AFS100 Culinary Arts: Part I

Discover and learn hands-on techniques of professional chefs. Explore basic culinary techniques including safe and handy knife skills, proper cutting techniques of fruits, vegetables, and meats. Identify herbs, spices, tools and equipment used in a professional kitchen. Hands-on daily cooking demonstrations and individual participation in the seven cooking techniques of braising, roasting, sautéing, grilling, poaching, deep frying, and combination cooking. Create and taste your accomplishments at the conclusion of each class. To ensure that proper sanitation guidelines are followed, this class requires that each student come prepared to cook. Comfortable clothing is suggested; sneakers or nonskid shoes, a baseball cap, apron, knife, cutting board and containers must be brought to each class. Happy Cooking!
Textbook required: Available at the Danvers Bookstore. Cost of class includes perishable fee.

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