Professional Cooking

Contents

Chapter 1: The Food-Service Industry

Chapter 2: Sanitation and Safety

Chapter 3: Tools and Equipment

Chapter 4: Menus, Recipes, and Cost Management

Chapter 5: Nutrition

Chapter 6: Basic Principles of Cooking and Food Science

Chapter 7: Mise en Place

Chapter 8: Stocks and Sauces

Chapter 9: Soups

Chapter 10: Understanding Vegetables

Chapter 11: Cooking Vegetables

Chapter 12: Potatoes

Chapter 13: Legumes, Grains, Pasta, and Other Starches

Chapter 14: Cooking Methods for Meat, Poultry, and Fish

Chapter 15: Understanding Meats and Game

Chapter 16: Cooking Meats and Game

Chapter 17: Understanding Poultry and Game Birds

Chapter 18: Cooking Poultry and Game Birds

Chapter 19: Understanding Fish and Shellfish

Chapter 20: Cooking Fish and Shellfish

Chapter 21: Salad Dressings and Salads

Chapter 22: Sandwiches

Chapter 23: Hors d'Oeuvres

Chapter 24: Breakfast Preparation

Chapter 25: Dairy and Beverages

Chapter 26: Cooking for Vegetarian Diets

Chapter 27: Sausages and Cured Foods

Chapter 28: P
tés, Terrines, and Other Cold Foods

Chapter 29: Food PresentationChapter 30: Bakeshop Production: Basic Principles and Ingredients

Chapter 31: Yeast Products

Chapter 32: Quick Breads

Chapter 33: Cakes and Icings

Chapter 34: Cookies

Chapter 35: Pies and Pastries

Chapter 36: Creams, Custards, Puddings, Frozen Desserts, and Sauces

Appendix 1: Metric Conversion Factors.

Appendix 2: Standard Can Sizes.

Appendix 3: Approximate Weight-Volume Equivalents of Dry Foods.

Appendix 4: Kitchen Math Exercises: Metric Versions.

Appendix 5: Eggs and Safety.

Bibliography.

Glossary and Cooking Vocabular.

Wayne Gisslen is the bestselling author of Professional Cooking, Advanced Professional Cooking, Professional Baking, and The Chef's Art, all from Wiley-VCH .