The yield is the number of portions that a recipe produces. A portion is the amount of food product allotted for a single serving. Portions are given by weight or measure. For example, the recipes in Figures 6.3 and 6.4 yield 24 servings each. In Figure 6.3, the determined portion of beef per serving is 4 ounces.
The recipe in Figure 6.5 yields 24 portions of Poached Chicken Breast Princesse. This example of a professional cooking recipe provides weight and measure for all ingredients as well as the conversion to metric measurement. It can be used conveniently by cooks and chefs from different backgrounds.
Accurate and easy-to-read recipe cards are an important part of quality control. They help assure a quality food product and are instrumental in maintaining food-cost control.