Starter ActivityStarter Activity• Basic Beef burger

recipe:• 500g Minced Beef• ! Small onion• 1 egg• 1 burger bun

A person who wants to eat healthily

A vegetarian

A young child (5-10)

A target market of your choice

What ingredients can you add, take away or change to make the burger suitable for each target market?

Design BriefDesign Brief

A popular café is looking for a new burger to put on it’s menu.

The main target market for the café is 16-25 year olds.

Today's lessonToday's lesson• Know and understand how to make a

burger

• Know and understand how to design a burger

• Be able to evaluate existing burgers for research

You will be levelled on:You will be levelled on:• Research

• Responding to briefs

• Use others’ designing to inform your own

Teacher DemonstrationTeacher DemonstrationHow do you make a burger?

Use the existing recipes to Use the existing recipes to research possible ingredients research possible ingredients

for a burgerfor a burger

• All will: be able to use existing recipes to identify at least 3 ingredients for each of the 4 sections

• Most should: be able to use the existing recipes to research a range of different ingredients to help you design a burger

• Some may: As above and include other ingredients which you think may be suitable.

Taste test burgersTaste test burgers

Burger type

Appearance Aroma Shape Flavour Texture comments

1. Which burger did you like best, explain why.

2. Suggest improvements you might make

Remember to use

sensory descriptors

Evaluate burgersEvaluate burgers• All will: Evaluate the burgers you sample and

explain what you liked and disliked about them.

• Most should: Evaluate the burgers using sensory descriptors in at least 3 columns and think of how these burgers could be improved

• Some may: Analyse the existing products to help you understand the form and function of the burgers

HomeworkHomework• Research existing burgers

• Level 5: one more source of research• Level 6: two more sources of

research• Level 7: three more sources of

research

ResearchResearchCould include:• Looking at others’ designing – menus

and existing recipes from internet or cook book

• Questionnaire of target market – what kind of things do they like in their burger?