Differentiate between cooking yield and edible yield.

• A. Cooking yield is the weight/volume after cooking (with losses); edible yield is the portion that is actually edible after trimming and waste
• B. Cooking yield is edible; edible yield is weight after cooking
• C. Cooking yield refers to the portion trimmed
• D. Edible yield is weight before cooking

Answer: (A)

In kitchen costing, yields measure what you end up with after processing and cooking. Cooking yield is the weight or volume of the product after cooking, reflecting losses from moisture evaporation, shrinkage, and fat rendering. Edible yield is the portion that can actually be eaten, after trimming away inedible parts and waste. So cooking yield tells you how much product remains post-cooking, while edible yield tells you how much of that product is usable for serving. They can differ because some material that remains after cooking is not edible, which is why the edible portion is typically smaller than the cooked product.