Author : Helen Thompson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 49,16 MB
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1422289168
Cooking is a kind of science—you have to get the measurements right to make everything work. It takes math. In Culinary Math, you'll discover how numbers, ratios, and other math help make tasty foods you can cook yourself.
Author : Michael J. McGreal
Publisher :
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 36,3 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780826942371
""Culinary Math Principles and Applications" demonstrates how and why foodservice workers use math in the professional kitchen. This popular text-workbook helps learners grasp culinary math principles and applications through an engaging and well-illustrated style. Interactive learner resources provide opportunities for reinforcement and further examples of math used in culinary settings. This educational resource can serve as a basis for college culinary math, foodservice math, and hospitality math courses." -- Provided by Publisher.
Author : Terri Jones
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 39,97 MB
Release : 2008-03-10
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0471748161
The math skills needed for a successful foodservice career—now in a new edition Culinary Calculations, Second Edition provides the mathematical knowledge and skills that are essential for a successful career in today's competitive foodservice industry. This user-friendly guide starts with basic principles before introducing more specialized topics like recipe conversion and costing, AP/EP, menu pricing, and inventory costs. Written in a nontechnical, easy-to-understand style, the book features a running case study that applies math concepts to a real-world example: opening a restaurant. This revised and updated Second Edition of Culinary Calculations covers relevant math skills for four key areas: Basic math for the culinary arts and foodservice industry Math for the professional kitchen Math for the business side of the foodservice industry Computer applications for the foodservice industry Each chapter is rich with resources, including learning objectives, helpful callout boxes for particular concepts, example menus and price lists, and information tables. Review questions, homework problems, and the case study end each chapter. Also included is an answer key for the even-numbered problems throughout the book. Culinary Calculations, Second Edition provides readers with a better understanding of the culinary math skills needed to expand their foodservice knowledge and sharpen their business savvy as they strive for success in their careers in the foodservice industry.
Author : Linda Blocker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 37,43 MB
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0470068213
"Step-by-step methods for understanding foodservice math and using it appropriately in the kitchen"--P. [4] of cover.
Author : The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 26,44 MB
Release : 2013-07-29
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0470508965
Essential math concepts for professional chefs and culinary students Ideal for students and working professionals, Math for the Professional Kitchen explains all the essential mathematical skills needed to run a successful, profitable operation. From scaling recipes and converting units of measure, to costing ingredients and setting menu prices, it covers crucial information that will benefit every foodservice provider. Written by three veteran math instructors from The Culinary Institute of America, the book utilizes a teaching methodology based on daily in-classroom practice. The entirety of the standard culinary math curriculum is covered, including conversions, determining yields, purchasing, portioning, and more. Vital mathematical concepts are reinforced with easy-to-understand examples and review questions This is a thorough, comprehensive main text for culinary students as well as a great kitchen reference for working professionals Math for the Professional Kitchen will be an invaluable resource not only in the classroom but also in the kitchen as students embark on their professional careers, where math skills play a crucial role in the ever-important bottom line.
Author : Susan Brendel
Publisher : Walch Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 46,34 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780825128813
Even those who donâ t like math are interested in food. Kitchen Math serves up 38 activities connecting basic math operations to purchasing, preparing, cooking, and serving different dishes. Whatâ s really the best price on yogurt? How long should you cook the eggs? How do you read nutrition labels? Your students will practice fundamental math skills while they solve real-life cooking, shopping, and planning scenarios. Comprehensive teacher materials incldue lesson objectives, teaching notes, pre- and post-tests, and complete answer keys.
Author : The Editors of Food & Wine
Publisher : Time Inc. Books
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 30,35 MB
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0848750861
Based on FOOD & WINE's popular monthly column, Market Math starts with 50 everyday ingredients and transforms them into 200 fast, fresh, and delicious weeknight meals. This user-friendly guide is alphabetically organized by ingredient, each accompanied by four to six recipes that showcase its versatility and flavor. These are dishes you'll want to add to your weeknight repertoire: quick, crowd-pleasing dinners that make the most of farmer's markets and local foods stores. Discover new ways to use fresh produce, hearty grains, meat, seafood, and dairy. Transform broccoli into a creamy soup or pair it with kale for a refreshing salad. Canned tuna becomes a lemony dip or the basis for banh mi sandwiches. Standards like pasta, peppers, rice, and spinach get a makeover with inspired flavor combinations and genius techniques. The recipe collection features contributions from FOOD & WINE's favorite culinary stars, including Mario Batali, Giada De Laurentiis, and Bobby Flay. Each recipe has been tested and perfected by FOOD & WINE experts, ensuring success whether you're a novice or seasoned home cook. Brimming with inspiration and illustrated with lush color photos, Market Math is a kitchen shelf essential for every home cook.
Author : Francis T. Lynch
Publisher : Wiley Global Education
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 11,40 MB
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 111813771X
The only product with yield information for more than 1,000 raw food ingredients, The Book of Yields, Eighth Edition is the chef's best resource for planning, costing, and preparing food more quickly and accurately. Now revised and updated in a new edition, this reference features expanded coverage while continuing the unmatched compilation of measurements, including weight-to-volume equivalents, trim yields, and cooking yields. The Book of Yields, Eighth Edition is a must-have culinary resource.
Author : John Draz
Publisher : Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,38 MB
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781619602557
The authors provide students with a comprehensive explanation of culinary techniques, identification of the vast array of equipment and foods used in a professional kitchen, and an introduction to the knowledge and skills needed to manage a foodservice operation.
Author : The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 45,21 MB
Release : 2009-05-04
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780470055915
First published in 2004, Baking and Pastry has quickly become an essential resource for anyone who wants to create professional-caliber baked goods and desserts. Offering detailed, accessible instructions on basic techniques along with 625 standout recipes, the book covers everything from yeast breads, pastry doughs, quick breads, cookies, custards, souffl?s, icings, and glazes to frozen desserts, pies, cakes, breakfast pastries, savory items, and chocolates and confections. Featuring 461 color photographs and illustrations--more than 60 percent of which are all-new--this revised edition offers new step-by-step methods for core baking techniques that make it even more useful as a basic reference, along with expanded coverage of vegan and kosher baking, petit fours and other mini desserts, plated desserts, decorating principles and techniques, and wedding cakes. Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is an independent, not-for-profit college offering bachelor's and associate degrees, as well as certificate programs, in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts. A network of more than 37,000 alumni in foodservice and hospitality has helped the CIA earn its reputation as the world's premier culinary college. Visit the CIA online at www.ciachef.edu.
