Points leave a culinary practical by two different routes. One is the dish itself, where every scoring item carries an allotment you can lose part of. The other is sanitation, where items have no allotment at all and simply take points away. Entering both in one list gives the wrong total, so this calculator keeps them separate.
Dish items take an allotment and a deduction; sanitation items take a deduction only. The final score is dish points allotted minus dish deductions minus the sanitation deductions applied, and it stops at 0. Setting a cap holds the sanitation penalties at that figure and reports how much was held back. A score exactly equal to the pass mark counts as met.
No items or point values are built in. Practical score sheets differ by category, awarding body and sitting, and are not always published, so no standard table exists. Copy the figures from the guide you are working from. Incomplete or disqualified attempts, combining two tasks, and overtime penalties are out of scope.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sanitation items carry no point allotment of their own; they only take points away. Mixing them in with the allotted dish items would throw the total off.
No. Leave it blank and every sanitation point you entered is applied. Use it only when your guide sets a limit on sanitation penalties.
Practical score sheets differ by category, awarding body and sitting, and are not always published, so no standard table exists. Enter the items and points from your own guide.