Catering
Calculating the cooking time for a piece of beef
Planning the cooking time for a piece of beef, calculating final cooking times and cooking a piece of beef to medium.
Scaling the ingredients in a recipe
Making more portions of a recipe, scaling the amount of ingredients and scaling up and scaling down a recipe.
Making profit from a tray of chocolate brownies
A chef calculates how many brownies she needs to sell in order to make a profit and how many will be left over to give away with coffee.
Calculating how many tins of tomatoes are needed for a sauce
Planning a recipe, working out number of tins per portion and rounding up the ingredients to make the sauce.
Counting up and checking the day's takings
Counting up the total takings from the day, counting the remaining cash after taking out the float.