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100

3/4 is this as a decimal

What is 0.75?

100

responsible for all kitchen operations.

What is a chef?

100

1 Tbsp= _ tsps

What is 3?

100

responsible for clearing plates, refilling water glasses, and other general tasks appropriate for new
dining-room workers.

Who is a backwaiter?

100

Part per 100.

What is a percent?

200

.5 is this as a fraction

What is 1/2?

200

produces all baked goods, desserts, and pastries. This chef might operate from a separate section of the kitchen or a separate kitchen entirely.

What is a pastry chef?

200

1 gallon=_ cups

What is 16?

200

responsible for service throughout the dining room or a section of it.

What is a headwaiter?

200

The number of servings or the amount a recipe makes.

What is a yield?

300

0.66666=_ cups

What is 2/3?

300

responsible for scheduling personnel and covering

the chef’s or station chefs’ work as necessary

What is a sous chef?

300

12 tbsp= _ cups

What is 3/4?

300

responsible for assuring that the tables are set properly for each course, food orders are delivered properly to the correct tables, and the needs of the guests are met.

Who is the front waiter?

300

The food items needed to make a recipe, usually listed in the order in which they are used.

What are ingredients?

400

.166 is this a a fraction

What is 1/6?

400

produces the menu items under the supervision of the chef or sous chef.

What is a station chef, or line cook?

400

4 pints=_ tsps

What is 384?

400

generally trains all service personnel, oversees wine selections, sometimes works with the chef to develop the menu, organizes the seating chart, and seats the guests.

What is a maitre'd, or host?

400

A process that removes lumps from an ingredient and gives it a smoother consistency; shaking dry ingredients back and forth through a sieve forces clumps of soda to break apart as they pass through and prevents little clumps from remaining whole in the final product. In addition, this adds air to flour, making it lighter and fluffier, which is important for many recipes, especially cakes and light baked goods.

What is Sifting?

500

2/3 + 3/4 is this as a decimal

What is 17/12, also known as 1.42?

500

communicates orders, makes sure the food is cooked in the right order and for all parties at the table, and sees that servers run food to the table while it is warm and ready.

What is an expediter?

500

4 quarts= _tbsp

What is 256?

500

responsible for explaining the menu to guests and taking their orders. The captain is also responsible for any table-side preparations.

What is a captain?

500

A scale that measures the pressure placed on a spring in order to weigh something. An example would be the hanging scales used in the produce department of grocery stores; weight is added to a "hanging scoop," which pulls down and measures the pressure placed on the spring.

What is a spring scale?