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.
High Altitude Cooking
Recipes prepared at high altitudes may not turn out the same as when prepared at sea level. Learn about what makes high altitude cooking different.
Recipes prepared at high altitudes may not turn out the same as when prepared at sea level. Learn about what makes high altitude cooking different.
Do You Cook at High Altitudes? Share Your Tips!
Share your tips for cooking at high altitudes.
Share your tips for cooking at high altitudes.
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.
Mirepoix
Mirepoix is a combination of chopped carrots, celery and onions used to add flavor and aroma to stocks, sauces, soups and other foods.
Mirepoix is a combination of chopped carrots, celery and onions used to add flavor and aroma to stocks, sauces, soups and other foods.
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!