Taco Bell Manager Test Questions and Answers
What is procedure for prepping 1 batch of cinnamon twists? - Answer- Place 3 oz. of cinnamon sugar in a multi-purpose bag, fill measuring cup with 4 oz. of twist pellets, place in fry basket, fry for 45 seconds, drain for 10 seconds, pour in bus tub, immediately pour into multi-purpose bag, twist bag and gently shake. Portion out 1.3 oz.
per twist bag. 24 hour hold time.
What is the hold time for the following after prepped: Beef, beans, red sauce, baja sauce, potatoes? - Answer- 4 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 8 hours, 2 hours
What is the correct procedure for prepping 3 batches of pico de gallo? - Answer- Wash and sanitize hands, chop 2 bags of cilantro into 1/8" pieces, drain 1 tray of tomatoes for 15 seconds, pour into 6" deep mixing bin, fill yellow measuring cup with onions twice and pour into mixing bin, add the 2 bags of chopped cilantro, add 3 packets of pico de gallo dressing, mix with rubber spatula. Transfer to a 4" deep bin with a false bottom and label with a 24 hour hold time.
Which ingredients on the dry well should be double panned? - Answer- Nacho cheese and red sauce.
What is the minimum temperature when pulling items out of the rethermalizer? - Answer- 165 F
Describe the pan that only beef may be held in. - Answer- The 1/3 pan that has holes at each corner.
How do you prep one batch of pico de gallo? - Answer- Wash and sanitize hands, chop 2/3 bag of cilantro into 1/8" pieces, drain 1 tray of tomatoes for 15 seconds, pour 2 full yellow measuring cups of tomatoes into mixing bin, fill yellow measuring cup with onions
to the O line and pour into mixing bin, fill yellow measuring cup with cilantro to the cilantro line and pour into mixing bin, add 1 packet of pico de gallo dressing, mix with rubber spatula. Transfer to 4" deep bin with false bottom and label with 24 hour hold time.
What is the fry time, drain time, and cool time for empanadas? - Answer- 6 minutes fry, 30 second drain, 10 minute cool.
What is the fry time, drain time, and hold time for chalupas? - Answer- 55 seconds fry, 30 second drain, 15 minute hold. What is the correct procedure for prepping lettuce? - Answer- Wash and sanitize hands.
Split one bag of lettuce between 2 1/3 pans, fill yellow measuring cup to the W line with water from the drink station, pour into pan, shake pan, repeat with second pan.
What is the correct closing carryover procedure for beef? - Answer- 1/6 pan, 3 false bottoms, single bag, 3 bus tubs, water below knots, 45 minutes in ice, place in bus tubs alternating racks direction, 5 racks.
What is the heating time and hold time for taco shells? - Answer- 3 hour heating time and 12 hour hold time.
What is the correct prep procedure for pizza sauce? - Answer- Wash and sanitize hands, take oldest bag of pizza sauce using FIFO, take four 1/6" pans, double bag each
pan with multi-purpose bags, pour 25 oz. of pizza sauce into each pan, tie the bags and label bus tub with 5 day hold time.
What is the thaw procedure for guacamole? - Answer- Place bags in rack, 24 hour thaw time, 5 day total hold. Use thaw rack. Hold time is 8 hours on the line.
What is the correct opening carryover procedure for beans? - Answer- Temp bag, must be 40 F or below. Place in 2nd heat bag. Heat bag for 30 minutes, check temp at 165 F.
Mix one carryover bag of beans with 1 fresh batch.
How many ounces of chips is portioned in a bag of nachos? Nachos supreme? Nachos bellgrande? - Answer- nachos: 1.5 oz, nachos supreme: 1.5 oz, nachos bellgrande 3 oz.
What is the procedure for cooking frozen chicken? - Answer- Float in rethermalizer for 15 minutes then cook for 30 minutes.
You are pulling 3 bags of beef and 4 bags of nacho cheese out of the rethermalizer. How many bags do you temp? - Answer- 2
How much water do you use to prep 1 batch of red sauce? - Answer- 2 quarts.
When heating carryover cinnamon twists, what is the ready time in the heating cabinet? - Answer- 30 minutes
What is the correct temperature of the fryer oil? - Answer- 350 F, +/- 5 F
One cycle of tetley tea makes 3 gallons. How much sugar do you portion for sweet tea? - Answer- 63 oz
What is the emergency thaw procedure for flatbread? - Answer- Remove bags from box, place bags in dry storage, do not stack, 4 hour thaw time, 5 day hold (including 4 hour thaw)
