More Than Leftovers: The True Cost of Croquettes
Understand the importance of including labor costs in your cost breakdowns and how it can affect your profit margins.
In a traditional cost breakdown, prices and quantities of raw materials that make up a dish are typically recorded, which is crucial for business management. However, two fundamental…
Another cooking method of "less oil and more flavor" In most kitchens where natural potatoes are fried, it's common to give them a pre-cook that softens the potato and leaves it ready to brown during service in just a couple of minutes of strong frying. This process is usually done in the fryer itself, using…
Simple to make, difficult to standardize.
Just like with sushi, what appears to be simple hides great difficulty. It's not hard to make tortillas. Or sushi. What's hard is ensuring that the food comes out the same every time in the kitchen, without the wise master chef on duty.
Standardizing tortillas is very complex if traditional…
Save time and oil while improving quality. The traditional way to sear meatballs is frying, as we need quick cooking on the outside to set the shape. In this phase, we're not concerned about the interior, as it will typically finish cooking in the sauce. All good, except that the method requires supervision, oil is…