Title: Demonstrate recipe conversion.
Course: Culinary Arts I (16052-I) > Section: Using Business and Mathematics Skills

Demonstration should include

- performing unit conversions
- explaining that the conversion factor (CF) is the number that results from dividing the desired yield by the yield stated in a recipe
- explaining that multiplying the amount of any ingredient in a recipe by the CF gives the amount of the ingredient to use in the converted recipe
- performing conversions of recipes to increase or decrease the yield by specified amounts.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What mathematical operations are performed in a recipe or formula conversion?

Communication

- When must recipes and formulas be converted?

Leadership

- What resources are available to help with recipe and formula conversions?

Management

- What precautions must be taken when converting a small-yield recipe to a large-yield recipe?