portioning
Measuring out amounts
Portioning is dividing something into portions—measured amounts for distribution or consumption.
The term appears most often in food contexts: Portioning the casserole into individual servings, proper portioning helps with weight management.
Restaurant kitchens emphasize consistent portioning to control costs and ensure uniform plates.
Surface metal application
- servingMeasured food portion
- meal prepAdvance food preparation
- recipeCooking preparation instructions
- ingredientsParts of a mixture
garnish · mise en place · buffet · catering · restaurant · chef · batch cooking · leftovers
Designated share or portion
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- sharePortion given out
- quotaFixed assigned amount
budgeting · dispensation · earmarking · entitlement · provision · subdivision · slice · allowance
Measuring mass or heft
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- gramsMetric mass units
- ouncesUnits of weight
- millilitersSmall liquid measures
tablespoon · teaspoon · cup · kilograms · pounds · calibration · precision · scooping
plating
Surface metal application
ingredients · garnish · mise en place · buffet · catering · restaurant · chef · batch cooking · leftovers · tupperware
allotment
Designated share or portion
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- sharePortion given out
quota · budgeting · dispensation · earmarking · entitlement · provision · subdivision · slice · allowance · assignment
weighing
Measuring mass or heft
milliliters · tablespoon · teaspoon · cup · kilograms · pounds · calibration · precision · scooping · ladling
partition
Barrier separating spaces
halve · quarter · section · slice · carve · separate · parcel · fraction · cutting · breaking
- organizingorganizing, categorizing, grouping, structuring, classifying
- breaking downsplitting, fragmenting, dividing, breaking up, partitioning
- cuttingslicing, slice, chopping, dice, dicing
- distributingdistributing, dispensing, allocating, apportioning, doling out
- meal prepmeal prep, batch cooking, meal plan, food prep, lunch prep
- meat techniquesroasting, grilling, braising, searing, smoking
portioningcombining
Joining multiple elements
merging · consolidating · unifying · amalgamating · pooling
portioninghoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
withholding · monopolizing · keeping · retaining · stockpiling
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