Food handling

Introduction

While the other topics in this course deal with the concepts of food contamination and personal hygiene, this topic outlines the rules to be followed while actually handling food.

When you complete this topic you will be able to:

EXPLAIN

how gloves should be used when handling food
the rules for defrosting frozen food
the correct cooking temperatures
the rules for cooling food
how to reheat food safely

DESCRIBE

how to check for correct food temperatures
the correct use of pie warmers and bain-maries

There are 6 subject areas in this topic to complete. It includes practice questions to help you test your knowledge before the assessment.

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