The Culinary Professional 5e, Online Textbook
The Culinary Professional is a richly illustrated, comprehensive, culinary arts program written with an approachable writing style and design. Hundreds of photos of professional tools and ingredients plus step-by-step directions for basic culinary skills and cooking methods make this textbook a must-have for learning how to safely prepare delicious dishes. This title also includes cross-curricular activities in reading, writing, science, technology, math, nutrition, and sustainability, along with guidance for students on building a professional e-portfolio to help launch a successful career. When paired with the student workbook and hands-on activities in the student lab manual, important learning outcomes focused on critical thinking, culinary skills, problem solving, collaboration, and communication can be practiced and successfully mastered. Experienced authors, educators, and chefs John Draz and Christopher Koetke focus on what to expect when entering the culinary arts industry, from workplace ethics to working in teams to developing tasting skills for quality control. The fifth edition is structured into sections of text followed by review questions within targeted lessons to reinforce student mastery of new skills and knowledge.
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Abbreviated Contents
The Culinary Professional 5e, Online Textbook
- The Culinary Professional
- Copyright © 2027 by The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc.
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- New to This Edition
- Credentialing Partners and Support
- Guided Tour
- Tools For Student And Instructor Success
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Feature Contents
- Unit One Kitchen Essentials
- Chapter 1 Keeping Food Safe
- Chapter 2 Workplace Safety
- Chapter 3 Knives, Hand Tools, and Smallwares
- Chapter 4 Large Equipment
- Chapter 5 Standardized Recipes
- Chapter 6 Kitchen Staples
- Chapter 7 Sustainability in the Kitchen
- Unit Two Understanding the Industry
- Chapter 8 The Foodservice Industry
- Chapter 9 Culinary, Past and Present
- Chapter 10 A Successful Culinary Career
- Unit Three Culinary Essentials
- Chapter 11 Before Cooking Begins
- Chapter 12 Foundations for Successful Food Preparation
- Unit Four Ingredients, Preparation, and Presentation
- Chapter 13 Dressings, Cold Sauces, Dips, and Salads
- Chapter 14 Cold Sandwiches, Appetizers, and Hors d’Oeuvres
- Chapter 15 Hot Sandwiches, Pizza, and Hot Appetizers
- Chapter 16 Fruit
- Chapter 17 Vegetables
- Chapter 18 Stocks, Sauces, and Soups
- Chapter 19 Starches
- Chapter 20 Meat and Poultry
- Chapter 21 Cooking Methods for Meat and Poultry
- Chapter 22 Fish and Shellfish
- Chapter 23 Dairy and Breakfast Foods
- Chapter 24 Garde Manger
- Chapter 25 Food Presentation
- Unit Five In the Bakeshop
- Chapter 26 Introduction to the Bakeshop and Breads
- Chapter 27 Desserts
- Unit Six Beyond Cooking
- Chapter 28 Service
- Chapter 29 Managing Resources
- Chapter 30 Menus
- Chapter 31 Nutrition
- Chapter 32 Analyzing Cuisines
- Appendix Fraction to Decimal Equivalents, Standard Scoop and Can Sizes, and Produce Yields
- Glossary
- Index