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Posted by Jim True on July 29, 2009 8:29 PM. Last Updated July 29, 2009 8:29 PM

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CH05: The Flow of Food - An Introduction

The Flow of Food

• To keep food safe through the flow of food:
• Prevent cross-contamination
• Separate equipment: Use separate equipment for each type of food
• Clean and Sanitize
• Prep food at different times: Prepare raw meat, seafood and poultry at different times than ready to eat food (when using same prep table)
• Buy prepared food: buy food items that don't require much prepping or handling
• Avoid time-temperature abuse
• Determine best way to monitor time and temperature
• Make thermoters available
• Regularly record temperature and the times they are taken
• Minimize the time that food spends in the temperature danger zone
• Take corrective actions if time-temperature standards are not met
• Flow:
1. Purchasing (the source of all your products)
2. Receiving
3. Storing
4. Preparation
5. Cooking
6. Holding
7. Cooling
8. Reheating
9. Serving

Thermometers

• Bimetallic Stemmed Thermometer
• Thermocouples and Thermistors
• Measure temperature through a metal probe
• Display temperatures digitally
• Come with interchangeable probes
• Calibrating Thermometers
• Ice Point Method
• Fill a large container with crushed ice and water
• Put the thermometer step or probe into the water
• Adjust the thermometer to 32F 0C
• When using thermometers:
• Keep thermometers and their storage cases clean
• Calibrate them regularly to ensure accuracy
• Regularly check he accuracy of thermometers in coolers and freezers
• Never use glass thermometers to monitor food temperatures
• Insert the thermometer stem or probe into thickest part of product (usually the center)
• Wait for the thermometer reading to steady before recording the temperature of a food item

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