Essential Cooking Skills

Cook like a pro, master the basic techniques used in the World's culinary industry! Key Techniques - Part 1

What you'll learn:

• Master basic cooking techniques which can then be used to create an endless variety of dishes.
• Understand the HOW of cooking, before thinking of the WHAT to cook.
• Learn the ABC of cooking to international standards. The basic skills covered in the course are: chopping and blanching vegetables, butchering a whole chicken, making basic stocks, making mother sauces, correctly cooking eggs, rice and pasta.

When one takes up cooking, the amount of information, recipes and suggestions can be overwhelming. It's easy to get lost in asea of recipes, to spend time pondering WHAT to cook and miss one of the most important aspects when it comes to preparing a great meal - the HOW. The real success of a dish comes fromcorrect preparation techniquesjust as much as it comes from high quality ingredients,flavour combinations or creative plating.

In this course I gathered some of the most important 17 techniques that any cook, anywhere in the world,be they amateur or professional,absolutely needs to use in his kitchen. They have been developed and perfectedovergenerations byprofessional chefs and, for many years, have been set as goldenstandards in international cuisine.

I have done my utmost to make this an effective and pleasant experience for everystudent by combining clear practicaldemonstrations and useful information. This is just the first of a series of courses to follow, which I will developtakinginto account all the feedback from my students andthe topics they are interested in.