Method for using a ribbon scale for adjusting the amount of french fries in a bag in a restaurant

摘要

A transportable and repositionable portion control system 10 has an integral portion weight sensing system 90 configured for use with an optional fry ribbon bridge assembly 190 in a portion control method. The portion 14 is held in a portion indexing area, or corral 20 on an upper surface 22 of the scale 10. A portion indexing area 20 is defined between spaced, upstanding container supports 24 and 26 which diverge from one another in a “V” shape and the spacing between the rails is selected to allow a selected variety of known containers such as a cup to be placed on surface 22 between the rails to ensure that the carton is properly located for the weight measurement that is to be carried out by the scale 10.

主权项

1. A method for preparing a plurality of individual portions from comestibles freshly prepared in a large quantity, comprising:
(a) placing a fry ribbon assembly over a holding area for comestibles; (b) placing a transportable and repositionable universal ribbon scale on laterally projecting scale support surfaces attached to said fry ribbon assembly; (c) placing a container of comestibles having a pre-selected weight and portion size in a vertically projecting fence area attached to said fry ribbon assembly, wherein said fence area is configured to support said container in a substantially upright orientation and has a an inside dimension of 3.5 inches at the widest end and a height of at least 2 inches; (d) filling said container with comestibles for a complete portion size; (e) moving said container from said fence area of said fry ribbon assembly to a corral area of said universal ribbon scale; (f) weighing said container on said universal ribbon scale; (g) adjusting the number of comestibles in said container until weight of said container is equal to pre-selected weights for said container; (h) moving said container to said fence area on said fry ribbon assembly.