ServSafe Flashcards: Chapter 8

11 September 2022
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Two-stage Cooling
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Cooked food must be cooled from 135 - 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours and from 70 - 41 degrees Fahrenheit or lower within the next 4 hours (Total cooling time of 6 hours).
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Methods for Cooling Food
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- Ice water bath - Ice Paddle - Blast Chiller or Tumbler Chiller - Adding ice or cold water as an ingredient
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Ice Water Bath
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Method of cooling food in which a container holding hot food is placed into a sink or larger container of ice water.
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Ice Paddle
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Plastic paddle filled with ice, or with water and then frozen, used to stir hot food to cool it quickly.
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Blast or Tumble chiller
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Blast chillers blast cold air across food at high speeds to remove heat. Tumble chillers tumble bags of hot food in cold water.
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Acceptable methods for Thawing Food
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- In a refrigerator or cooler, at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. - Submerged under running potable water at a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. - In a microwave oven, if the food will be cooked immediately after thawing. - As part of the cooking process.
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Slacking
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The gradual thawing of frozen food to prep it for deep-frying. Do not allow food to get any warmer than 41 degrees Fahrenheit (5C)
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Minimum internal cooking temperature
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The required minimum temperature the internal portion of food must reach in or to sufficiently reduce the number of microorganisms that might be present.
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Guidelines for Properly Handling Meat, Fish, and Poultry during Preparation
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- Use clean and sanitized work areas, cutting boards, knives, and utensils. - Wash hands properly. - If wearing gloves, wash hands and change gloves before starting each new task. - Remove from refrigerated storage only as much product as you can prepare at one time. - Return raw prepared meat to refrigeration, or cook it as quickly as possible. (Store properly to prevent cross-contamination.
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Guidelines for Preparing Salads using Potentially Hazardous Foods
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- Cook, hold, and store potentially hazardous foods properly. - Leave food in refrigerator until all ingredients are ready to be mixed. - Chill ingredients and utensils before using them to prepare the salad. - Prepare food in small batches.
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Guidelines for Preparing Untreated Eggs
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- Cook or store pooled eggs promptly after mixing. - Use pasteurized shell eggs or egg products when preparing egg dishes requiring little or no cooking. - When serving high-risk populations use pasteurized eggs or egg products when serving raw or undercooked eggs, or when pooling eggs for a recipe. - Promptly clean and sanitize all equipment and utensils used to prepare eggs.
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Pooled Eggs
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Eggs that are cracked open and combined in a common container.
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Guidelines for Preparing Batters and Breading
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- Prepare batter in small batches and store unused portions at 41 degrees Fahrenheit in a covered container. - When breading food that will be cooked at a later time, store it in the refrigerator as soon as possible. - Throw out unused batter or breading after each shift. - Do not use batter or breading for more than one product.
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Guidelines for Preparing Produce
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- Fruit and vegetables should not come into contact with surfaces exposed to raw meat and poultry. (Clean & sanitize all work spaces and utensils that will be used). - Wash fruit and vegetables under running water before using. - When soaking or storing produce in standing water or an ice water slurry, do not mix different items or multiple batches of the same item. - Refrigerate and hold cut melons at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. - Do not add sulfates (preservatives). - Do not serve raw seed sprouts to high-risk populations.
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Proper Preparation & Handling of Ice
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- Use drinking water to make ice that will be consumed or used to chill food. - Ice used to chill food or beverages should not be used as an ingredient. - Use a clean, sanitized container and ice scoop to transfer ice from an ice machine to other containers. - Never handle ice with your hands or scoop with a glass. - Do not transport ice in containers that have held raw meat, fish, poultry, or chemicals.
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Preparation Methods that Require a Variance
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When an establishment - smokes food or uses food additives for preservation. - cures food - custom-processes animals for personal use - packages food using a reduced-oxygen packaging method - serves raw or undercooked fish, eggs, shellfish, or meat (excluding steaks). - sprouts seeds or beans
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Minimum Internal Cooking temperature for Meat, Fish, Poultry, Pasta, and Stuffing
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165 degrees Fahrenheit (74 degrees Celsius) for 15 seconds
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Minimum Internal Cooking temperature for dishes that include potentially hazardous ingredients
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165 degrees Fahrenheit (74 degrees Celsius) for 15 seconds
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Minimum Internal Cooking temperature for eggs, poultry, fish, and meat cooked in the microwave
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165 degrees Fahrenheit (74 degrees Celsius)
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Minimum Internal Cooking temperature for Ground Meat or Injected meat
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155 degrees Fahrenheit (68 degrees Celsius) for 15 seconds
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Minimum Internal Cooking Temperature for Steaks/Chops, Ground, Chopped, or Minced Fish
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145 degrees Fahrenheit (63 degrees Celsius for 15 seconds
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Minimum Internal Cooking Temperature for Roasts
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145 degrees Fahrenheit (63 degrees Celsius) for 4 minutes
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Minimum Internal Cooking Temperature for Eggs
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For immediate service: 145 degrees Fahrenheit (63 degrees Celsius) for 15 seconds Hot held for service: 155 degrees Fahrenheit (68 degrees Celsius) for 15 seconds
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Minimum Internal Cooking Temperature for Fruit, Vegetables, Grains (rice or pasta), and legumes (beans, refried beans) that will be hot-held for service.
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135 degrees Fahrenheit (57 degrees Celsius)
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Minimum Internal Cooking Temperature for Commercially processed, Ready-to-Eat food hot held for service (cheese sticks, deep-fried vegetables, and chicken wings)
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135 degrees Fahrenheit (57 degrees Celsius) for 15 seconds
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The most dangerous part of the Temperature Danger Zone
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125 - 70 degrees Fahrenheit ( 52-21 degrees Celsius)
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Minimum Internal Temperature to which hot-held TCS foods must be reheated
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165 degrees Fahrenheit (74C) for 15 seconds
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Proper steps when partially cooking meat, seafood, poultry, or eggs (or dishes containing them)
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- Do not cook for longer that 60 minutes during initial cooking. - Cool food immediately after initial cooking. - Freeze or refrigerate food after cooling it (41 degrees Fahrenheit (5C) or lower). - Heat food to 165 degrees Fahrenheit (74C) for 15 seconds before selling or serving it. - Cool the food if it will not be served immediately or held for service.