Recording meal temperatures

**Minnie mouse** · 19-11-2008, 04:54 PM

Hi, im a little confused in regards to recording food temperatures along with the fridge thermometer chart. For example bangers and mash - do you record the temperature of the bangers when they come out the oven or the serving temperature? obviously you can only record one part of the meal and not every item on the plate? so confused

Thanks for reading

**Minstrel** · 19-11-2008, 04:57 PM

ecord as soon as they come out over. Its to show they have reached a certain temp to prove they have been properly cooked.
Could you not make your own chart if you want to record all items?

**Minnie mouse** · 19-11-2008, 05:03 PM

thankyou, i dont want to record the temperature of every food item i just wondered what everyone else does? if just recording the temperature of the meat is good enough for ofsted and environmental health?

**Minstrel** · 19-11-2008, 05:05 PM

Or you could measure all the items and just put the lowest temp in with something along the lines of.... 'all items reached a min temp of.....'

**sarah707** · 19-11-2008, 05:28 PM

It's not for Ofsted - though it's good practice and they will be happy you are doing it.

It's for Environmental Health to prove what you are feeding children is properly cooked.

You need to record the core temp (middle of food) of the risky stuff on the plate - the meat usually.

My EHO advises you keep the records for a full calendar year.

hth

**Minnie mouse** · 19-11-2008, 05:34 PM

Thank you everyone. Can anyone remember what the temp should be? is it 71?

**Minstrel** · 19-11-2008, 05:38 PM

Believe its 72 but i would do 75 just to be 100% sure.

**Minnie mouse** · 19-11-2008, 05:40 PM

Lol i normally do about 80 just to be really sure

**sarah707** · 19-11-2008, 05:41 PM

It's 75c

**Minstrel** · 19-11-2008, 05:42 PM

In my house dinner is ready when the smoke alarm goes off!. Should be pretty hot by then lol

**Minnie mouse** · 19-11-2008, 05:42 PM

thanks again x

**Rasharoon** · 19-11-2008, 07:47 PM

OMG - do we really have to record the temperature of the food we cook?

**sarah707** · 19-11-2008, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by Rasharoon

OMG - do we really have to record the temperature of the food we cook?

Are you registered with your local food hygiene people?

You can get a copy of safer food better business online here -

http://www.food.gov.uk/foodindustry/...esources/sfbb/

Hth

**Rasharoon** · 19-11-2008, 08:04 PM

Hi Sarah

Yes I am and went on a Food Hygiene Course only a few weeks ago and although we spoke about food temperature, nothing was mentioned that you have to record it.

Thanks for your help.

**FizzysFriends** · 19-11-2008, 08:07 PM

Can I ask where you got your food probe from?

**Rasharoon** · 19-11-2008, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by FizzysFriends

Can I ask where you got your food probe from?

I'd be interested in this too.

**Minnie mouse** · 19-11-2008, 08:35 PM

i got mine from ebay

it was £5 or £6 with p&p

**sammy** · 19-11-2008, 08:57 PM

As if we havnt got enough to do!! i certainly wont be testing their food, ive never had a problem, and as long as theres steam coming out of it when i cut it in half, then to me its cooked, what is this world coming too, sorry and no offense, but all this recording of stuff can be so over the top. Soon we will have to record how many times we go and have a wee!!