Food Preparation and Cooking Basics

Kitchen Essentials

1. Kitchen Tools

2. Knives

3. Cookware

4. Bakeware

5. Kitchen Appliances

6. Organizing Your Kitchen

7. Measuring Ingredients

8. Knife Skills

9. Handling Food Safely

Going to the Grocery Store

1. Stocking Your Refrigerator & Freezer

2. Stocking Your Pantry

3. Types of Rice

4. Types of Pasta

5. Types of Potatoes

6. Types of Vegetables

7. Types of Salad Greens

8. Types of Fruit

9. About Eggs

10. About Poultry

11. About Beef

12. About Pork

13. About Fish

Food Preparation Techniques

1. Slicing

2. Dicing

3. Chopping

4. Creating Julienne Cuts

5. Pounding Meat

6. Breading

7. Marinating

8. Whipping

Preparing Specific Foods

1. Peel & Seed a Tomato

2. Dice & Mince Onions

3. Prepare Leeks

4. Peel & Mince Garlic

5. Cut & Seed Bell Peppers

6. Clean & Slice Mushrooms

7. Prepare Broccoli

8. Seed & Peel Avocados

9. Prepare Melons

10. Prepare Apples, Pears & Strawberries

11. Zest & Grate Citrus Fruits

12. Juice Citrus Fruit

13. Break & Separate Eggs

14. Beat & Fold in Egg Whites

15. Cook & Peel Hard-Cooked Eggs

16. Working with Fresh Herbs

Cooking Techniques

1. Stovetop Basics

2. Simmering

3. Poaching

4. Boiling, Parboiling & Blanching

5. Steaming

6. Sweating Vegetables

7. Cooking Vegetables

8. Cooking Pasta

9. Deep Frying & Shallow Frying

10. Sautéing, Pan-Frying & Stir-Frying

11. Reducing

12. Searing

13. Deglazing

14. Stewing & Braising

15. Roasting

16. Baking Tips

17. Making Homemade Stocks