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IFSEA Food Manager Exam Prep

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Sarah is making pasta salad for a school picnic. How should she cool the cooked pasta before using it in the salad?
  1. By placing the pasta in the refrigerator
  2. By placing the pasta in an ice-water bath
  3. By leaving it on the kitchen counter until it cools
  4. Any of these methods is safe
Explanation
Answer: B -Sarah should cool the pasta for her pasta salad by placing it in an ice-water bath. Cooked food must cool from 135°F to below 70°F within the first 2 hours of cooling time. Pathogens grow faster in this temperature range. Food then has four hours to safely cool from 70°F to below 41°F. Hot pasta placed in the refrigerator may not cool fast enough to prevent the growth of pathogens.
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