See topic. Tried googling this but all I found was a lot of regulations, not actual temperatures - I’m curious what temperature hot food is, from the top temperature where we can just barely eat a small bite or take a sip to the lower temperatures where eating or drinking isn’t limited by getting burned.
Most frozen dinner items like pot pies, lasagna, etc. recommend cooking until 165 degrees. I use a cooking thermometer to confirm the internal temp.
Way too hot to eat. It has to cool down to maybe 120 to 110 degrees? Some people might tolerate coffee at 125 degrees, but mine has to cool down more before I can sip it.
McDonald’s was notoriously keeping its coffee between 180-190 degrees, which, as we learned, is enough to cause third-degree burns.
A temperature of 131 is enough to cause a second-degree (blisters) burn.
It’s a lot easier to sip hot drinks than eat hot food. Nothing worse than hot food sticking to the inside of my mouth.
I have known people that start sipping coffee right after pouring it out of the carafe. They may blow on it just a little but it has to be very close to 130 degrees.
From my own observation, I can eat anything I can touch with my fingers. My mouth is more heat tolerant than my fingers, and if I can pick it up and hold it, it is cool enough to wolf down. If I can put my finger in a bowl of soup or a cup of coffee and hold it there, I can drink it.
I’m curious now. I’ll test my next cup of coffee with my thermometer. See how hot it was when first poured and when I could sip it. I’ll admit now it won’t be scalding hot. I’m a wuss when it comes to hot drinks.
I found this: