Exam 4: Basic Principles of Cooking and Food Science

Math (Metric) For each of the math questions, write the correct answer on the lines below. -You need 200, 85 g portions of rice. How much rice do you need to make?

Which combination is incorrect?

Math Review For each of the math questions, write the correct answer on the lines below. -Convert the fraction ¾ into a decimal.

Math (U.S.) -How many teaspoons are in 1 cup of liquid?

If a recipe calls for 5 lbs ground beef to make 20 four-oz. burgers, how much beef is needed to make 60 6-oz. burgers?

Does one kg of flour equal one L of flour?

Math (Metric) For each of the math questions, write the correct answer on the lines below. -If 40 kg of whole carrots yields 32 kg when cleaned and trimmed, what is the percentage yield?

Hidden costs include ____________________.

You have a soup recipe that makes 24 portions at 8 oz. each. The recipe calls for 1½ lb of mushrooms. What weight of mushrooms will you need if you want to make 60 portions of soup at 8 oz. each?

A menu degustation ___________________________.

Simply changing the shape of a cooking pot without changing the material it is made from canchange the way food cooks in it.

Math (Metric) For each of the math questions, write the correct answer on the lines below. -Calculate the RCF (recipe conversion factor) for a new yield of 6500 g blueberry muffin batter. The original yield of the recipe is 3357 g. Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.

Math (U.S.) -If a standard dinner roll is 2.5 oz., and the total weight raw dough is 2 lb 7 oz., how many 2.5-oz. rolls does this recipe yield? Round your answer down to the nearest lower whole number.

The proper order of courses in a dinner should be

Math (U.S.) -For a nut-free dish, the walnuts are eliminated from the chocolate chip cookies recipe. What is the new total cost of the cookie recipe?

Many errors in costing are caused by forgetting __________.

Math (Metric) For each of the math questions, write the correct answer on the lines below. -Convert 80 g into kg.

One good way to avoid food waste and leftovers is to use your major ingredients in as many dishes as possible.

Math (Metric) For each of the math questions, write the correct answer on the lines below. -How many kg of batonnet potatoes will a 25 kg case of purchased potatoes yield if the percentage yield is 85%?

Math (Metric) For each of the math questions, write the correct answer on the lines below. -The total cost of the ingredients for the Arroz a la Mexicana recipe is $2.18 and yields 1.8 kg. If each portion size is 150 grams, what is the portion cost? Remember to round your answer to the nearest penny.