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Illinois Food Safety Manager Certification Practice Exam

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An employee has called a pan of mashed potatoes from 135°F to 68°F in two hours. How much time does she have left to cool the mashed potatoes to 41°F?
Correct Answer:
Four hours
Explanation:
The proper cooling guidelines for hot food state that food must be cooled from its initial temperature down to 70°F within two hours. After reaching 70°F, it then must continue to cool down to 41°F within an additional four hours. In this scenario, since the mashed potatoes cooled from 135°F to 68°F in two hours, they have already reached the first cooling threshold of 70°F. Therefore, the time the employee has left to continue cooling the mashed potatoes from 68°F down to 41°F is the remainder of the total cooling period, which is four hours from the point they reached 70°F. In total, this means they have four hours left to cool from 68°F to 41°F, confirming that the selected answer is indeed the appropriate choice.

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