Lesson 7 — Hot Tips: Cooking, Hot Holding and Reheating
The goal is to understand safe time and temperature guidelines for cooking, reheating and hot holding foods.
Objectives
- Describe the temperature Danger Zone for potentially hazardous foods, and the 4-hour time limit for food to be within this range.
- Identify recommended cooking temperatures for raw animal foods.
- Describe how to hot hold and reheat food safely.
- Demonstrate the proper use and cleaning of a food thermometer.
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- "Safe Eats" case studies and answer key | Teacher only
- Cooking hamburgers safely at home and explained | Teacher only
- Student fill-in notes and answer key | Teacher only