Holding & ServiceQuestion 438 of 500
A carvery cooks whole beef roasts using the roast time and temperature chart. What is the lowest temperature at which those roasts may be hot held?
a.120°F, because a roast is a single solid piece of meat
b.125°F, because the roast was cooked slowly
c.130°F, an exception the Food Code gives to roasts
d.135°F, the same as every other food that is hot held
Explanation
Roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time under the whole-roast chart, or reheated under the same parameters, may be held at 130°F or above. Every other TCS food held hot uses 135°F, and no food may be hot held at 120°F or 125°F.
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