Kitchen QuickStart

Kitchen QuickStart

Course Overview

This course introduces some of the fundamental skills related to foundational cooking techniques.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course you'll be able to:

  • Demonstrate initiative and willingness to learn about culinary training topics
  • Identify and describe how to handle and cut with a knife
  • Explain and identify various forms of egg cookery
  • Describe various dry cooking methods including sauté and pan fry
  • Describe various moist cooking methods including poach, simmer, and boil
  • Define professionalism and the characteristics of a valued employee

Course Syllabus

Kitchen QuickStart

Kitchen QuickStart

Watch video lessons, complete practice activities, and check your knowledge with a short quiz at the end of each topic.

Lesson 1

Course Introduction

Lesson 2

Complementary Skills for Culinarians

This lesson provides basic and foundational culinary training to complement your work in the industry. While Rouxbe primarily introduces and reinforces techniques and skills that will help you become a better, more skillful cook, there are also important complementary skills, such as communication and problem-solving skills, that are critical for success in the culinary arts industry.

Lesson 3

How to Cut Using a Chef's Knife

Lesson 4

Eggs | Anatomy, Boiling & Scrambling

In this lesson, you will learn the anatomy of eggs, and how to boil and scramble them.

Lesson 5

Eggs | Frying, Basting & Poaching

In this lesson, you will learn the techniques of frying, basting and poaching eggs.

Lesson 6

How to Make an Omelet

This lesson teaches you the essential skills to make a perfect, fluffy omelet.

Lesson 7

Submersion Cooking Methods

In this lesson, you will be introduced to submersion methods of cooking.

Lesson 8

How To Cook Pasta

Lesson 9

Cooking Vegetables in Water

In this lesson, you will learn how to cook vegetables in water while preserving their nutrients and color.

Lesson 10

How to Roast Vegetables

This lesson introduces you to the fundamentals of roasting vegetables.

Lesson 11

Salad Greens | Selecting & Preparing

In this lesson, you will learn how to select and prepare different types of salad greens.

Lesson 12

Vinaigrette Basics

In this lesson, you will learn how to make basic vinaigrettes.

Lesson 13

How to Pan Fry

In this lesson, you will learn and practice the technique of pan frying. You will also learn how to perform the water test.

Lesson 14

How to Sauté

Learning how to sauté is an important task for any home cook or professional chef. It is one of the fastest and most common dry-heat cooking methods used to cook bite-sized pieces of food in a pan.

Lesson 15

How to Bread & Batter Foods

In this lesson, you will learn how to bread and batter foods prior to cooking them.

Lesson 16

How to Shallow Fry & Deep Fry

When properly cooked, fried foods are appreciated for having a wonderfully crunchy crust on the outside, while still being moist and tender on the inside.

Lesson 17

Poultry Fundamentals

In this lesson, you will learn about poultry and how to break down a chicken.

Lesson 18

Feedback & Final Knowledge Check

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