Friday, January 15, 2016

SAFELY COOL COOKED FOODS





If cooked, hot food  is no to be  eaten immediatelit needs to be  cooled as quickly as possiblebecause some  food poisonin bacteri ca surviv cookin an begi to grow if food ileft at  roo temperature for more  tha a couple of hours Thes bacteria ca produce toxin whe the grow,  which  are  hea resistant and  will caus illnes if eaten eve ith food is thoroughly reheated.

To coo larg pan of soup stews  an sauces quickl yo shoul follo these simplsteps:

    Place th pan in a clean & disinfected sink containing a few inches of cold wate and/or ice (mak sure  th wate doe not splash into th contents of thpan.

    Leave th pan to cool for abou 20 minutes, by which time th contents should be cool enough to portion (if th cold wate becomes warm it can be drained awaand carefully replaced with fres cold water, ice cube can also be added to the water) Stirring the contents during this time will help to remov some  of the residual heat.

    Decan th contents of th pan into small clean storage containers, (e.g., foograd plastic) and cover loosely with a lid, foil or cling film.

    Seal Container and label with dat and contents description before  refrigirating or freezing  th containers should be cooenough to freez within 2 hours  of cooking.

    For shepherd pies, lasagne or similar dishes you should avoid using large containers, which are slow to cool Individual portions will cool more rapidly.

Another way of cooling cooked stews, creams, rice etc is to transfer them to a shallow tray or dish as soon as they are cooked, put them on a trivet or cooling grill and put an electric fan to them so that they will cool down even quicker. 




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