What is a recipe
A set of instructions, name, list of ingredients, method, oven temp, serving suggestions, estimated time
Work plan
Order of work from when you weigh your ingredients and collect your equipment to serving the dish and washing up
Weighing solids and measuring liquid
If there is less than 25g the recipe will call for a tsp (5g)
Or tablespoon measure (tbs, 15g)
Liquid measures (ml), tsp =5, DSTSPN =10, TBSP=15 ml
Recipe modification
Recipes can be altered to meet healthy guidelines, cater to dietary, increase or decrease quantity served, make dish less or more expensive, increase sustainability of the dish
Costing a dish
Accurately calculating the amount of money it costs to make the dish
Cooking utensils
Cooking utensils are small pieces of equipment that are used in cookery
Large appliances
Cooker
Freezer
Fridge
Dishwasher
Microwave
Small appliances
Motor = blender, hand held mixer, large mixer, food processor,
Heating element = kettle, toaster, air-fryer
Cookers
Hob, grill and oven
Preheating
About 10 minutes to heat. Gas ovens are quicker. When bread and cakes are in cool ovens they will fail to rise properly. Oven temp is in Celsius.
Types, fan oven , fan on the back wall, temp is the same on every shelf.
Conventional, typically a gas oven, top shelf is the hottest the middle is as you set it and the bottom is the coolest.
Avoid putting foots on the oven floor as it’s easier to burn.
Care and cleaning of small appliances
Motor and attachments, wipe motor part with a damp cloth, can clean all removable parts in water/dishwasher
Heating elements, often parts of the appliance that touches food can be removed for cleaning. Wipe with a damp cloth, never rut heating elements in water
