The KitchenCalc Pro is an easy-to-use recipe scaling and conversion calculator designed specifically for professional chefs, caterers and home cooks. With the push of a few buttons, it will help you cook or bake with precision. You no longer have to estimate ingredient quantities or waste time or money due to measuring errors.
Clear Recipe Memory — Clears the values entered into the # of Servings and Portion Size keys, as these values are permanent (the values remain stored after you turn your calculator off). Clear All — Clears all stored values, including M+, serving ...
recipe Scaling Keys Use the keys below to “scale” recipes (when you’re cooking or baking for less or more than the recipe’s stated serving size, and have to calculate adjusted ingredient quantities). Your calculator quickly converts recipe ingredients to their proper proportions, so you can cook or bake precisely and avoid measurement errors.
enterinG cooKinG Units (Whole and fractions) Enter whole cooking units by entering: 1) the quantity and 2) pressing the appropriate cooking unit key. For example: Enter 3 tablespoons: KeYStrOKe diSPLaY T tBSP Enter cooking units with fractions (e.g., 1/3 cup) by pressing the fraction key.
displayinG actUal fractions vs. “Kitchen fractions” A unique feature of your calculator is that it will display both actual fractions and “kitchen fractions” during conversions or recipe scaling calculations. That is, if the answer is 3/4 TBSP, it knows there is no “3/4”...
Conversions — displaying actual vs. Kitchen Fractions Convert 2-3/4 tablespoons to a “kitchen fraction,” then the actual decimal value, then return to the entered value: KeYStrOKe diSPLaY 2-3/4 tBSP T (Kitchen fraction) T tBSP rnd^ 2.75 (Actual decimal value) actual tBSP 2-3/4...
convertinG fractions to deciMals Your calculator will also convert cooking units to and from their fractional or decimal values. To do this, enter the value, and then continue pressing the cooking unit key multiple times until you see the decimal value. Enter 1/3 cup and convert to decimal, then back to fraction: KeYStrOKe diSPLaY...
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Note: The calculator’s built-in Adjustment Factor is based on the density of water, which is often used as a standard to derive the weight of a volume specification. One cup of water weighs 236.6 grams (about 8 ounces). USda Weight adjst.
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(cont’d) USda Weight adjst. (grams) Volume USda item name Factor Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% 246.0 milkfat, protein fortified, with 0.962 added vitamin A and D 109.0 Nuts, pecans, chopped 2.171 160.0 Onions, raw, chopped 1.479 Peanut butter, smooth, vitamin 258.0 0.917 and mineral fortified...
USda Weight adjst. (grams) Volume USda item name Factor Sugars, granulated 1.167 13.0 TBSP Vanilla extract 1.138 Vanilla extract 1.167 236.6 Water, tap, drinking 1.000 Wheat flour, all-purpose, 125.0 1.893 enriched, bleached recipe scalinG One of the most useful features of the KitchenCalc Pro is its ability to adjust or automatically scale recipes.
increasing number of Servings You need your brownie pudding cake recipe to yield 12 Servings instead of 8. The recipe contains the following ingredients: – 1-1/4 cups flour – 1-1/2 cups sugar – 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder – 2 tsp. baking powder –...
*There’s a small remainder (0.042 of a teaspoon) you can view by pressing Note: The displayed values are “kitchen fractions,” or rounded fractions. Two more presses of will display the actual fraction and decimal values, respectively. increasing number of dozens A cookie recipe currently yields 3 dozen cookies, but you’d like to make 12 dozen.
chanGinG both servinG & portion siZe decreasing number of Servings and increasing Portion Size Using the same recipe, you now want to reduce the number of servings from 6 to 4, but increase the portion size from 4 oz. to 8 oz. What are the adjusted ingredients? -1 lb.
UsinG the tiMer Your calculator functions not only as a cooking unit converter and recipe scaler, but also as a kitchen timer. In this model, there are two audible count up/count down timers. Using the timer(s) – Press access the built-in Timer or Timer mode.
Note: The clock symbol will continue to blink on the display to remind you the Timer is running when in “calculator” mode. timer Beep – After a count-down Timer is finished counting down (zero reached), it will begin to beep. Timer 1 emits a fast beep, Timer 2 a slow beep.
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Non-warranty repair covers service beyond the warranty period, or service requested due to damage resulting from misuse or abuse. Contact Calculated Industries at the number listed above to obtain current product repair information and charges. Repairs are guaranteed for 90 days.
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