Culinary Techniques Amateur Class

Not everyone who loves cooking great food wants to do so for a living. If you're a serious amateur cook, Culinary Techniques will give you the skills and confidence to create sophisticated and extraordinary meals at home. Get a solid handle on the foundations of cooking during 110 fast-paced and hands-on hours that are taught by our accomplished chef-instructors. As you become immersed in the course, kitchen terminology will become your second language, precision knife work your trusted new skill. This program incorporates many of the 250 essential skills introduced in The International Culinary Center’s career program, Classic Culinary Arts, including the techniques of preparing stocks and sauces, cooking meat, fish, and vegetables, and executing classic recipes. What You'll Learn: Correctly execute building block recipes that every chef knows Be proficient in basic knife skills Prepare a variety of stocks and sauces Identify, select, and store ingredients Learn how to properly season dishes Learn how to use kitchen tools and equipment Be fluent in the principles of kitchen organization and sanitation