Hot foods can be held intentionally without temp control for how many hours?

Answer 1

It is permissible to hold hot food without temperature controls for up to four hours if the following conditions are met:

• Food must be held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or higher before the food is removed from the temperature control.
• Label the food upon receipt with the time it must be discarded. The discard time is four hours after the food has been removed from the temperature control.
• After the four hour time limit, the food must have been served, consumed, or thrown away.

Answer 2

It's never good to leave food sitting out over two to three hours at the very most. Bacteria begins to grow and the food could become contaminated or spoiled. It's never good to take a chance on getting food poisoning, so it's very important to refrigerate foods in a reasonable amount of time.

Answer 3

2-3 hours

Answer 4

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