Culinary Arts Basics
Learn the fundamentals of the culinary arts, including knife skills, basic cooking methods, making sauces and emulsions, and the essentials of food safety.
What is a Chef?
Who or what is a chef? How about a sous-chef? Or an executive chef? Here's a summary of some of the most common culinary job titles and what each one means.
Who or what is a chef? How about a sous-chef? Or an executive chef? Here's a summary of some of the most common culinary job titles and what each one means.
How to Make an Allumette Cut: Step-By-Step Tutorial With Photos
This step-by-step illustrated guide to making an allumette cut will help you improve your culinary knife skills.
This step-by-step illustrated guide to making an allumette cut will help you improve your culinary knife skills.
Step-By-Step: How To Make Roux
One of the most common thickeners for sauces and soups is a mixture of equal parts fat and flour called roux. Here you'll see how to make a roux using clarified butter.
One of the most common thickeners for sauces and soups is a mixture of equal parts fat and flour called roux. Here you'll see how to make a roux using clarified butter.
Step-By-Step: How To Make Clarified Butter
Clarified butter is great for sautéing, and it's used in most of the classical sauces. It only takes a few minutes to make, and this step-by-step guide shows you how it's done!
Clarified butter is great for sautéing, and it's used in most of the classical sauces. It only takes a few minutes to make, and this step-by-step guide shows you how it's done!
