Preparation and Techniques

Preparation and Techniques

Basic Knife Skills

  • Understand the safe use of knives including peeling, slicing, dicing, and julienning.
  • Be aware of techniques for deboning, filleting, and trimming meats.

Cooking Techniques

  • Understand various cooking methods, including boiling, steaming, grilling, baking, and frying.
  • Know how to use different cookery equipment and utensils proficiently.
  • Understand and utilise microwave cooking techniques, including defrosting and reheating.
  • Be familiar with how to use oven for baking, roasting, and grilling.

Food Handling

  • Understand the importance and techniques of proper food handling.
  • Practice appropriate storage conditions for a variety of ingredients.
  • Maintain cleanliness and demonstrate excellent personal hygiene to prevent contamination.
  • Understand the importance of cross-contamination prevention.

Food Presentation

  • Understand how to season food appropriately.
  • Be able to prepare, assemble, and present a variety of dishes.
  • Have a knowledge of garnishing techniques to enhance presentation.

Bread Making

  • Understand kneading, proofing, and shaping of dough.
  • Be familiar with variation of bread recipes and how to bake bread.

Pastry Making

  • Know the technique of making various types of pastry including shortcrust, puff, and choux.
  • Be able to roll and shape the pastry for various dishes.

Recipe Scaling

  • Understand the concept of recipe scaling, to adjust the quantity of ingredients according to the number of servings required.

Menu Planning

  • Understand how to plan a menu based on nutritional requirements, budget, and customer preferences.
  • Be able to design balanced meals and menus taking into account dietary restrictions.
  • Know about seasonality and availability of ingredients in menu planning.

Nutritional Needs and Dietary Considerations

  • Understand various dietary needs, allergies, and intolerances.
  • Be knowledgeable about vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and other dietary considerations.
  • Understand the nutritional value of various foods and how to create balanced meals.