Core temperature checks

Probe checks that each pizza's centre reaches 75°C in the oven: for every new pizza or setting, then regularly.

A sample written for a pizza machine from FSAI guidance. Change it to fit how you work: your EHO has the final say. Words in [brackets] are for you to fill in.

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Core temperature checks

The entries in italics are made-up examples, to show how it's filled in.

Business
Machine and site
Thermometer

How to use it

  • Probe the centre of a test pizza whenever you add a pizza or change the oven settings, then [weekly] for each pizza.
  • Wipe the probe before and after. Push it into the thickest part, in the middle.
  • The centre must reach 75°C or above (or an equivalent such as 70°C for 2 minutes).
  • Test pizzas aren't sold. Record them on the waste log.

Checks

Date Pizza and batch Oven setting Centre (°C) OK? Action if not OK Initials
Mon 7 Dec Cheese and tomato, L2345 180°C, 200 s 81 Yes AB
Mon 7 Dec Pepperoni, L2350 (new) 180°C, 200 s 72 No Changed to 220 s; re-tested at 79°C AB
Mon 14 Dec Cheese and tomato, L2345 180°C, 200 s 80 Yes AB

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