- About Extension Templates
- Editing a Recipe Saved from an Extension Template
- Editing a Substitute Recipe Saved from an Extension Template
- Tutorial Video - Extension Templates (2:31)
- Who Can Build a Recipe Extension Template?
About Extension Templates
In a recipe extension grid, an extension cell may have a template available as an option to quickly create a recipe for the designated texture (i.e., a substitute recipe). For example, if extending a recipe that belongs to the entrée category, then in the Puree cells of the extension grid, there is the template Create P/PU4 Entree Recipe.
An extension template contains common details applicable to the designated texture. For example, puree texture recipes always contain the same preparation steps, have the same portion size, and might even add the same amount of liquid. Therefore, by using an extension template, you can quickly create a recipe that contains those common details. An extension template can be configured with the following details:
- Recipe Information:
- Portion Size
- Portion Size Description
- Serving Utensil
- Tags
- Ingredients and Preparation Steps:
- Cook Method
- Cook Temp
- Cook Time
- Cook End temp
- Holding Temp
- Holding Time
- Ingredients to be pulled into the recipe (e.g., additional liquid for the puree texture recipe)
- Preparation Steps
Note that an extension template is associated with a recipe category (i.e., entrée, soup, vegetable, etc.). Therefore, that extension template will only be available to you if the regular recipe being substituted belongs to the recipe category associated with the extension template.
Having extension templates for different recipe categories offers the flexibility needed by the MealSuite system to meet different recipe details (e.g., preparation steps, amount of liquid, etc.) for the various texture type/recipe category combinations.
Editing a Substitute Recipe Saved from an Extension Template
Once you save the new substitute recipe built from the extension template, the recipe can be edited accordingly.
Note: If you are a facility account creating a substitute recipe from an extension template, the recipe is automatically given the My Recipes label in the Recipe Box (see What is a "My Recipes" Recipe? for information about the My Recipes label). If you are a system or corporate account creating the substitute recipe, the label in the Recipe Box remains as to what is in the template.
Tutorial Video - Extension Templates (2:31)
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Who Can Build a Recipe Extension Template?
A recipe extension template can be built by corporate accounts users and above. Facility account users do not have the ability to build extension templates. If you are a corporate account user or above, refer to the following article to build a recipe extension template: Building a Recipe Extension Template (Corporate Account Users and Above).