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For courses in cooking and food prep 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.

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Author:   Sarah Labensky ,  Alan Hause ,  Priscilla Martel
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 5.20cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   2.680kg
ISBN:  

9781292443751

ISBN 10:   1292443758
Pages:   1216
Publication Date:   17 August 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of 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

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Sarah R. Labensky is a culinary educator and academic administrator with an extensive background as a restaurateur and caterer, textbook author and dedicated advocate for culinary professionalism. She is currently on faculty at Woosong University's Sol International Culinary Arts School (SICA) in Daejeon, Korea. Previously, Sarah was founding director of the Culinary Arts Institute at Mississippi University for Women (MUW) in Columbus, MS, and was a professor of culinary arts at Scottsdale (Arizona) Community College. Before teaching, Chef Sarah spent many years as a pastry cook and caterer. Priscilla A. Martel is a professional chef, educator and food writer with a special interest in Mediterranean cuisines, artisan baking and the pastry arts. She honed her cooking skills at Restaurant du Village, a country French restaurant opened in Chester, CT, in 1979. Today, she operates All About Food, which holds several baking patents and collaborates with food manufacturers and restaurants to create innovative products, menus and marketing programs. Alan M. Hause is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. Upon graduation, Chef Hause worked in both restaurants and hotels before settling in Arizona. For the past 20 years he has owned and operated Fabulous Food Fine Catering and Events. He also launched and operates Gertrude's Restaurant at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Chef Hause is involved in day-to-day food production, planning and execution of catered events, as well as overseeing restaurant operations.

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