Percentages
Standardized Recipe
Converting Recipes
Measurements
Random Questions from the Chapter
100

10% of 45

4.5

100

_______ is a written record of the ingredients and preparation steps needed to make a particular dish.

Recipe

100
The two parts you will need to know to find the conversion factor? 

Desired Yield(amount) and Original Yield (amount)

100

Name 4 Customary (U.S) units of volume measurement?

Teaspoon 

Tablespoon 

Cup

fluid ounce 

pint 

quart

gallon 

100

212*F  is the equivalent to ____ *C, also what is significant about this temperature/

100*C, boiling point of water

200

1 % of 225

2.25

200

______ is the number of servings or the amount the recipe makes.

Yield 

200

What do you do with the conversion factor? 

Multiply each ingredient by it

200

The Metric system is based off of units of ? 

10

200

____ is the number of tbsp in 1 ounce. 

2

300

80 is what percent of 40

200%

300

This can be part of the standardized recipe format but is not an essential part. 

Nutritional Information 

300

What's my conversion factor? 

Original Yield:96

Desired Yield: 250

2.6

300

The number of ounces in a gallon 

128 oz

300

If I am converting degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius, I would use this formula 

Double Jeopardy if you give me the inverse too!!

C=(F-32)x5/9

400

what does the temperature of the oven have to be if you raise it 20% more than 300 degrees?

360 Degrees 

400

What are three parts of a standardized recipe that must be there so that it can be considered a standardized recipe ?

50 Pts for every additional one!

Name, yield, ingredients, portion size, temperature/time/equipment, step=by-step directions(instructions)< Nutritional Information>

400

What's my conversion factor?: 

Original Yield: 300

Desired Yield: 100

0.33

400

1 qt equals 32 oz., how many cups are in a quart?

4

400

the measurement on an item' resistant to gravity

Weight

500

The recipe calls for 450 grams of flour, and it needs 20% less that amount for sugar, how much sugar does the recipe call for?

360 grams 

500

Name three things that standardized recipes ensure a food service operation?

1. ensure consistent quality 

2. Ensure consistent portion size 

3. Helping Purchasers understand what to purchase

4. Allowing cooks to understand what to prepare and how much of each ingredient is necessary. 

5. Reduce waste- no guessing amounts 

6. Help servers communicate accurate info to guests 

7. Meeting guest expectations for consistent dishes 

8. Cost control

500

A recipe's original recipe calls for 16 oz of cake flour. If the conversion factor is 2.5 what is the amount of cake flour I will need, in lbs ?

2.5 lbs

500

If I had a gallon pitcher, a quart pitcher, and a pint pitcher all filled with water, how man fluid ounces would I have total?

224 Fl. oz

500

The process of accounting for the weight of the empty container on a scale by weighing the container and adjusting the scale until it reads zero before adding the food or item to be weighed

Taring