Culinary Math Problems:



Culinary Math Problems:

Remember:

3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon

4 Tablespoons in a quarter cup (2 ounces)

8 ounces in a cup

16 ounces (one pound) in a pint or 2 cups

32 ounces in a quart, 2 pints, 4 cups

128 ounces in a gallon, 4 quarts, 8 pints, 16 cups

1) You have an original recipe that calls for 80 ounces of liquid. You have to make half the recipe. How many cups of liquid will you use? How many pints of liquid?

2) You are serving 35 people for dinner. You estimate each person will consume 4 ounces of gravy with their turkey. How many CUPS of gravy should you prepare? How many pints will you prepare?

3) You are serving Thanksgiving Dinner to 25 people. You have just cooked a turkey breast that weighs 5 pounds, finished cooked weight. How many ounces of turkey will each person be served so that you have no leftovers?

4) How many ounces in 8 pints?

5) You just joined a fraternity and your hazing prank for initiation is to drink 10 cups of beer, each containing 12 ounces. But, you have to drink it with a tablespoon. How many tablespoons of beer will you have to drink to be accepted into the fraternity?

6) You are preparing a soup recipe that is written for 8 people. The recipe calls for 1 quart of chicken broth. You must prepare the recipe for 120 people. How many ounces of chicken broth do you use? How many gallons is this?

7) How many Tablespoons in 3 cups? How many teaspoons is this?

8) A recipe for 6 people calls for 1 pint of stock to make a sauce. You have to prepare the recipe for 48 people. How many OUNCES of stock will you need? How many cups is this? How many tablespoons is this?

9) You have three pounds of water. How many cups is this? How many tablespoons is this? How many ounces is this?

10) ) You are making a sauce recipe that yields 3 cups and tells you to reduce by half. How many ounces do you have? How many Tablespoons will you have?

11) 4 tablespoons times 16 equals how many ounces?

12) If you have to make a roux from equal parts butter and flour, and use 24 ounces of flour, how many pounds of butter do you use?

13) You have a recipe that yields 1 gallon of tomato sauce. It calls for 8 pounds of tomatoes. You have to make 1 quart of tomato sauce. How many ounces of tomatoes do you use? How many cups is this?

14) You’re making demi glace. It calls for 5 pints of brown sauce and 5 pints of brown stock. You must then simmer and reduce the ingredients by half, how many cups of demi glace will you have?

15) You have a sauce recipe that yields 1 gallon of sauce. It calls for ¾ of a pound of clarified butter. You have to make 5 gallons of sauce. How many ounces of clarified butter do you now need? How many cups is this? How many tablespoons?

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