Culinary Math 101 Lets Play Put the following

Culinary Math 101

Lets Play Put the following in order from least to most • • Cup Teaspoon Tablespoon Quart Pint Gallon Ounce Pinch

Check • • Pinch Teaspoon (tsp. or t. ) Tablespoon (tbsp. or T) Ounce (oz. ) Cup (c. ) Pint (pt. ) Quart (qt. ) Gallon (gal. )

How much do I cook? Party time for 150 9 oz Prime Rib EP (edible portion)

Why is Math important in Culinary Arts? • • • Measurements Recipe Conversion Yields Recipe Costing Food Costing Menu Costing

Rule # 1 Get over your math phobia! Calculators are our Friend!

Rule # 2 Know Standard Measurements – Volume (cups, quarts, gallons, and oz. – Weight (16 oz. = 1 lb. )

The Problem Convert 252 oz. of water into something you can measure.

The Tools • • • Teaspoon Tablespoon Shot Glass Cup Pint Quart ½ Gallon Ladles

Measurements Weight Volume Count

Weight, mass Very accurate Scales needed Liquid or dry Lbs, oz. , grams

Scales Baker’s Scale Portion Scale Digital Scale

Volume, space Not as accurate Liquids or dry Cups, oz. , Tbsp. Tsp.

Smaller than an Ounce 3 Teaspoon = 1 Tablespoon 2 Tablespoons = 1 Ounce

Count Each Large or small amounts

Cup Equal 8 ounces 16 Tablespoons 48 Teaspoons

Pint Equal 2 Cups 16 ounces 8 x 2

Quart Equal 2 pints 4 cups 32 ounces 8 x 4

Gallon Equal 4 quarts 8 pints 16 cups 128 ounces 8 x 16

Gallon 4 qts. . , 8 pints, 16 cups, 128 oz. ½ Gallon 2 qts. . . , 4 pints, 8 cups, 64 oz. Quart 2 pints, 4 cups, 32 oz Pint 2 cups 16 oz Cup 8 oz One Ounce 1 Tablespoon 3 Teaspoon Liquid Measurements

The Scale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

The Scale Oz. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Decimal. 0625. 1875. 25. 3125. 375. 4347. 5. 5625. 6875. 8125. 875. 9375

Recipe Conversion

Conversion of Volume Measurements • Convert 7 cups 5 oz. into ounces. • Method – ( 7 x 8 ) + 5 = 61 oz. • Convert 24 Tbsp. into ounces – Method 1 • 24 / 2 = 12 oz. – Method 2 • 24 x. 5 = 12 oz.

Converting Portion Size Example Original Recipe Yield is 10 portion at 12 oz. Desired Recipe Yield is for 32 portion at 10 oz. Convert recipe to like units (oz. ) – 10 x 12 = 120 oz (old) – 32 x 10 = 320 oz (new) 320 / 120 = 2. 66

Recipe Conversion Factor Old New Desired Yield New recipe makes (Original) 4 gallons of soup Original recipe made 2 gallons of soup

Yields 150 guest 9 oz. Cooked Prime Rib How much do you cook?

Yields One Prime Rib = 20 lb. 4 oz. AP After trimming and cooking = 11 lb. 2 oz. EP Step 1 Convert to oz. 20 x 16 = 320 + 4 = 324 11 x 16 = 176 + 2 = 178

Yields AP Started with . 549 rd to. 55 324 178 EP Ended with

150 x 9 oz. = 1350 oz. of EP 2455 oz. AP. 55 1350 (rd) Yield Factor Use this formula: EP / Yield Factor = AP

The Real Answer Number of oz. in lb. 153 lbs 7 oz 16 2455 oz. AP This is how much you need to Fire