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Week 03 · Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill

Tuesday

Chill and the 2-hour rule
// Four steps to safe food
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Chill and the 2-Hour Rule

After lunch, the crew runs outside to play. The leftover soup sits on the counter.

Later, Bennie the Bear spots the pot. "How long has it been out?" he asks.

Lizzy checks the clock. "What do you notice? Lunch ended a while ago."

Riley holds up two fingers. "Here is a hint," he says. "Count the hours."

The 2-hour rule

Put leftovers in the fridge within 2 hours.

If it is hotter than 90 degrees F outside, put them away within 1 hour.

A fridge should be 40 degrees F or colder.

A freezer should be 0 degrees F or colder.

Clock math

One hour is 60 minutes. So 2 hours is 60 plus 60, which is 120 minutes.

Lunch ends at 12:15. Add 2 hours. The leftovers go in the fridge by 2:15.

Meal endsAdd 2 hoursIn the fridge by
12:152 hours2:15
6:302 hours8:30
1:452 hours?
A meal ends at 1:45. Leftovers go in the fridge by what time?
2 hours is how many minutes?
The soup sat out for 50 minutes. How many minutes are left before 2 hours?
FRIDGE OR FREEZER?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A fridge should be how cold?
A freezer should be how cold?
It is 95 degrees F at a picnic. How soon do leftovers go in the cooler?
StatementTrue or false?
Leftovers go in the fridge within 2 hours.?
2 hours is 100 minutes.?
A fridge at 38 degrees F is cold enough.?
On a 95 degree day, you have 2 hours.?
WHY THIS EXERCISENumbers help cooks keep food safe.
Dinner ends at 6:00. By what time do the leftovers go in the fridge? Type the time.
WHY THIS EXERCISETwo hours after 6:00 is 8:00.
For a grown-up
Talk about your family's routine for putting food away after meals.
If your fridge has a thermometer, show it to your child.
Try it
At your next meal, look at the clock when you finish eating.
Write the time. Add 2 hours. That is the put-away time.

Clock math star! Tomorrow is Kitchen Lab. You will be a fridge detective.

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