Food Handlers Card Practice Test· ANSI-accredited programs (FDA Food Code)
The best way to check that food has reached a safe temperature is to:
Choices
- ALook at its color
- BUse a cleaned and calibrated food thermometer in the thickest partCorrect
- CTouch it to feel if it is hot
- DCheck the clock for how long it cooked
Answer
Use a cleaned and calibrated food thermometer in the thickest part
Color and feel are unreliable. Insert a clean, calibrated probe thermometer into the thickest part of the food, away from bone, and wait for the reading to steady.
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