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Catering

Part of Maths (Levels 1 and 2)

  • Catering

    • Calculating the cooking time for a piece of beef

      Planning the cooking time for a piece of beef, calculating final cooking times and cooking a piece of beef to medium.

    • Scaling the ingredients in a recipe

      Making more portions of a recipe, scaling the amount of ingredients and scaling up and scaling down a recipe.

    • Making profit from a tray of chocolate brownies

      A chef calculates how many brownies she needs to sell in order to make a profit and how many will be left over to give away with coffee.

    • Calculating how many tins of tomatoes are needed for a sauce

      Planning a recipe, working out number of tins per portion and rounding up the ingredients to make the sauce.

    • Counting up and checking the day's takings

      Counting up the total takings from the day, counting the remaining cash after taking out the float.

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