Title: Demonstrate scaling and measuring techniques for weight.
Course: Culinary Arts I (16052-I) > Section: Applying Food Preparation Techniques

Demonstration should include

- applying weight measurement concepts to ensure accuracy
- adjusting for the weight of the container (tare weight)
- measuring weights of solids and liquids according to standard procedures.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why must all measurements of ingredient weights be accurate for recipe success?
- What are the food waste consequences of inaccurate measurement of weight?
- What is the difference between volume measurement and weight measurement?

Communication

- How can techniques and skills in measuring weight be communicated?

Leadership

- Why is it helpful to know metric measurements?
- What skills do we need to select, use, and maintain our weighing equipment?

Management

- What are the appropriate uses of the three types of scales?
- How do standardized recipes help to eliminate measurement errors?
- How does accurate weight measurement affect food cost?