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Safe Food Preparation• Wash your hands and forearms with
warm, running water and soap for at least 20 seconds before handling food.
• Keep raw foods away from ready-to-eat foods.
• Cook foods thoroughly using a food thermometer to determine doneness.
• Keep cold foods cold.
Safe Holiday Buffets
• Keep cold foods cold.
–Nest small bowls in large bowls of ice.
–Prepare several smaller bowls of a food instead of one big bowl and bring from refrigerator to table as needed.
Safe Holiday Buffets
• Keep hot foods hot.–Use warming trays, crock pots,
sterno cans, etc.–Keep hot foods at 140°F or
hotter for serving.–Use a food thermometer to
check the temperature.
Safe Holiday Buffets
The danger zone is a range of temperatures where bacteria will multiply rapidly.
40°F to 140°F
Safe Holiday Buffets
• Throw away foods that have been in the temperature danger zone for more than 2 hours.