“The meat can be purchased fresh or frozen, cooked or raw, plain or breaded, and canned. Shellfish purchased live in the shell must be kept alive until cooked. Buyers of fresh shellfish should be well acquainted with their source of… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“Intended Use The customer makeup of the area served and the intended useΔ of a product determines which product style to buy, and the… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“Cheese is classified by origin, consistency, texture, color, shape, coating, flavor, basic ingredient, and normal ripening period.Δ” — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“This process is known as closed bidding and is not as formal as contract bidding, which is discussed later in the chapter.” — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“It is important that ingredient proportions never be changed when recipes are increased or decreased, although mixing and cooking times should be adjusted as… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“Olive Oil Olive oilΔ is made from only the green olive fruit. Olive oil may be made by the pressure applied by hand to… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“The USDA organic seal appears on foods labeled as: 100 percent organic: Products made entirely from organic ingredients Organic: Products containing 95 percent organic ingredients Made… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“For best quality, meat items that will be used within three to five days after delivery (within one day for ground meat) should be… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“There are four ways to adjust a recipe: adjusting the number of portions yielded, changing the size of the portions, yielding a specific number… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“Specifications for Milk and Milk Products Written specifications for milk and other dairy productsΔ are just as important as specifications for other foods.” — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“Specifications for these products may be similar to the following:Δ Oil, mixed (cottonseed, soybean, and corn), 5-gallon container Shortening, all vegetable, high ratio, no… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“Vegetable Oils Vegetable oilsΔ for general and specialized uses include those from a single source and blends of several different vegetable oils.” — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“When a substitute is made it must follow CMS standards that state “the substitute must equal in value in calories, protein and so forth… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“The item may be selected from a manufacturer’s or equipment supplier’s catalog rather than by writing a detailed specification.Δ” — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
“Many operations are reluctant to abandon the option of on-premises production in case the quality, availability, or cost of the prepared items fails to… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
