No one can dispute the wisdom of following HACCP food safety regulations closely, both for the quality of the food you serve and the safety of your patrons—not to mention the regulatory and legal protections that go with accurate HACCP records. As we work with front line outlets … [Read more...]
Check Your Thermometers!
Reputable thermometer companies include their instruments' specs on the packaging. With thermometers, this should include the temperature range the thermometer is designed to measure, the accuracy it should exhibit over that range, the speed with which it should exhibit that … [Read more...]
Thermal Secrets to Creating a Properly Made Ice Bath
The easiest way to test the accuracy of any thermometer is in a properly made ice bath. If you do this carefully, your ice bath will be 32.0°F within ±0.1°F. If you are not careful, the ice bath can be off by several whole degrees. (Just a cup with ice water in it can be 12 or … [Read more...]
The Truth About Ice Baths: Five Secrets Revealed
The Five Secrets About Ice Bath Tests 1. Make an ice bath wrong and you're better off not calibrating at all. 2. A glass of ice water is NOT an ice bath. 3. To be sure you have the right "ice to water ratio" throughout your ice bath, keep the ice on the bottom of the … [Read more...]
Making a Proper Ice Bath
Ever wonder why your thermometer readings are way off when you test them in an ice bath? It's likely because you haven't taken the care to create a proper ice bath. Here's how to be sure the ice mixture in your glass is at the ice point (32°F, 0°C) every time—in 4 easy … [Read more...]