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Chapter 20: Recipes and Measuring

Chapter Summaries

Recipes can come from many different places. Selecting a recipe begins with reading it. You can make a recipe from scratch, or you can use a store-bought mix. To recreate recipes accurately, you need to carefully measure all ingredients. Different tools are used to measure dry ingredients, liquid ingredients, and fats. Estimation skill comes with experience. Many recipe terms have meanings unique to specific food preparations. Good knife skills and the right equipment can help you cut food properly and safely.

Recipes can be successfully altered to change the yield and to allow creativity. You can change the yield of a recipe by using a simple formula. You can substitute certain ingredients for others with little change to the outcome of a recipe. Ingredient substitutions can also change the taste of a dish, and even make it healthier. Some recipes are easier to modify than others. Even slight changes to a recipe can make a huge difference in taste.