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Mother Sauce, Secondary Sauce, Soup of Choice, Starch or Vegetable
Rubric Code: E234A4C
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Subject: Vocational  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric Saucier Practical Exam
  Poor

Needs a lot of work to be considered successful in the course.

2 pts

Fair

With some additional practice will become much better at the skills being assessed.

3 pts

Good

Good skills demonstrated and ready to be challenged with new learning objectives.

4 pts

Exceeds

Beautiful work, exemplary skills

5 pts

Mother Sauce
Rubric to evaluate the production of Choice of Mother Sauce
Gathering Mise en Place

Poor

Disorganized, multiple trips to food cart, refrigerator or pantry shelves to gather all product; didn't get everything together before starting. This also includes tools from knife kit and pots and pans from the cage.
Fair

Most of the product needed to prepare the dish was gathered from the outset of production; only one or two additional items were needed to complete the dish; this includes garnish items; this includes equipment as well as food.
Good

All of the product needed to prepare the dish was gathered before preparation of the dish began; did not need any additional items from the cart or storeroom to finish the dish.
Exceeds

Collected all of the ingredients needed before beginning production; Did not horde unnecessary amount of production items that may have been needed by other students in the class. Took only what was needed to prepare the dish.
Measuring Ingredients

Poor

Most ingredients not measured accurately; mistakes such as confusing ounces for cups; tablespoons for teaspoons; weight for volume measures may have occured
Fair

Almost all correctly measured, perhaps only one or two measurements that were not correct
Good

Little miss-measurement so as to have little impact on the final result
Exceeds

All product measured/scaled without any errors
Final Texture

Poor

Incorrect texture; too loose, too thick, lumpy etc
Fair

Almost there but could have been fixed had more effort been put into the finished result before presenting for evaluation.
Good

Good texture; serviceable to the public.
Exceeds

Model example for everyone else to emulate
Seasoning

Poor

Unpleasant taste: too salty; overly seasoned; or bland
Fair

Needs some minor adjustment to be acceptable
Good

Good seasoning - doesn't need any additional seasoning (salt or pepper) to be acceptable as a dish served to the public.
Exceeds

Model example for everyone else to emulate. Perfect
Cleaning as you go

Poor

Messy; needs to be coached on how to handle station.
Fair

Somewhat messy; needs some cleaning; may only need to be told once or twice to clean station
Good

Student cleans as he goes. Station is kept wiped down. Knives are properly sanitized. Equipment is properly stored.
Exceeds

Constantly cleaning his/her station and work area after completing incremental parts of the production assignment
Secondary Sauce
Rubric to evaluate the production Secondary Sauce of Choice
Gathering Mise en Place

Poor

Disorganized, multiple trips to food cart, refrigerator or pantry shelves to gather all product; didn't get everything together before starting. This also includes tools from knife kit and pots and pans from the cage.
Fair

Most of the product needed to prepare the dish was gathered from the outset of production; only one or two additional items were needed to complete the dish; this includes garnish items; this includes equipment as well as food.
Good

All of the product needed to prepare the dish was gathered before preparation of the dish began; did not need any additional items from the cart or storeroom to finish the dish.
Exceeds

Collected all of the ingredients needed before beginning production; Did not horde unnecessary amount of production items that may have been needed by other students in the class. Took only what was needed to prepare the dish.
Measuring Ingredients

Poor

Most ingredients not measured accurately; mistakes such as confusing ounces for cups; tablespoons for teaspoons; weight for volume measures may have occured
Fair

Almost all correctly measured, perhaps only one or two measurements there were not correct
Good

Little miss-measurement so as to have little impact on the final result
Exceeds

All product measured/scaled without any errors
Final Texture

Poor

Too thick, too runny or lumpy etc
Fair

Needs to be a little thinner or thicker; easily adjusted with the addition of a little more liquid; or through reduction; or the addition of a little more roux
Good

Good texture; servable to the dining public
Exceeds

Excellent example; model for other students to follow
Seasoning

Poor

Unpleasant taste: too salty; too much pepper; or bland
Fair

Needs some minor adjustment to be acceptable
Good

Good seasoning - doesn't need any additional seasoning (salt or pepper) to be acceptable as a dish served to the public.
Exceeds

Model example for everyone else to emulate. Perfect
Cleaning as you go

Poor

Messy; needs to be coached on how to handle station
Fair

Somewhat messy; needs some cleaning; may only need to be told once or twice to clean station
Good

Cleans as (s)he goes
Exceeds

Constantly cleaning his/her station and work area after completing incremental parts of the production assignment
Soup of Choice
A rubric to evaluate the proper production of "Soup of Choice"
Knife Skills

Poor

Poor and mostly irregular knife skills
Fair

More than 30% of the knife cuts are irregular
Good

Overall acceptable knife skills; as expected for a student at this point in the term
Exceeds

Excellent knife skills; should be challenged with more technical knife work
Cooking Technique

Poor

Did not watch the soup as it simmered; allowed it to boil away or not simmer at a high enough temperature.
Didn't allow the soup to simmer long enough to properly cook ingredients or cook out the roux flavor or allow development of flavor
Fair

Neglected a little; somewhat over or under cooked; a slight roux flavor in the finished product
rushed the steps and the flavor of the soup did not develop as fully as it could have
Good

Overall, good technique in making the soup base but may have missed one item or not let it have cooked long enough
Exceeds

Model example of preparing the soup base and of allowing the soup to simmer and develop flavor from the ingredients
Texture

Poor

Too thick or too runny
Fair

Needs to be a little thinner or thinner; easily adjusted with the addition of a little more liquid; or through reduction; or the addition of a little more roux
Good

Good texture; servable to the dining public
Exceeds

Excellent example; model for other students to follow
Seasoning

Poor

Unpleasant taste: too salty; too much pepper; or bland
Fair

Needs some minor adjustment to be acceptable
Good

Good seasoning - doesn't need any additional seasoning (salt or pepper) to be acceptable as a dish served to the public.
Exceeds

Model example for everyone else to emulate. Perfect
Garnish

Poor

None present; or extremly irregular shape
Fair

Somewhat irregular; but garnish is present
Good

Consistent knife work; almost the perfect amount of garnish
Exceeds

Model example of garnish for the soup
Vegetable/ Starch
A rubric to evaluate the proper production of
Vegetable or
Starch of Choice
Texture

Poor

Vegetable:
Undercooked, Overcooked or burned

Starch:
Improperly cooked. Too mushy, grains or potato too hard etc
Fair

Slightly undercooked or slightly overcooked
Good

Good texture; servable to the dining public
Exceeds

Excellent example; model for other students to follow
Color

Poor

Vegetable turned an unappetizing color, oxidized or burned during cooking

Starch: Color Oxidized or burned.
Fair

Color is slightly off. Too dark or oxidized slightly
Good

Color is mostly perfect. Slightly discolored but servable
Exceeds

Excellent example; model for other students to follow
Seasoning

Poor

Unpleasant taste: too salty; too much pepper; or bland
Fair

Needs some minor adjustment to be acceptable
Good

Good seasoning - doesn't need any additional seasoning (salt or pepper) to be acceptable as a dish served to the public.
Exceeds

Excellent example; model for other students to follow
Knife Skills

Poor

Poor and mostly irregular knife skills
Fair

More than 30% of the knife cuts are irregular
Good

Overall acceptable knife skills; as expected for a student at this point in the term
Exceeds

Excellent knife skills; should be challenged with more technical knife work
Presentation

Poor

The dish is plated sloppily and on a messy plate.
There is no garnish
Fair

The dish is plated but missing some thought and composure.
Garnish missing
Good

The plate is clean and the food is presented with garnish but it is slightly lacking in visual appeal.
Exceeds

Excellent example; model for other students to follow

Beautiful colors, clean plate, garnish is edible and goes with the dish.




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