Culinary Fundamentals - Scottsdale Community College

Culinary Fundamentals from Scottsdale Community College is a Campus Associate Food degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Culinary Fundamentals is designed to equip students with basic skills in culinary arts . The program provides instruction in culinary concepts and terminology, kitchen safety and sanitation, equipment usage, basic nutritional guidelines, standard and metric measurements, food costing, and theory and practice in the production of culinary products. Courses emphasize fundamental cooking techniques and preparation methods for hot foods, breakfast items, salads, sandwiches, dressings, breads and pastries. Program Competencies: Identify culinary principles, nutrition practices, safety and sanitation techniques for basic kitchen and food service operation. Identify fruit and vegetable classifications and demonstrate preparation and usage of a variety of products. Demonstrate the appropriate use of kitchen smallwares, equipment, knives and bakery equipment. Demonstrate the use of food costing techniques and recipe conversions using standard and metric measurements. Illustrate knowledge of fabrication of meats, fish and poultry products. Describe and produce basic stocks, sauces and soups. Demonstrate methods of cooking by conduction, convection and radiation in the utilization of poultry, fish and meat products. Produce a variety of cheeses and pastas. Demonstrate and describe production of dressings for salads and sandwiches. Produce simple salads and sandwiches appropriate for the food service industry. Demonstrate practices of canap View more details on Scottsdale Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Food courses.