Question:

You are taking a previously cooked TCS food from the cooler for immediate service to a guest. As long as the food was cooked and cooled correctly, to what temperature must the food be reheated before being served?

A You can safely serve it at any temperature

Explaination

As long as the previously cooked TCS food was cooked and cooled correctly, it can be immediately served to a guest at any temperature. However, if the previously cooked TCS food will be hot-held for service (not immediately served) it must be reheated to 165°F within 2 hours of its removal from the cooler. Then it should be hot-held at 135°F as usual. Also, a new dish that contains previously cooked TCS food as an ingredient should be cooked to 165°F for 15 seconds.