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Preparation & Cooking — Food Protection Manager Practice Test

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Instead of 155°F for 17 seconds, which alternative time/temperature combination is allowed for cooking comminuted meat?

FDA Food Code 2022

This manager-level bank is based on the FDA Food Code 2022 — a public-domain federal model code that states adopt. It goes beyond the Food Handler basics into active managerial control, HACCP, purchasing & receiving, facilities & utilities, pest management, and regulatory inspections.

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This Food Protection Manager Preparation & Cooking practice set has 28 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 75% on the real Food Protection Manager knowledge test to pass.

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Three questions from the Preparation & Cooking bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 28 questions at random from the same bank.

  1. A cook is preparing a fillet of fish and a whole intact beef steak for immediate service. To what minimum internal temperature must each be cooked?

    • 145°F (63°C) for 15 seconds — Correct answer
    • 135°F (57°C) for 15 seconds
    • 155°F (68°C) for 17 seconds
    • 165°F (74°C) instantaneously

    Explanation: Raw eggs broken for immediate service, fish, and intact meat must be cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 145°F (63°C) for 15 seconds.

    Handbook: Preparation & Cooking — Cooking 145°F

  2. A kitchen is grinding its own hamburger patties that will be held before service. To what minimum internal temperature must this comminuted meat be cooked?

    • 155°F (68°C) for 17 seconds — Correct answer
    • 145°F (63°C) for 15 seconds
    • 165°F (74°C) for 15 seconds
    • 135°F (57°C) for 17 seconds

    Explanation: Comminuted meat, ratites, non-intact (mechanically tenderized) meat, comminuted fish/game, and raw eggs not for immediate service must reach 155°F (68°C) for 17 seconds.

    Handbook: Preparation & Cooking — Cooking 155°F

  3. Instead of 155°F for 17 seconds, which alternative time/temperature combination is allowed for cooking comminuted meat?

    • 145°F (63°C) for 3 minutes — Correct answer
    • 135°F (57°C) for 4 minutes
    • 140°F (60°C) for 1 minute
    • 165°F (74°C) for 1 minute

    Explanation: Allowed comminuted-meat alternatives to 155°F for 17 seconds are: 145°F (63°C) for 3 minutes, 150°F (66°C) for 1 minute, or 158°F (70°C) instantaneously.

    Handbook: Preparation & Cooking — Comminuted alternatives