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General Slang
FIFO
· noun · kitchen
First-in, first-out — use the old stock before the new.
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Definitions
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The golden rule of the walk-in: when fresh product comes in, it goes behind the older stock, not in front of it. Break FIFO and you're throwing money in the bin and inviting a health inspector to ruin your week.
“Date and FIFO everything you put away, I don't want to find Tuesday's salmon behind Friday's.”
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Accounting sense: an inventory valuation method where the oldest stock is counted as sold first. Same logic, applied to the books instead of the walk-in.
“We value cost of goods on a FIFO basis.”
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FIFO In A Sentence
Date and FIFO everything you put away, I don't want to find Tuesday's salmon behind Friday's.
We value cost of goods on a FIFO basis.
Origin & Usage
Originated in inventory management and accounting; adopted wholesale by professional kitchens for food safety and stock rotation.
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