People with existing illness, pregnant women, young children
How long does food need to hold its internal temperature to for it to be considered "done"?
15 seconds
What can each of the letters F-A-T-T-O-M stand for as it relates to qualities of the food and food safety? (Any TWO)
Food, Acidity, Time, Temperature, Oxygen, Moisture
If you have a cut on your finger, what two things can you do to make it safe for you to cook?
Wear a bandage over the cut, and a glove on the hand with the bandage
Name two safe methods for thawing temperature control for safety -TCS - foods (perishable foods)
In the fridge
In the microwave (defrost)
In cold water or under tap
Which FBI is caused by flies contaminating food after coming in contact with human faeces?
Cholera
What does the internal temperature of poultry need to be to keep the warm food safe?
165 Degrees F or 75 Degrees C
The temperature danger zones range is:
40-140 Degrees F
or 4.5-60 Degrees Celcius
How long should you wash your hands for and with what temperature of water?
20 seconds, warm-hot water with soap
What are three types of contaminants?
Biological, Chemical, Physical
Which Foodborne Illness could come from raw or uncooked poultry? (cookie dough FBI)
Salmonella
What foods may be kept safely at room temperature?
high acidity or low water activity
Canned foods
Your friends come over to watch a football game and you order food from Pizza Hut, the game is going into overtime and the food has been sitting out since the start of the game. What should you do with the food?
If it has been less than 2 hours, you can put it in the fridge. If it has been more than 2 hours, you should toss it.
Describe 3 things that could represent a chef with good personal hygiene.
Clean apron, Clean body parts, No jewlery
Hair pulled back, etc...
What are 2 things that could put out a grease fire?
Baking Soda, Sand, Salt, Suffocation, Fire Extingisher
This bacteria effects beef often? It contaminates items exposed to feces?
E. coli
2 hours
What is the emergency procedure called that is done to help someone when they are choking?
Heimlich Maneuver
Tell me 3 cases where washing your hands in the kitchen becomes necessary?
Touching raw food
Touching your face or hair
Touching someone else
After the restroom
After petting a dog
etc
Explain the proper way to take a lid off a pan or pot containing hot food.
Away from your face (this is to avoid a steam burns)
Which Food Borne Illness (FBI) come from improperly canned items?
Botulism
What is the internal temperature of seafood need to be?
145 Degrees F or 63 degrees celcius
Provide 3 examples of shelf stable foods?
Bread, Pasta, Rice, Cans of Soup
What is the proper procedure for hand washing?
Wet hands and arms, apply soap, scrub hands and arms, rinse hands and arms, dry