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Recipe testing consists of testing either existing or newly created recipes. There is also adaptation. There are a number of keys to recipe success. Ono's keys to success are a good start.
Another approach to recipe testing is to bring in a "focus" group to test the procedures and outcomes. Generally, it has been this instructors experience that, when you develop a recipe, you tend to adjust and adapt somewhat as you make it repeatedly. A number of you may have had the experience of receiving that "special recipe" you ate at Aunt Jane's. When you took it home to prepare it, it never turned out the same. You may have subsequently found out that she did things a little differently as she made it more and more. A focus group of consumers off the street is one of the best ways to measure its' success. Certainly, if you have experience and a "feel" for food, you can minimize a number of adjustments.
Updated: Friday, October 10, 2008.
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