CD-ROM Preview ChefTec Tutor FAQs
The student ChefTec CD-ROM is filled with pedagogical tools that enhance the new edition of Professional Cooking. It includes all main recipes from the text, with options for modifying and working with them as professionals do on the job. The CD-ROM uses ChefTec software, the program used in restaurant, food service, and hotel operations - the perfect tool to get students up and running on what professionals use quickly.
Some Key Features of the CD-ROM:
Create shopping lists automatically from recipe ingredients or generate a master shopping list from multiple recipes. No extra calculations necessary! The CD-ROM does all of the math. Monitor costs and see the impact of price on recipes and menus.
CD-ROM Preview
The CD-ROM is filled with a variety of tools that enhance the new edition of Professional Cooking. It contains all main recipes from the text, with options for modifying and working with them as professionals do on the job. The CD-ROM uses ChefTec™ software, the program used in restaurant, food service, and hotel operations—the perfect tool to get you up and running quickly.
Easy to Load!
Simply place the CD-ROM in your CD drive and the program will automatically load and provide instruction prompts. Once loaded, check out the ChefTec Tutorial to learn how to navigate the program. Then,
You're Ready to Begin!
ChefTec for Professional Cooking contains all of the main recipes from your text. With the software you can:
The Professional Cooking Companion CD-ROM will help put you a step ahead in the classroom and give you a jump start in the professional restaurant, food service, or hotel business.
ChefTec Tutor FAQs
General FAQs | Recipe FAQs | Invoice and Order FAQs
General FAQs
The student ChefTec CD-ROM is filled with pedagogical tools that enhance the new edition of Professional Cooking. It includes all main recipes from the text, with options for modifying and working with them as professionals do on the job. The CD-ROM uses ChefTec software, the program used in restaurant, food service, and hotel operations - the perfect tool to get students up and running on what professionals use quickly.
Some Key Features of the CD-ROM:
- Resize, cost and print recipes from Professional Cooking.
- Modify procedures, ingredients, quantities, and more.
- Calculate nutritional values for recipes - values are updated automatically to reflect changes in ingredients or quantities.
Create shopping lists automatically from recipe ingredients or generate a master shopping list from multiple recipes. No extra calculations necessary! The CD-ROM does all of the math. Monitor costs and see the impact of price on recipes and menus.
CD-ROM Preview
The CD-ROM is filled with a variety of tools that enhance the new edition of Professional Cooking. It contains all main recipes from the text, with options for modifying and working with them as professionals do on the job. The CD-ROM uses ChefTec™ software, the program used in restaurant, food service, and hotel operations—the perfect tool to get you up and running quickly.
Easy to Load!
Simply place the CD-ROM in your CD drive and the program will automatically load and provide instruction prompts. Once loaded, check out the ChefTec Tutorial to learn how to navigate the program. Then,
You're Ready to Begin!
ChefTec for Professional Cooking contains all of the main recipes from your text. With the software you can:
- Resize, cost and print RECIPES from Professional Cooking.
- Modify procedures, ingredients, quantities, and more.
- Calculate NUTRITIONAL VALUES of recipes—values are updated automatically to reflect changes in ingredients or quantities.
- Recipes are identified as low fat, low calorie, low sodium, etc.
- Summarize INVOICES and track costs for different tems.
- Easy to update and print.
- Create SHOPPING LISTS automatically from recipe ingredients—or generate a master shopping list from multiple recipes.
- No extra calculations necessary!
- On the new CD-ROM, the software does all the math.
- Create PURCHASE ORDERS based on recipe needs (including quantities and prices).
- Monitor costs and see the impact of price on recipes and menus.
The Professional Cooking Companion CD-ROM will help put you a step ahead in the classroom and give you a jump start in the professional restaurant, food service, or hotel business.
ChefTec Tutor FAQs
General FAQs | Recipe FAQs | Invoice and Order FAQs
General FAQs
- Is ChefTecTutor both PC- and Macintosh-compatible?
Answer: ChefTec Tutor is PC-compatible only.
- Does the CD-ROM need to remain in the CD-ROM drive in order to run ChefTec Tutor for Professional Cooking?
Answer: No, once the software is installed, you do not need the CD-ROM again.
- How do I uninstall ChefTec Tutor for Professional Cooking?
Answer: To remove ChefTec Tutor from your hard drive, you must delete the ChefTec folder from the Program Files folder on your hard drive. This is the only way to uninstall this software.
- I'd like to modify a recipe on the software? Is this possible?
Answer: Yes, you can modify any of the recipes provided on ChefTec Tutor for Professional Cooking. Simply make the changes within the recipe. The changes will be saved when you close the recipe.
- How do I rescale a recipe?
Answer: To rescale a recipe means to adjust the yield and number of portions of a recipe. Within ChefTec Tutor when you change the yield or number of portions to a recipe, the ingredient quantities in the recipe will change accordingly. To do this, click on the "Scale" button from the 2nd row of buttons below the menu bar. To change the Yield, enter in the new quantity and unit (if the unit is changing). When finished, click "OK." You will return to the recipe and see that the new Yield is now part of the recipe. The number of portions has recalculated based on the new Yield and the quantities of the ingredients in the recipe have been adjusted.
To change the Number of Portions, click on the radio dial next to it and enter the new quantity. When finished, click "OK." You will return to the recipe and see that the new Number of Portions is now part of the recipe. The yield has recalculated based on the new Number of Portions and the quantities of the ingredients in the recipe have been adjusted.
- I adjusted the scale of a recipe. I want to return to the original yield and number of portions, but I don't remember what they were. How can I figure this out?
Answer: This is easy to do. Click on "Scale" from the second row of buttons below the menu bar. Half way down the Scale Recipe box that opens is a
field for the Original Yield. You will see the original Yield and Number of Portions within that field. Click on "Apply" and then "OK" and the recipe will revert to
the original yield and number of portions.
- How can I review the costs and nutritional values involved in a recipe?
Answer: Within the Recipe frame are tabs for Costs and Nutrition. Simply click on these tabs to see cost and nutritional values for the recipe. If there is a photo of the recipe available, it can be found within the picture tab.
- How many new recipes can be added to ChefTec Tutor for Professional Cooking?
Answer: You are able to add up to 150 new recipes to ChefTec Tutor for Professional Cooking.
- How do I add a new recipe?
Answer: To add a new recipe, you must first open the list of recipes already included in this software. When the list of recipes is on screen, click on the "New" button on the second row of buttons below the menu bar. Notice that there are two buttons that say "New." The button on the right is for creating a new menu. The New button on the left is for creating a new recipe. Click on this one. A blank recipe field will open and you can begin to input your new recipe.
If you have another recipe already open and you wish to add a new recipe, click on the "New" on the second row of buttons below the menu bar (last button on the right). A blank recipe field will open and you can begin to input your new recipe.
When you close out of the recipe you have just added, you will be asked if you want to save it. Be sure to click "Yes." The recipe will then be added to the Recipe List within ChefTec Tutor. It can also be opened and modified at any time.
- After adding a new recipe and reviewing the costs and nutritional values, certain ingredients are not indicated as not being included. Why is this?
Answer: A specific unit of measurement must be included for an ingredient to be included in the analysis. An ingredient that is measured "to taste" or "as needed" does not provide enough information to allow for cost or nutritional values.
- Each recipe has been given one or more categories (French, Lunch, Appetizer, etc.). How do I adjust the categories to one of the recipes or assign
categories to a recipe I've added?
Answer: Creating or changing recipe categories is very easy to do. When you have the recipe you want adjust open, click on the "Category" button on the second row of buttons below the menu bar. When the Select Value box opens, you can select or deselect a category. If you want to add a new category that is not already listed, click on "New" and enter the new category name. If you want to rename a category in the given list, highlight the category in the list and then click on "Rename." When you are finished, click "OK" to return to the recipe. The new or adjusted categories will be listed at the top of the recipe (to the right of the cook time).
- How do I print out a recipe?
Answer: To print a recipe, first be sure the recipe you want printed is open on your screen. Click on "Print" from the second row of buttons below the menu bar. If you want to see what the printed recipe will look like before you actually print, click on "Preview" from the second row of buttons below the menu bar. To then print, click on the printer icon at the top of the screen. To exit the Preview, click on "Close" to return to the recipe function of ChefTecTutor.
- How do I create a Shopping List?
Answer: A Shopping List can be created for one recipe at a time. To do so, you must open the recipe for which you want a Shopping List. With the recipe open, click on the "Shop List" button on the second row (second from the right) of buttons below the menu bar. A preview of the Shopping List will appear. If you wish to print this list, click on the printer icon at the top of your screen.
- Can I create a Shopping List to include more than one recipe?
Answer: Within ChefTec Tutor only 1 Shopping List can be created for each recipe. It is not possible to combine Shopping Lists.
- How do I begin to prepare an invoice?
Answer: Click "Invoices" from the first row of buttons below the menu bar. From the second row of buttons, click "New." Enter the information needed to create a new Invoice and click "OK." You are now ready to add items to your Invoice.
- When determining the cost of an item being added to an Invoice, do I enter a cost per unit of the item?
Answer: No, rather than adding the cost of the item per unit, the cost for the combined units of the item must be added. ChefTec Tutor will then program the unit cost of the item into the last column of the Invoice.
- How do I begin to prepare an Order?
Answer: Click "Orders" from the first row of buttons below the menu bar. From the second row of buttons, click "New." Enter the information needed to create a new Order and click "OK." You are now ready to add items to your Order.
- When determining the cost of an item in an Order, do I enter the cost for the combined units of the item as I do when preparing an Invoice?
Answer: No, when determining the cost of an item in an Order, input the unit cost of the item. ChefTecTutor will then calculate the cost of the combined units of the item in the last column of the Order.
- How do I print an Invoice or Order?
Answer: After inputting your items, quantities, units, and cost/unit cost into your Invoice or Order, click on "Print" from the second row of buttons below the menu bar. If you want to see what the Invoice or Order will look like before you actually print, click the "Preview" button on the second row below the menu bar. To print the form, click on the printer icon at the top of your screen. After printing, click on "Close" to return to the invoice or order function of ChefTec Tutor.
