1 of 20

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

USING A RECIPE

Published on Dec 06, 2015

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

UNDERSTANDING HOW TO USE RECIPES

UNDERSTANDING HOW TO USE RECIPES

Photo by edoardocosta

STEPS FOR USING RECIPES
1. READ RECIPE BEFORE YOU START
2. BE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND ALL ABBREVIATIONS USED IN RECIPE
3. BEFORE YOU START GATHER ALL YOUR INGREDIENTS

STEPS FOR USING RECIPES
4. IF THE RECIPE CALLS FOR THE OVEN TO BE PREHEATED THIS IS THE TIME TO TURN IT ON
5. FOR BEST RESULTS FOLLOW THE RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY
6. FOR THE BEST FLAVORS AND APPEARANCE MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW THE TIMING OF THE RECIPE EXACTLY

Photo by dearbarbie

USING INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTIONS

SUBSTITUTIONS CAN BE MADE IF YOU ARE OUT OF CERTAIN INGREDIENTS
Photo by Chiot's Run

MEASURING TECHNIQUES
1. FOR DRY INGREDIENTS OVERFILL THE MEASURING CUP THEN LEVEL IT OFF WITH A KNIFE
2. FOR LIQUID INGREDIENTS USE CLEAR MEASURING CUPS AND SIT ON A FLAT SURFACE TO CHECK FOR ACCURACY

Photo by cafemama

UNDERSTANDING RECIPE TERMS

YOU WILL NEED TO UNDERSTAND TERMS BEFORE YOU COOK

CHANGING THE YIELD:
IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE SERVINGS OF YOUR RECIPE YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PREPARE THE RECIPE TO PRODUCE THE NUMBER OF SERVINGS NEEDED.

LEARNING COOKING METHODS
2 BASIC CATEGORIES:
1. MOIST HEAT COOKING -FOOD IS COOKED IN A MOIST ENVIRONMENT DUE TO WATER BEING ADDED OR THE LIQUID OF THE FOOD.

Photo by Moyan_Brenn

COOKING METHODS
2. DRY HEAT COOKING - THIS IS WHERE FOOD IS COOKED BY DRY AIR OR ON A DRY SURFACE WITH NO WATER ADDED.

Photo by ** RCB **

GENERAL COOKING GUIDELINES

A GOOD RULE IS TO NEVER OVERCOOK
Photo by Maciek Bielec

MICROWAVE COOKING:
FOODS COOK MUCH FASTER IN A MICROWAVE THAN AN OVEN.
DEFROST CYCLE IS USED QUITE OFTEN TO HELP SPEED UP COOKING TIME.

USING A TIME PLAN

KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL MEAL IS PLANNING
Photo by peripathetic

MAKING MEAL PREPARATIONS

MAKE AS MANY MEAL PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF TIME AS POSSIBLE

USING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES
1. MANY APPLIANCES COME WITH COMPUTERS THAT CAN BE PROGRAMMED
2. YOU CAN USE COMPUTERS TO LOOK UP RECIPES, MENU PLANS, AND INFORMATION YOU MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND

Photo by Watchcaddy

AT SCHOOL
2 IMPORTANT SKILLS YOU LEARN WHEN YOU COOK AT SCHOOL
1. COOKING
2. TEAMWORK

Photo by quinn.anya

WORKING WITH OTHERS

LEARNING TO WORK AS A TEAM IS AN IMPORTANT SKILL
Photo by Rob Ireton

PLANNING THE LAB

YOU WILL NEED A WORK PLAN IN ORDER TO COMPLETE ALL DUTIES
Photo by thebarrowboy

PLANNING THE LAB

MAKE OUT A SHOPPING LIST AND A TIME SCHEDULE
Photo by ecstaticist

EVALUATE THE EXPERIENCE

GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES