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Yields and Your Food Cost

Yields and Your Food Cost

In culinary terms, yield is how much that remains after a product has been trim or processed. Why should every food business kitchens pay attention to this? By knowing the yield of every ingredient, product or recipes you use, you will be able to do more accurate food...
Cutting Meats, Fruits and Veggies to Trim Your Food Cost

Cutting Meats, Fruits and Veggies to Trim Your Food Cost

The proper ways of cutting vegetables and meats are basic knowledge that every chef or kitchen staff involved in food preparation should know.  Proper food cutting improves food quality and presentation. When fruits, vegetables and meats are cut, chopped or diced the...
5 Key Tips to Portion Control and Protect Your Profit

5 Key Tips to Portion Control and Protect Your Profit

Ah, the rising food cost. It never fails to create significant challenges. Here in Australia, The recent widespread drought is making food more expensive, putting a strain on budgets across the country. In a report by Trading Economics, the cost of food in Australia...
Do You Need To Worry About Freezer Burns?

Do You Need To Worry About Freezer Burns?

Should your restaurant be concerned about freezer burns? It is no secret that freezing food is a crucial procedure in every restaurant kitchen.  It primarily helps meet the food safety aspect of food preparation and serving. Freezing food to 0 °F or -18 °C inactivates...
Do You Need a Chef or Is Hiring a Cook Enough?

Do You Need a Chef or Is Hiring a Cook Enough?

Cook and Chef. These two terminologies are often interchangeably used by people who have no experience in the field of food preparation. It’s quite understandable. But for business owners and venue managers, differentiating one from the other can significantly affect...
How to Prevent Frustrating Food Complaints

How to Prevent Frustrating Food Complaints

Now and then I like to to read patron reviews of various restaurants. By reading into their dining experiences, I get useful insights that I can use to better support our clients. Every restaurant owners should also keep abreast with the latest beat in the food and...
Where to Hire Your Chef

Where to Hire Your Chef

The rock star of your food business, your chef, holds the most valuable position in the house. As a food business owner, may it be a restaurant or a catering service, it is nerve-wracking if this positioned is threatened either temporarily or permanently.  And the...