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SERVSAFE CH. 8: COOKING TEMPS EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: Reheating food for hot HOLDING:
Answer:
Must be reheated to an internal temp of 165°F for 15 seconds withing 2 hours! Discard if this temp has not been reached within 2 hours.Question 2: 145°F for 15 seconds:
Answer:
- Seafood: including fish, shellfish and crustaceans.
- Steaks/chops of pork, beef, veal and lamb.
- Eggs that will be served immediately.
Question 3: Example--Minimum internal cooking temp for: Pork Loin injected with marinade
Answer:
155°F
Question 4: Example--Minimum internal cooking temp for: Lamb Chops
Answer:
145°F
Question 5: 145°F for 4 minutes:
Answer:
- Roasts of pork, beef, veal and lamb.
Question 6: Commercially processed, ready-to-eat food
(hot held for service):
Answer:
135°F
Question 7: 135°F and HOLD at 135°F:
Answer:
- Commercially processed, ready-to-eat food that will be hot-held for service (cheese sticks, fried
- Fruit, vegetables, grains (pasta, rice), and legumes (beans, refried beans) that will be hot-held for
vegetables, chicken wings, etc.).
service.Question 8: 165°F for 15 seconds:
Answer:
- Poultry: including whole or ground chicken, turkey, and duck.
- Stuffing made with TCS ingredients.
- Stuffed meat, seafood, poultry, or pasta.
- Dishes that include previously cooked TCS ingredients.
Question 9: Example--Minimum internal cooking temp for: Green Beans hot-held
Answer:
135°F
Question 10: Pork, beef, veal, lamb
ROASTS:
Answer:
145°F for 4 minutes
Question 11: Partial Cooking
(meat, seafood, poultry, eggs):
Answer:
- Never more than 60 minutes during initial cooking.
- Cool food immediately after initial cooking.
- Freeze or refrigerate the food after cooling.
- Heat to at least 165°F before selling or serving.
- Cool it if it will not be served or held immediately.
Question 12: Injected meat
(including brined ham and flavor-injected roasts):
Answer:
155°F for 15 seconds
Question 13: Seafood
(including fish, shellfish, and crustaceans):
Answer:
145°F for 15 seconds
Question 14: Poultry
(whole or ground duck, chicken, or turkey):
Answer:
165°F for 15 seconds Question 15: Example--Minimum internal cooking temp for: Salmon Steak
Answer:
145°F
Question 16: Mechanically tenderized meat:
Answer:
155°F for 15 seconds Question 17: Cooking in a Microwave (eggs, poultry, fish and meat):
Answer:
165°F is minimum internal cooking temperature.
Question 18: Example--Minimum internal cooking temp for: Ground Pork
Answer:
155°F
Question 19: Safe methods for cooling food:
Answer:
- Ice-water bath
- Ice paddle
- Blast chiller
- Tumble chiller
- Add ice or cold water as an ingredient
Question 20: Reheating Roasts:
Answer:
130°F: HOLD for 112 minutes
145°F: HOLD for 4 minutes
Question 21: TCS food cooked in a microwave
(eggs, poultry, fish, and meat):
Answer:
165°F
Question 22: Example--Minimum internal cooking temp for: Eggs for immediate service
Answer:
145°F
Question 23: Example--Minimum internal cooking temp for: Precooked frozen Hot Wings