What is the minimum hot holding temperature requirement for baked potatoes

57 degree Celsius or 135 F is the minimum hot holding temperature for baked potatoes.

Explanation:

Sweet potatoes, baked potatoes, cooked rice, cooked beans, etc are considered as potentially hazardous and hence they must be held at 135 degree F or 57 degree Celsius or hotter.

A restaurant setting food holding and food held before service has lot of differences. Steam tables or cold-holding units are not used in most of the child-care facilities. Cold foods are usually prepared and refrigerated in child-care facilities.

Whenever needed to serve children they are removed from the fridge and then served. The pH and water activity interactions in a food determine whether the food is potentially hazardous or not.