Cook/Chill Foodservice Systems: Temperature Histories of a Cooked Ground Beef Product During the Chilling Process

Abstract
Temperature histories during the chilling process under actual operating conditions in a school cook/chill foodservice system and in laboratory experiments show it was not possible to chill cooked entrees to 45 F (7 C) or below within 4 h when entrees were stored in walk-in refrigerators. Consideration should be given to equipment designed for the chilling process before converting to cook/chill foodservice systems.