CUL-142: Fundamentals of Food

Program
Culinary Arts
Credits 5 Lab Hours 6 Lecture Hours 2 Clinical Hours 0
Work Hours
0
Contact Hours
8
This course introduces the student to the basic principles of cooking, baking and kitchen operations. Topics include preparation methods for protein, starch, vegetable/fruit identification/selection, storage; breakfast cookery, breads, sweet dough/pastries, basic fabrication, knife skills, and mise en place. Upon completion, students should be able to execute efficiently a broad range of basic cooking/baking skills as they apply to different stations in foodservice operations.

Prerequisites

Take CUL-110. Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course.