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Book Synopsis"The bible for all chefs. " -Paul Bocuse Named one of the five favorite culinary books of this decade by Food Arts magazine, The Professional Chef is the classic kitchen reference that many of America's top chefs have used to understand basic skills and standards for quality as well as develop a sense of how cooking works.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to the Profession.
Chapter 2. Menus and Recipes.
Chapter 3. The Basics of Nutrition and Food Science.
Chapter 4. Food and Kitchen Safety.
Chapter 5. The Americas.
Chapter 6. Asia.
Chapter 7. Europe.
Chapter 8.Equipment Identification.
Chapter 9. Meat, Poultry, and Game Identification.
Chapter 10. Fish and Shellfish Identification.
Chapter 11. Fruit, Vegetable, and Fresh Herb Identification.
Chapter 12. Dairy and Egg Purchasing and Identification.
Chapter 13. Dry Goods Identification.
Chapter 14. Mise en Place for Stocks, Sauces, and Soups.
Chapter 15. Stocks.
Chapter 16. Sauces.
Chapter 17. Soups.
Chapter 18. Mise en Place for Meats, Poultry, and Fish.
Chapter 19. Fabricating Meats, Poultry, and Fish.
Chapter 20. Grilling and Broiling, Roasting and Baking.
Chapter 21. Sautéing, Pan Frying, and Deep Frying.
Chapter 22. Steaming and Submersion Cooking.
Chapter 23. Braising and Stewing.
Chapter 24. Mise en Place for Vegetables and Fresh Herbs.
Chapter 25. Cooking Vegetables.
Chapter 26. Cooking Potatoes.
Chapter 27. Cooking Grains and Legumes.
Chapter 28. Cooking Pasta and Dumplings.
Chapter 29. Cooking Eggs.
Chapter 30. Salad Dressings and Salads.
Chapter 31. Sandwiches.
Chapter 32. Hors d'Oeuvre and Appetizers.
Chapter 33. Charcuterie and Garde Manger.
Chapter 34. baking Mise en Place.
Chapter 35. Yeast Breads.
Chapter 36. Pastry Doughs and Batters.
Chapter 37. Custers, Creams and Mousses.
Chapter 38. Fillings, Frostings, and Dessert Sauces.
