The Zink Field Kit · Nº 5
Per USDA Food Buying Guide, Table 13
Per USDA Food Buying Guide, Table 13
The scoop number is the portion.
The disher number is how many level scoops empty one quart. Match the scoop to the costed portion and the food cost holds.
The chart · # = scoops per quart
#4 — 8 fl oz1 cup
#6 — 5.33 fl oz⅔ cup
#8 — 4 fl oz½ cup
#10 — 3.2 fl oz⅜ cup+
#12 — 2.67 fl oz⅓ cup
#16 — 2 fl oz¼ cup
#20 — 1.6 fl oz3¼ tbsp
#24 — 1.33 fl oz2⅔ tbsp
#30 — 1.07 fl oz2 tbsp+
#40 — 0.8 fl oz1⅗ tbsp
#60 — 0.53 fl oz1 tbsp+
#100 — 0.32 fl oz⅔ tbsp
The quiet margin leak: a #8 used where a #10 was costed serves 25% more food on every plate — silently, hundreds of times a day. Handle colors code the sizes in most lines, so the spec survives a busy prep shift.
zinkfsg.com/resources/scoop-sizes/ — the interactive chart and portion calculatorYour rep: · 800.492.7400