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Basic Cooking Techniques?? Please add to this list….?

Not just basic, but broad types of food and techniques a chef in a fancy restaurant should know…

1) Raw meat – braising, broiling, roasting, deep frying, pan frying, sauteing, stewing

2) Vegetables and fruit – know the cuts and their sizes. I’m not going to get into here. Pick up a copy of the “Professional Chef”- Culinary Institute of Art. Learn them all and the French pronunciations.

3) Add egg cookery to your list. Any good chef will know how to cook all sorts of breakfast items.

4) Fish and shellfish- Know the types and classifications. Be familiar with poaching, grilling, broiling, steaming and baking. A good technique to learn is “Fish en Papillote”.

5) Bakery Items – This is a huge topic. Pick up a copy of “Professional Baking” – Wayne Gisslen. You should know all about yeast doughs, pastries, dessert sauces, different breads, etc.

6) Tofu – can be prepared the same way as any meat.

7) You should also add soups and sauces to your list

Cooking in acid – learn about marinades and how to make seviche and lox. Learn how to make vinaigrette’s and court bouillons.

9) Sauteing- know the differences between dry heat and moist heat cooking methods. (Sauteing is a dry heat method).

10) Know how to make white, blond and brown roux’s and the foods they are used for. Learn other methods of thickening like kneaded butter, slurry’s, liaison, emulsifying and reduction.

11) Equipment – broiler, grill, steam kettles, salamanders, convection ovens, blast chiller, mixer, slicer, food processor, food mill, mandolin, etc.

Text books have been written on the subject. I could probably write several pages just from the top of my head, but I won’t. Including the two books mentioned above, pick up a copy of “On Cooking” – Labensky and Hause

These website have a ton of info and lists of books:

http://www.acfchefs.org

http://www.chef2chef.net

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