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Cook It Safely
- Keep food safe from bacteria.
- You can't see, smell, or taste bacteria, but they can be on and in your
food and make you sick.
- Cooking your food destroys the bacteria.
- Bacteria grows rapidly in the "Danger Zone", the temperatures
between 40 °F and 140 °F.
- Take your food's temperature by using a food thermometer.
- Make sure your thermometer is clean. Wash it after every time you take a
temperature.
- A hamburger's temperature should be 160 °F.
- Make sure your leftovers are safe. Reheat them to 165 °F.
- Be sure sauces, soups, and gravies come to a boil.
- Let food sit for a few minutes after cooking in a microwave.
- For food safety, keep hot foods hot.
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1. Keep food _ _ _ _ from bacteria.
2. Keep hot foods _ _ _.
3. _ _ _ _ your food to destroy bacteria.
4. Use a food thermometer to take your food's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
6. Cook a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to
160 °F.
7. You can't see, smell, or taste them.
8. Not cooking food thoroughly can make you _ _ _ _.
10. The temperatures between 40 °F and 140 °F are in the _ _ _ _ _ _ zone.
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5. Make sure you clean it after every time you use it.
9. Sauces and soups need to come to a _ _ _ _ to be safe.
11. After being cooked in a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,
allow food to sit for several minutes.
TM/SM International Food Safety Council
* Distributed May 2002 for use in September 2002 as part of the International
Food Safety Council's National Food Safety Education Month.
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