FOOD PREPARATION

Original image: 'Home made Persian dishمرصع پلو'

These are the answers to the questions about food preparation. You can listen to the questions here.
1. Because if a food is not cooked very well it can make us sick.
2. The minimum temperature for cooking food is 75 c.
3. You have to keep high risk cooked foods out of the temperature danger zone of between 5c and 60c.
-Throw out any high risk cooked food left in the temperature danger zone for more than four hours.
-Don't keep or store any high risk cooked food left in the temperature danger zone for more than two hours. Don't leave it for later and don't store it in the fridge.
4. Three high risk food - Meat.
- Poultry such as chicken and turkey.
- Eggs.
5. Because the bacteria on the raw eggshells can contaminate food and cause food poisoning.
6. Microwaves can cook food unevenly and this may leave it partially cooked or not reaching a temperature of 75c.
7. You should cook food properly to at least 75c or hooter.
- if you use a microwave, check that the food is cooked evenly throughout.
- cool and store cooked food as soon as possible.
- reheat food to steaming hot.