GEN ER AL HOLDING GU IDELINES
Chefs, cooks and other specia lized | food ser vice | ||
perso nnel emp loy varied methods | of cooking. Proper | ||
holding temp eratures for a specific | food product must | ||
be based on the moist ure content of the prod uct, | |||
product densi ty, volume , and proper serving | |||
temperatu res. Safe holdin g temperatures must also be | |||
correl ated with pala tability in deter min ing the length | |||
of holding time for a spec ific product. |
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Halo Heat mai ntains the max imum amount | of product | ||
moi stur e content | without the addition of wat er, water | ||
vap or, or steam. | Maintainin g maximum natur al | ||
product moi stu re preserv es the nat ural fla vor of the | |||
product and provides a more genuin e taste. | In | ||
additi on to product moistur e retention , the gentle | |||
properti es of Halo Heat mainta in a con sis tent | |||
temperatu re throughout the cabin et without | the | ||
nec essi ty of a heat dist ribution fan, thereby | preventing | ||
furt her moi stur e loss due to evapora tion or |
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deh ydrat ion. |
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When produc t is removed from a high temper ature cooking env ironment for immediate trans fer into
equi pme nt with the low er temperature required for hot food holdi ng, condensat ion can for m on the outside of the produ ct and on the ins ide of plas tic contain ers used in sel
Most Halo Hea t holding equipment is provided with a | ||
thermos tat contr ol betw een 60° and 200 | °F (16° to 93°C). | |
If the uni t is equipped with | vents , close | the vents for |
moi st holdi ng and open the | vents for cris p holding. |
If the uni t is equipped with a ther mostat indicating a ran ge of between 1 and 10, use a meta
H OL DIN G T EM PE R AT U RE |
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MEAT |
| FAHRENHEIT |
| CELSIUS |
BEEF ROAST — Rare |
| 130°F |
| 54°C |
BEEF ROAST — Med/Well Done |
| 155°F |
| 68°C |
BEEF BRISKET |
| 160° — 175°F |
| 71° — 79°C |
COR N BEEF |
| 160° — 175°F |
| 71° — 79°C |
PASTR AMI |
| 160° — 175°F |
| 71° — 79°C |
PRIME RIB — Rare |
| 130°F |
| 54°C |
STEAKS — Broi led/Frie d |
| 140° — 160°F |
| 60° — 71°C |
RIBS — Bee f or Pork |
| 160°F |
| 71°C |
VEAL |
| 160° — 175°F |
| 71° — 79°C |
HAM |
| 160° — 175°F |
| 71° — 79°C |
PORK |
| 160° — 175°F |
| 71° — 79°C |
LAMB |
| 160° — 175°F |
| 71° — 79°C |
POULTR Y |
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CHICKEN — Frie d/Ba ked |
| 160° — 175°F |
| 71° — 79°C |
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DUCK |
| 160° — 175°F |
| 71° — 79°C |
TURKEY |
| 160° — 175°F |
| 71° — 79°C |
GENERAL |
| 160° — 175°F |
| 71° — 79°C |
FISH/S EAFOO D |
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FISH — Bak ed/Frie d |
| 160° — 175 °F |
| 71° — 79°C |
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LOBSTER |
| 160° — 175 °F |
| 71° — 79°C |
SHRIMP — Frie d |
| 160° — 175 °F |
| 71° — 79°C |
BAKED GOODS |
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BREAD S/R OLLS |
| 120° — 140 °F |
| 49° — 60°C |
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MISCEL LANEOUS |
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CASSER OLES |
| 160° — 175 °F |
| 71° — 79°C |
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DOU GH — Pro ofing |
| 80° — 100° F |
| 27° — 38°C |
EGGS |
| 150° — 160 °F |
| 66° — 71°C |
FROZEN ENTREES |
| 160° — 175 °F |
| 71° — 79°C |
HOR S D'OEU VRES |
| 160° — 180 °F |
| 71° — 82°C |
PASTA |
| 160° — 180 °F |
| 71° — 82°C |
PIZZA |
| 160° — 180 °F |
| 71° — 82°C |
POTATOES |
| 180°F |
| 82°C |
PLATED MEAL S |
| 140° — 165 °F |
| 60°— 74°C |
SAUCES |
| 140° — 200 °F |
| 60° — 93°C |
SOUP |
| 140° — 200 °F |
| 60° — 93°C |
VEGETABLES |
| 160° — 175 °F |
| 71° — 79°C |
THE HOLDI NG TEM PERA TURES | LIS TED ARE SUG GES TED | ||
GUI DELI NES ONLY . | ALL FOOD | HOLDI NG SHOULD BE BASED ON | |
INTERNA L PROD UCT TEMPERA TURES . | ALWAYS FOLL OW LOCAL | ||
HEA LTH (HYGI EN E) | REGULA TIONS FOR | ALL INT ERNA L | |
TEM PERAT URE REQUI REM ENT S. |
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