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If you are cooking a variety of different foods at the same time, it is safest to cook all foods to the highest internal temperature suggested out of all the foods. However, sometimes this can cause some foods to be overcooked. It would be better to cook the foods separately if their suggested temperatures for safe cooking varies.
Some seafood can be eaten raw or 'cooked' using products such as lemon juice or enzime rich Kiwi Fruit. The name seafood encompasses many different foods which require different cooking methods so there is no one minimum temperature for them all. Question needs to be more specific.
Many foods darken after cooking. The higher pressure and temperature of pressure cooking can darken them.
The term "time and temperature abuse" refers to the transport and storage of foods or when foods are "not cooked to the recommended minimum internal temperature, not held at the proper temperature, or not cooled or reheated properly". Temperature danger zone occurs between 41°F to 140°F. Prevention means keeping foods out of that danger zone.
The minimum temperature for transporting hot foods is 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures should be checked regularly.
Microwaves arent really a good cooking source. The microwave is used to heat foods like popcorn,left over foods, and foods that are frozen.
41 to 135F. 41 is the temp of the refrigerator and 135 should be the minimum temp of the oven. Anything in between would be some form of room temperature. To keep foods safe, keep them either under 41 or over 135F.
A charbroiler is a way of cooking a variety of foods at a steady temperature. Charbroilers can be found both indoors and outdoors.Ê
For some foods, you need a "warmed pan". But, for most cooking, it doesn't matter what the pan's temperature is when you start.
In the US, the Food and Drug Administration department recommends a minimum temperature of 135 º F (57 º C). The danger zone is 41º F - 135º F. Potentially hazardous foods exposed to this temperature range for a cumulative total of more than 4 hours are not safe to eat. Pasta and rice dishes should be cooled to below 41ºF as quickly as possible to prevent the growth of Bacillus cereus that can produce a toxin, especially in foods that are cooled slowly. Because this toxin is heat-resistant, it's not destroyed by reheating to any temperature.
One factor that can affect the flavors and cooking of certain foods is the method chosen for cooking. The altitude can also impact the cooking of foods.
It is a style of cooking that involves the use of chemical reactions, specialized equipment, and ultra high and ultra low temperature cooking to make foods take on different textures and shapes.