Driving Question: How does knowing thermochemistry help a cook create a good menu?
Challenge
You have recently been considered a candidate to own a high class five-star restaurant. The final requirement to gain ownership is to create the best menu for a three course meal that includes: meatballs, chicken, potatoes, and plantains. The current owner is requiring you to use a different kitchen appliance to cook each food item, explain why you chose the appliance to cook the item, and include the recipes that you actually choose. In order to create the best menu, you need to determine which kitchen appliance would be best to cook the items needed for the three course meal. You will determine this using specific heats of the foods, the enthalpy of combustion of fuel sources, and power outputs of appliances. At the end of the project, you will present your menu and give your rationale for choosing the method of preparation for each food item in the three course meal.
You have recently been considered a candidate to own a high class five-star restaurant. The final requirement to gain ownership is to create the best menu for a three course meal that includes: meatballs, chicken, potatoes, and plantains. The current owner is requiring you to use a different kitchen appliance to cook each food item, explain why you chose the appliance to cook the item, and include the recipes that you actually choose. In order to create the best menu, you need to determine which kitchen appliance would be best to cook the items needed for the three course meal. You will determine this using specific heats of the foods, the enthalpy of combustion of fuel sources, and power outputs of appliances. At the end of the project, you will present your menu and give your rationale for choosing the method of preparation for each food item in the three course meal.