What is a standardized recipe?!


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What is a standardized recipe?


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Standardized recipe includes 7 things, and controls the end product. Two advantages are consistency, and easy to read.

-Title
-cooking instructions
-cooking time
-cooking temp
-ingredients
-portion size
-yield

Source(s):
Basic Food and Beverage Cost Control Chapter 3 (pg 36, 37)
Basic Food and Beveage Cost Control Class- Sullivan University

I'm not sure I understand the term, but I'm glad to offer a best-guess.

A standardized recipe would be one which follows the conventions. It uses standardized measurements (ideally, both metric and US) rather than "until it's thick enough" or "to desired taste." It lists all steps in the order in which they're performed. It give specific cooking times and standards for doneness which are clear (i.e., until onions soften and become translucent, or the toothpick test). It tells how much the recipe produces and in a perfect world, gives nutritional values, too.

If you seek recipes online, there are surprisingly many which are unclear about quantities or have ambiguous or nonspecific directions ("Cook on setting 4"--huh?).




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