
Food Safety and Math. The number one and number two things that prevent a large portion of culinary students, food service operators and restaurant owners from being successful. Cross contamination will stop a kitchen in it's tracks and the HandiFacts Culinary Reference Cards are laminated for a sanitizable surface- try and sanitize your cookbook. Secondly, math tests accompany each block in culinary school and that catches a handful of students off guard. These cards are designed by a Chef, Chocolatier, Food Safety Educator and former Le Cordon Bleu student and tutor. The math, conversions, adjustments, images and formulas are standard in our industry, and it is the one and only thing EVERY GREAT CHEF can agree on.
100%. The HandiFacts© Culinary Reference Cards were designed by a culinary student while he was a tutor in culinary school, and he later became a Chef and Award-Winning Chocolatier. Unfortunately, a percentage of students who enter the culinary education system end up either dropping out or never pursuing their dream of a restaurant or food service operation. This series of mathematical based culinary reference cards gives you the competitive edge when it comes to the requirements of culinary school math.
Nope, something better! It's the ultimate kitchen math book. Don't get us wrong, we LOVE cookbooks, and they have a wealth of information, but they are bulky and can get ruined by spills and spatters and harbor harmful bacteria from cross-contamination when used in the kitchen. HandiFacts© Culinary Reference Cards are for those of us who wrestle with the math portion in cooking. No more running to the internet to see how many ounces are in a cup, that information is now available on a foldable, laminated reference card that fits in your pocket.
It is, but not concentrated like HandiFacts! Imagine having all of the math and conversions right in the palm of your hand in a format that is easy to clean. That's right, CLEANABLE. Trying to wash your cookbook when you spill sauces or get raw protein on it is impossible. HandiFacts was designed by a Chef that taught ServSafe Food Safety Certifications, so every card is laminated to protect the information from cross-contamination and spills.
Math is the one thing that most cooks overlook. We've been around some great culinary minds but to be accurate and profitable in your kitchen, you might need some reminding now and again. HandiFacts© Culinary Reference Cards create the opportunity to check your math "real quick" to make sure you're on track with what you are preparing and they're perfect for the person in your family who wants to be a professional Chef one day.
Glad you asked! The HandiFacts© Culinary Reference Cards are designed by a Chef to be discreet and fit right into your pocket for easy access to standard volume conversions, temperature conversions, altitude conversions, ounces to grams conversions, fluid ounces to milliliters...any conversion you might need in your kitchen to pull off that perfect recipe. Don't be caught off guard in the heat of service.
Absolutely! Kitchen math is a standard in the industry and when you go into culinary school, it is what we learn in the first block right away. There is no escaping the mathematical portion of cooking, might as well have a HandiFacts© Culinary Reference Card on hand to make sure you have your measurements dialed in accurately.
Excellent question! Designed by a Chef to make the math easier to understand, the HandiFacts© Culinary Reference Cards are first and foremost a reference for PROFITABILITY. We all need to make sure we stay within our budgets when cooking a recipe and the math is the first thing that comes into play when it comes to recipe creation. If you don't know how much you have spent on your recipe, how are you ever supposed to know how much to charge for it?
A culinary student from Le Cordon Bleu. A student who became a Chef and Chocolatier. Read more about him here.
