Time & Temperature (NYC)Question 61 of 240
A customer orders a dish and the cook reheats a previously cooked component to serve it right away (not for hot holding). What temperature rule applies?
a.It must reach 158°F
b.There is no minimum reheat temperature for TCS food reheated for immediate service to order, though rapid heating is still good practice
c.It must reach 140°F within 30 minutes
d.It must reach 165°F within 2 hours
Explanation
Food reheated for immediate service to a customer's order has no specified minimum reheating temperature, since it will be eaten right away; the strict 165°F-within-2-hours rule applies to food reheated for hot holding. Even so, heating quickly through the danger zone is good practice. Commercially processed ready-to-eat food reheated for hot holding needs at least 135°F to 140°F.
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