It is used to ensure quality and cost control
What is "standardization"?
These are the food items needed for a recipe
What are the ingredients
What is the ultimate goal of pricing?
TO MAKE A PROFIT
CS
What is CASE
This lists the ingredients first, in the order they are to be used, followed by assembly directions, or the method for putting them together
What is a standardized recipe
How many oz's in a gallon?
128
If food cost is $1.20 and the price factor is 3.3, what should the menu price be?
$3.96
What is the practice of putting new items behind older ones in order to prevent spoilage?
STOCK ROTATION/F.I.F.O.
How many cups in a gallon?
16
If an item is listed on a menu at $7.00 , of the amount $2.80 would cover the cost of the food. What is the remaining $4.20 considered?
THE MARKUP
Name 2 out of the types of scales available for weighting food
What is a SPRING SCALE, Balance Beam (Bakers Scale), Electronic Scale
This is the individual amount that serves a person
What is a Portion size.
How many Tbsp are in 4 cups?
64 Tbsps
If the total recipe cost =$30.44 and the yield for the recipe is 96 brownies. What is the cost per brownie?
What is $0.32 per portion
Yield for recipe/Total recipe Cost=Cost per portion
In food service, it is the quickest, easiest, and most accurate way of measuring
What is WEIGHT MEASUREMENTS?
F.I.F.O.
What is First in First Out
This system is based on units that are multipules of 10; such as milliliters, liters, grams, and kilograms.
What is the metric system
Libra is the Latin word for what?
What is lb (pounds)
Food Cost is $2.80. The food cost percentage is 35%. What should the menu price be?
$8.00
Food Cost/ Food Cost %=menu Price