Full Description
For courses in cooking and food prep.
Market-leading cooking text
For over two decades, On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals has prepared students for successful careers in the culinary arts. Clear and comprehensive, this best-selling text teaches the "hows" and "whys" of cooking and baking principles, while providing step-by-step instructions, visual guidance, and recipes to clarify techniques.
The 6th Edition expands its "fundamentals" approach, reflects key trends, and adds information on healthy cooking, sous-vide, curing, and smoking, plus dozens of new recipes and more than 200 new photographs.
MyLab® Culinary is not included. Students, if MyLab Culinary is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN. MyLab Culinary should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.
Contents
PART 1: PROFESSIONALISM
Professionalism
Food Safety and Sanitation
Nutrition
Menus and Recipes
PART 2: PREPARATION
Tools and Equipment
Knife Skills
Flavors and Flavorings
Dairy Products
Mise en Place
PART 3: COOKING
Principles of Cooking
Stocks and Sauces
Soups
Principles of Meat Cookery
Beef
Veal
Lamb
Pork
Poultry
Game
Fish and Shellfish
Eggs and Breakfast
Vegetables
Potatoes, Grains and Pasta
Healthy Cooking and Special Diets
PART 4: GARDE MANGER
Salads and Salad Dressings
Fruits
Sandwiches
Charcuterie
Hors d'Oeuvre and Canapés
PART 5: BAKING
Principles of the Bakeshop
Quick Breads
Yeast Breads
Pies, Pastries and Cookies
Cakes and Frostings
Custards, Creams, Frozen Desserts and Sauces
PART 6: PRESENTATION
Plate Presentation
Buffet Presentation
APPENDICES
Measurement and Conversion Charts
Fresh Locally-grown Produce Availability Chart
