Which utensil setup is correct for a self-service soup station?
a.No utensil at the soup station, because guests tip the kettle and pour the soup into their own bowls, so no ladle is left standing in the product
b.A stack of disposable plastic spoons that each guest dips into the kettle to taste the soup before ladling a portion into a bowl to carry away
c.A shared ladle left standing in a cup of room-temperature water between servings, so that its handle stays out of the soup and off the counter
d.A ladle with a handle long enough to keep it out of the soup, stored in the product with the handle extending above the container rim
Explanation
Dispensing utensils at self-service stations must be stored so their handles stay above the food and out of guests' way of contamination. A long-handled ladle keeps hands away from the soup; standing water at room temperature breeds bacteria and is not an approved storage method, a guest-dipped disposable spoon contaminates the kettle, and letting guests tip the kettle leaves no dispensing utensil at all.
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