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Cooking Yield Of Raw Whole Turkey: Are you buying turkey the most economical
way? Here are some facts that may surprise you (gures based on averages taken from
independent tests on 20 lb turkeys).
Cost/Lb Raw Turkey Cost of Servable Cooked Meat/Lb From Raw Turkey
.70 2.07
.72 2.13
.74 2.19
.76 2.25
.78 2.31
.80 2.37
.82 2.43
.84 2.49
In the left column nd the price you most recently paid for your raw turkey. Compare that
price with the price in the column at the right and you will see how much you actually paid
per lb for the servable meat. Surprised? The difference between the price paid and the
cost of the usable meat is made up from a combination of water loss, cooking loss, carcass,
bones and unservable scrap. Only 33.8% of a frozen raw bird is available for serving.
Usable cooked meat – 20.6% white, 13.2% dark, 33.8% total. Unusable part of bird – 5.2%
giblets, 3.4% water on thawing, 27.1% cooking loss, 30.5% carcass and bones.
24. Avoid Confusion: To eliminate as much miscommunication as possible between you and
the customer, design a function sheet and contract. Have the customer sign the contract
and share a copy with them. Changes can be made, just note them on the form and initial
it. Don’t leave anything to question.
This form should include:
• Customer name
• Name of function
• Person responsible for payment
• Number of guests expected
• Date and time (beginning and ending)
• Location
• Items and amounts to be served
• Equipment, smallwares and linens needed
• Labor needed (servers, carvers, bussers, bartenders, etc)
• Labor hours contracted (ending time for party is important for this)
• Party decor and person(s) responsible
• Cost of party
• Deposit required