ServSafe Chapter 7 Final

Hot TCS food must be held at?

• 70 degrees or higher

• 100 degrees or higher

• 125 degrees or higher

• 135 degrees of higher

Cold TCS food must be held at?

• 70 degrees or lower

• 51 degrees or lower

• 41 degrees or lower

• 31 degrees or lower

True or False: If you do not have a thermometer, you can use the built-in temperature gauge on the food holding unit.

• True

• False

Why should you not rely on the built-in temperature gauge on the food holding unit?

• It does not give accurate temperatures

• It does not give internal temperatures

• It does not give air temperatures

• All of the above

If you have food that is being held, how often must you check the food's temperature?

• Every 4 hours

• Every 3 Hours

• Every 2 Hours

• Every Hour

What is recommended for checking the temperature of food that is being held?

• Check the temperature every 2 hours, in case the temperature needs to be adjusted, you will have time to do so

• Use a thermometer to check the temperature of the food

• Keep the food stirred to help hold temperature

• All of the above

True or False: You should never use hot holding equipment to reheat food, unless it is built to do so.

• True

• False

True or False: If you primarily serve a high-risk population, you cannot hold TCS food without temperature control.

• True

• False

True of False: TCS food should never be held without temperature control.

• True

• False

How long can you hold cold food without temperature control, if you meet all of the conditions to do so?

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 6 hours

• 8 hours