What's the danger zone and how can it be avoided?
The danger zone refers to the temperature range between 40F and 140F where bacteria can grow rapidly in food. To avoid the danger zone, it is important to keep hot foods hot (above 140F) and cold foods cold (below 40F), and to limit the time that perishable foods are left in the danger zone to two hours (or one hour if the temperature is above 90F).