Standardized Recipes and Measuring

What is a standardized recipe?

• A recipe written according to an established format that helps the facility maintain consistency of product quality as well as control costs.

• A written record of the ingredients and preparation steps needed to make a particular dish.

• There is no such thing as a standardized recipe.

Which of these might you find on a standardized recipe?

• Name

• Yield

• Portion Size

• Step-by-step direction

Why do restaurants use standardized recipes?

• It's cheap

• Because other restaurants do it

• Create consistency

Kilogram is a Metric Measurement.

• True

• False

Cup is a Metric Measurement.

• True

• False

Centimeter is a Customary Measurement.

• True

• False

Quart is a Customary Measurement.

• True

• False

Tablespoon is a Customary Measurement.

• True

• False

Customary Measurement is used in what country?

• United States

• Europe

• South Africa

Metric Measurement is used in most countries.

• True

• False