| what temperature will bacteria be destroyed? | 75C |
| How many times should we reheat food? With a minimum of how long? | once, with a minimum of 3 minutes |
| Bacteria can no longer grow in what temperature? | -18C |
| what does freezing do to food? | it preserves nutrients and increases it's shelf life |
| what range of temperature is the danger zone | 5C-63C |
| what temperature does bacteria grows best at | 37C |
| what happens to bacteria after it is unfrost | it is dormant when freezing, they turn active when deforst |
| what is the temperature of chilling and what does it do to food? | 0C-5C, solely slows bacteria growth |
| what are the temperature of fridges? | 0C-5C |
| what does putting too much food in fridge do? | distrupt air circulation |
| why do you store meat, fish and poultry at bottom of fridge? | to prevent blood from leaking to other food |
| what is the temperature in freezer? | -18C |
| read on freezer in notes | okay |
| what does star rating do? | tell you how long you can store food for |
| what does 1 star in star rating mean? | food can store maximum 1 week at -6C |
| what does 2 star in star rating mean? | food can store max 1 month at -12C |
| what does 3 star in star rating mean? | food can store 3 months at -18C |
| what does 4 star in star rating mean? | no longer than best before at -18C |
| what do you store at top and middle of fridge? | ready to eat food |
| what do you store at bottom shelf? | raw meat, fish |
| what do you store at salad drawer | fruits and salads |
| what is ambient food? | food that are safe to eat at room temperature |
| what are examples of ambient food? | flour, rice, tinned food |
| what does best before mean? | -food with better shelf lives
-more on food quality (taste) warning (some foods) |
| what does use by mean? | -display on high risk food with short shelf lives
-safety warning. After dat, might get food poisoning |
| what means preserving ambient food with chemical? | using vinegar to pickle substance (microorganism can't grow in acidic environment) |
| what means preserving ambient food with vacuum packaging? | microorganisms die without air |
| when preparing food, what should be considered? | 1. personal hygiene
2. washing uncooked food and equipment
3. sanitise surface
4. separate chopping board |
| when cooking food, what should be considered? | 1. cook food thoroughly
2. correct time and temeprature
3. use sterllised temperature probe to test food temperature |
| when serving food, what should be considered? | 1. minimise food waste
2. cover food with something
3. dont let food drop below 63C |
