Question

circle the best answer to each question.
1 a food handler has finished trimming raw chicken on a
cutting board and needs the board to prep vegetables. what
must be done to the cutting board?
a it must be dried with a paper towel.
b it must be turned over to the other side.
c it must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized.
d it must be rinsed in hot water and air - dried.
2 how far must a bimetallic stemmed thermometer be inserted
into food to give an accurate reading?
a just past the tip of the thermometer stem
b halfway between the tip of the thermometer stem and
the dimple
c to the dimple in the thermometer stem
d past the dimple of the thermometer stem
3 which probe should be used to check the temperature of a
chicken breast?
a air probe
b immersion probe
c penetration probe
d surface probe

Explanation:

1. After using a cutting board for raw chicken (which can harbor harmful bacteria), it must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized to prevent cross - contamination when preparing vegetables. Drying with a paper towel (A) or turning it over (B) does not effectively remove bacteria. Rinsing in hot water (D) is not sufficient as sanitization is also needed.
2. A bimetallic stemmed thermometer should be inserted to the dimple in the thermometer stem. The dimple is the sensing area, and inserting it to this point ensures an accurate reading. Inserting just past the tip (A) or halfway (B) may not be in the sensing zone. Inserting past the dimple (D) is incorrect as the dimple is the key sensing part.
3. A penetration probe is used to check the temperature of thick foods like a chicken breast. It can penetrate into the food to get the internal temperature. An air probe (A) is for air temperature, an immersion probe (B) is for liquids, and a surface probe (D) is for surface temperatures.

Answer:

1. D. It must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized.
2. C. To the dimple in the thermometer stem.
3. C. Penetration probe.