Customer Reviews

Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields, and Sizes

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It has some useful information, but it seems to be hit or miss for things like serving sizes and yield percentages; then it will sometimes randomly give calorie information. I bought it because I wanted an additional reference and was being impatient about the forthcoming Book of Yields. I regret buying this and should have just waited until December or bought the current edition (I will have anyway now, since this isn't exactly what I was looking for). Live and learn! It may suit your needs just fine, but for a professional reference, it doesn't really deliver. I highly advise checking out the print version before you get the Kindle version to make sure it's what you want; the "sample" didn't help much.

This is a great book to use as a referance if you are in charge of a kitchen of any size. The information in invaluable and much easier to use than doing your own yeild testing.

I'm sure this is fine reference books for professional chefs, but it isn't generally relevant for everyday (home) cooks. It deals, for instance, in cheese blocks starting at 5lbs, and cases of various products and produce.