On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals (with software) (3rd Edition) - Hardcover

Labensky, Sarah R.; Hause, Alan M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130606286 ISBN 13: 9780130606280

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2002

Synopsis

Attractively designed and extensively illustrated with color photographs, line drawings, charts, and sidebars, this contemporary introduction to cooking and food preparation focuses on information that is relevant to today's aspiring chef. Comprehensive and well-written, it emphasizes an understanding of cooking fundamentals, explores the preparation of fresh ingredients, and provides information on other relevant topics, such as food history and food science. This introduction to cooking outlines professionalism, food safety and sanitation, nutrition, recipes and menus, tools and equipment, knife skills, kitchen staples, dairy products, principles of meat, fish and vegetable cookery, garde manger, baking, and presentation. For Chefs, Restaurant Managers and others in the food service industry.

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From the Publisher

Attractively designed and extensively illustrated with color photographs, line drawings, charts, and sidebars, this introduction to cooking and food preparation presents information that is relevant to today's student chef. It emphasizes an understanding of cooking fundamentals, focuses on the preparation of fresh ingredients, and provides information on other relevant topics, such as food history and food chemistry.

Review

"This book is simply the best one of its kind. A masterful collection of reliable recipes and step-by-step procedures, accompanied by brilliant food photography and lore, it is a must for every kitchen-home or professional." — Dr. Noel Cullen, Certified Master Chef and Past President, American Culinary Federation

"On Cooking has everything a culinary student or young chef needs-clear, close-up photos, basic butchery, principles of the bake shop and magnificent dessert presentations. For working professionals, it is a gold mine of invaluable tables and charts and hard-to-find information. Best of all, On Cooking provides all of this priceless information in one single book. I predict that it won't take long for a professional chef's copy to get that battered, grease-stained, much-used look." — Shirley O. Corriher, CCP cooking teacher and author of CookWise

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0130606286
• ISBN 13: 9780130606280
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1232