Establish a Maintain Quality Control

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Part A Select one task that is performed regularly in the kitchen. For example: Thawing food for a Lunch service. Observe this task being performed and complete the following questions 1. Task Description. Thawing frozen food – Frozen food must not be thawed at room temperature. Thawing should be preferably under refrigeration. Once thawed, the food must be used or cooked and not refrozen. Food that is thawed by use of a microwave, must be cooked or eaten immediately. Use one of the four safe methods when thawing frozen foods. 1. Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator at a temperature at or below 5 °C. • Place packages of frozen food in a pan so that juices cannot drip on other foods. • Change the drip pan when liquid is visible in the pan. • Allow adequate time for thawing. A small quantity of food may thaw in one day, while a large product such as a turkey may take several days. 2. Thaw frozen food completely submerged under clean, drinkable running water. • The water temperature should be 20 °C or below. • The water should be at sufficient velocity as to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow. • Ready-to-eat foods should never be allowed to rise above 5 °C. • Foods that will be cooked should never be allowed to rise above 5 °C for more than 4 hours, including thawing and cooking time or thawing and chilling time. 3. Thaw frozen food in a microwave oven only if it will be cooked immediately. 4. Thaw frozen food as part of the cooking process. This method typically is used for products such as frozen patties, nuggets, pizza, lasagna, chili, soup, and vegetables. Monitor thawing process for frozen foods. • Check temperature of food during the thawing process using an infrared thermometer or a calibrated stemmed thermometer. For thawing as part of the cooking process, temperatures should be checked as they would be for
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