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Temperature control

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Question 1 of 7You keep cooked food hot in a hot cabinet. What is the lowest safe temperature?
  1. 40 °C
  2. 50 °C
  3. 55 °C
  4. 60 °C
The right answer: D. 60 °C

Here is why: Hot food must stay at 60 °C or more. Below 60 °C it is in the danger zone, where bacteria grow fast.

Question 2 of 7You check a roast chicken with a probe thermometer. Where do you put the tip of the probe?
  1. On the skin, on top of the chicken
  2. Into the thickest part of the meat
  3. Into the juice at the bottom of the tray
  4. Into the thin end of a wing
The right answer: B. Into the thickest part of the meat

Here is why: The thickest part of the food heats up last. Saudi rules say the core temperature is measured in the centre, which is the thickest part. There it must reach 75 °C.

Question 3 of 7The oven screen shows 200 °C, so you do not need to check the food with a probe.
The right answer: False

Here is why: False. The screen shows the air temperature, not the food. Saudi rules say check the food itself with a probe thermometer.

Question 4 of 7You used a probe thermometer in raw chicken. Now you want to check cooked rice. What do you do first?
  1. Wipe the probe on your apron
  2. Use it as it is; the rice is hot
  3. Clean and sanitise the probe
  4. Put it in cold water for a minute
The right answer: C. Clean and sanitise the probe

Here is why: A dirty probe can carry germs from raw chicken into cooked food. Clean and sanitise it before every use.

Question 5 of 7Hot food shown on a counter outside the hot cabinet can stay there all day if customers keep buying it.
The right answer: False

Here is why: False. Saudi rules say hot food displayed outside the hot cabinet must be eaten within 2 hours or thrown away.

Question 6 of 7A tray of cold desserts is taken out of the fridge for display at room temperature. What is the longest time it can stay out before it must be eaten or thrown away (Saudi rule)?
  1. 2 hours
  2. 6 hours
  3. 12 hours
  4. 24 hours
The right answer: A. 2 hours

Here is why: Saudi rules say chilled food on display out of the fridge must be eaten within 2 hours or thrown away. At room temperature bacteria grow fast. (This is the display rule. When you move a delivery to storage, the limit is 20 minutes.)

Question 7 of 7Microwaves do not heat food evenly. What should you do when you heat food in a microwave (Saudi rule)?
  1. Serve it at once, before it cools down
  2. Heat it on low power only, and do not stir it
  3. Put more food in, so heat spreads better
  4. Stir it, then keep it covered for 2 minutes
The right answer: D. Stir it, then keep it covered for 2 minutes

Here is why: Microwaves leave cold spots where bacteria can live. Stir or turn the food, then leave it covered for at least 2 minutes so the heat spreads.

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