Handling & Storing Food
Are boxes of rice that are stored 8 inches off the floor and away from the wall stored correctly?
Yes
Eating soup that has been time and temperature abused can cause…
Foodborne illness
A bar glass breaks when a food handler is using it to scoop ice. A piece of glass is later found in a beverage. What type of contamination is this?
Physical
A customer at a table of four has a soy allergy. The server should…
Tell the customer how each dish is made.
When must food contact surfaces be cleaned and rinsed?
Before beginning your shift.
Ready-to-eat food must be marked with the date by which it must be sold or thrown out if it will be held for more than how many hours?
24 Hours
When checking a food’s temperature, a handler should monitor the thermometer until the reading…
stays steady
Does a mop bucket have food contact surfaces?
No
A customer ordered a ham sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, and mustard on whole wheat bread. Which food in the sandwich is considered a common food allergen?
Wheat Bread
How should a thermometer be dried after washing, rinsing, and sanitizing?
Air Drying
When using the FIFO method correctly, the food stored in the front should be…
After TCS food has reached 165 degrees in a microwave, it should…
Left for 2 minutes before eating.
A food handler notices that a cutting surface has food bits dried onto it and runs it through the dishwasher. This is an example of…
eliminating physical hazards
What should a food handler do before touching the chicken, lettuce, tomato, and bun when assembling a sandwich?
Wash hands and put on new gloves.
What is the first step in setting up a 3-compartment sink?
Clean and Sanitize each sink.
Food should be stored at least which distance from the floor?
6 inches
What is the proper cooking temperature for barbequed chicken that is being prepared at an outdoor event?
165°F
Sanitizers work best when the…
items are sanitized for the right amount of time
Where in an operation can a food handler eat and drink?
In a designated area.
True or False: Walls need to be cleaned but not sanitized?
True
How should frozen poultry be thawed?
Placed in a sink, under cold running water
It is important to cook food to high enough temperatures so that…
Pathogens are reduced and disease is prevented
Examples of biological hazards include…
viruses
What should a food handler do upon noticing a nest made of scraps of paper and grass on the storeroom floor?
Tell the manager
A cook used a cleaning towel to wipe up spills on the counter. When the cook is not using the towel, where should it be stored?
In the sanitizer solution