Kitchen Maths: Scaling Recipes & Converting Measures

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About Course

Use ratio and proportion to scale recipes up or down, convert between grams, kilograms, millilitres, litres and imperial measures, and cost a recipe per portion. Practical maths for home cooks, catering staff and Functional Skills learners, with worked examples.

Tutwoo is an independent learning provider. Conversions are given to practical accuracy for cooking; always follow food safety guidance and product instructions.

What Will You Learn?

  • Scale any recipe using a multiplier
  • Convert between metric and imperial kitchen measures
  • Work out the cost per portion of a dish
  • Know which things do not scale simply, such as cooking times

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Scaling with a multiplier
  • Converting kitchen measures
  • Costing a recipe
  • What does not scale simply

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

Final Assessment

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