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The Book of Yields

Accuracy in Food Costing and Purchasing
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The Book of Yields by Francis T. Lynch is a comprehensive resource aimed at professional chefs and culinary students. It provides detailed information on portion control and food yields from various raw ingredients to prepared results. This guide is indispensable for planning and managing kitchen costs efficiently.
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The Book of Yields will be indispensable to you if you're involved in the food industry and need precise ingredient measurements for cost control and accurate recipe servings. It offers detailed yield information, helping chefs, restaurateurs, and culinary students maximise efficiency in the kitchen.

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The Book of Yields

* Only product on market that provides yield information for more than 1,000 raw food ingredients. * Assists chefs and students in food preparation, purchasing decisions, and controlling costs. * Provides worksheets for costing ingredients and planning food purchases. * Student workbook bound-in.

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The Book of Yields: Accuracy in Food Costing and Purchasing, now in its eighth edition, is a chef's best resource for planning and preparing food more quickly and accurately. It is the foodservice manager's most powerful tool for controlling costs.

This new edition combines yield information with data on wholesale food prices, as well as worksheets for costing ingredients and planning food purchases. It is constructed with a durable comb binding that allows it to lay flat while readers work in the kitchen.

This hands-on reference provides a substantial collection of accurate food measurements for more than 1,400 raw food ingredients. Measurements are given in weight-to-volume equivalents, trim yields, and cooking yields. Completely up to date with helpful information relating to new food trends, The Book of Yields, Eighth Edition will be the best tool in your kitchen.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470197493

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 January 2011

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Edition: 8th edition

Illustration: Tables: 0 B&W, 0 Color

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 272.0mm

Weight: 612g

Pages: 320

About the Author

FRANCIS T. LYNCH, a professional chef of almost 30 years, is the owner of ChefDesk.com, a comprehensive online resource for professionals in the food service industry. He was chef at two Caribbean resort hotels and the Santa Barbara Yacht Club, holds a lifetime teaching credential in food science, and was formerly the culinary program director at Columbia College in Sonora, California.

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