Foods I- Work Plan Study Guide

Why is it important to use a work plan?

• To make meal preparation more complex

• To help meal preparation run smoothly

• To increase cooking time

• To reduce the number of ingredients

What is the first step in implementing a work plan?

• List the preparation tasks

• Select, read, and interpret the recipe

• Cook the meal

• Evaluate the cost

Which of the following is NOT a factor to evaluate in a recipe?

• Nutrition

• Time

• Color

• Equipment

What should you note when reading recipes?

• Cooking time and temperature

• The chef's name

• The origin of the recipe

• The number of servings

What is the purpose of re-reading recipes?

• To memorize the ingredients

• To ensure there are no questions about the recipe

• To find alternative ingredients

• To reduce cooking time

What is the second step in implementing a work plan?

• Cook the meal

• List the preparation tasks

• Evaluate the recipe

• Serve the meal

Why is following a recipe critical?

• To ensure its success

• To reduce the number of ingredients

• To increase cooking time

• To make the meal more expensive

What does listing preparation steps help with?

• Reducing the number of ingredients

• Analyzing a recipe to determine who will execute which tasks

• Increasing cooking time

• Making the meal more complex

What is dovetailing in the context of work plans?

• Cooking multiple meals at once

• Accomplishing tasks by multi-tasking to save time and energy

• Reducing the number of ingredients

• Increasing the complexity of the recipe

What is a benefit of dovetailing tasks?

• It increases the number of ingredients

• It saves time and energy

• It makes the meal more complex

• It increases cooking time