Food preperation

ANSWER EACH QUESTION Questions: 1. You plan to serve each patient 6.5 oz. of London Broil. To feed 245 patients, how much raw flank steak would you need? Figure that trimming, cooking, and portioning waste is 21%. 2. How many 2½-pound chicken fryers will you need to buy if the party requires 40 lbs. of cooked, pulled meat, and one chicken fryer has a 37% waste factor? (Note: You cannot purchase ‘part’ of a 2 ½ pound chicken fryer.) 3. You purchased a 40-lb box of cantaloupes and after trimming and cutting; you have 32 lbs. 12 oz. of edible portion. What is the waste percentage per case? 4. What conversion factor should a chef use if he wants to convert a recipe yielding 12 portions to a recipe yielding 100 portions? 5. Mama’s Potato Salad recipe calls for 13 lb. of peeled, cooked, and diced potatoes. You’re having a party and have to extend the recipe 7 times. How many pounds of raw red potatoes will you need if potatoes have a waste factor of 13% per pound? 6. If you plan to serve 1½ oz. of potato chips to each guest, and you purchase potato chips in 3-lb. cases, how many cases must you purchase to have sufficient to feed 85 people? (Note: You cannot purchase ‘part’ of a case.) 7. You need to serve 85 lbs. of cooked, sliced ham. If you purchase whole, bone-in hams, which weigh 18 lbs. each, and each has an AP to AS waste percentage of 44%, and cost $1.83 per AP pound, how many hams will you need to purchase? (Note: You cannot purchase ‘part’ of a 18 pound ham.) 8. Based on the information in question #7, what is the total AP cost? 9. How many cases of #10 can size peaches will you need to purchase if each #10 can contains 24 servings and you need to feed 356 people? (Note: You cannot purchase ‘part’ of a case of peaches. To determine the number of #10 cans in a case, conduct an Internet search.) 10. You need 468 ounces of Cheddar cheese. You purchase cheddar cheese in 2-kg blocks. How many 2-kg blocks of cheddar cheese do you need to order? (Note: You cannot purchase ‘part’ of a 2-kg block of cheddar cheese.) 11. On Monday of each week, XYZ Cafeteria sells the following quantity of their famous Mamas Grilled Stuffed Chicken. Using the information provided in the table below, forecast the number of servings to produce for week 6 using the 4-week moving average method. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Grilled Stuffed Chicken 68 85 59 61 79 12. Once a month, you make homemade ice cream for the residents in the long-term care facility on Bingo Day. It takes 2 gallons and 8 ounces of whole milk to make 1 lb. of ice cream. You plan on serving each of the 95 residents, and 12 volunteers a 5-oz portion. You purchase milk in 1-gallon containers. How many gallons of milk will you need to make enough ice cream for everyone? 13. Recipe Name: Chicken Stir Fry Yield: 15 servings Chicken breast strips 4lb Carrots, julienne 2 lb. Almonds, roasted 10 oz. Soy sauce 3 oz. Based on the recipe above, how many pounds of bone-in raw chicken breast are needed for 325 people, given a 40% loss to trim and bones? 14. Based on the information in question #13, calculate how many pounds of carrot are needed to feed 225 people. Assume that you expect a 17% peel and cutting loss from AP to julienne strips of carrots. 15. You want to purchase fresh rutabagas and have requested a “Request for Pricing” from 2 different suppliers based on your product specification requirements. Both suppliers have provided you with the following information: • Supplier A: Size 15 lbs. per box; Cost $20.00 per box, and has a yield of 74% per pound. • Supplier B: Size 20 lbs. per box; Cost $27.20 per box, and has a yield of 81% per pound. Which supplier has the lowest AP price per pound, and which supplier has the lowest EP price per pound? 16. Based on the information from question # 15, purchasing from which supplier would contribute the most towards your purchasing goal of minimizing investment? 17. A 8-lb Beef Brisket has a yield of 89% after cooking. How many servings can you get from 1 brisket if each serving is a 5-oz portion? 18. You paid $ 21.35 for 20-kg of golden beets. After peeling and slicing, you have exactly 17 kg of beets remaining. What is the EP cost per pound for the prepped beets? 19. A chef serves each guest 4.5 oz. of green beans. She has 11.25 lbs. of untrimmed green beans left in the walk-in cooler. From experience, she knows that she can get a 94% yield on her green beans. How many guests can she serve before she runs out? 20. You need to feed 175 people at a catered event. Each person will be served 7-oz of grilled bourbon pork loin. You expect a 13% loss due to cooking and slicing. Calculate how much you will need to purchase.