Essential Cooking Skills (Udemy.com)

Cook like a pro, master the basic techniques used in the World's culinary industry! Key Techniques - Part 1

Created by: Viorel Copolovici

Produced in 2017

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What you will learn

  • Master basic cooking techniques which can then be used to create an endless variety of dishes.
  • Understand the HOW of cooking, before thinking of the WHAT to cook.
  • Learn the ABC of cooking to international standards. The basic skills covered in the course are: chopping and blanching vegetables, butchering a whole chicken, making basic stocks, making mother sauces, correctly cooking eggs, rice and pasta.

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Overall Score : 92 / 100

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Course Description

When one takes up cooking, the amount of information, recipes and suggestions can be overwhelming. It's easy to get lost in asea of recipes, to spend time pondering WHAT to cook and miss one of the most important aspects when it comes to preparing a great meal - the HOW. The real success of a dish comes fromcorrect preparation techniquesjust as much as it comes from high quality ingredients,flavour combinations or creative plating.

In this course I gathered some of the most important 17 techniques that any cook, anywhere in the world,be they amateur or professional,absolutely needs to use in his kitchen. They have been developed and perfectedovergenerations byprofessional chefs and, for many years, have been set as goldenstandards in international cuisine.

I have done my utmost to make this an effective and pleasant experience for everystudent by combining clear practicaldemonstrations and useful information. This is just the first of a series of courses to follow, which I will developtakinginto account all the feedback from my students andthe topics they are interested in.
Who this course is for:
The course is addressed to both amateur and young professional cooks who want to start their journey in the kitchen from a solid foundation of cooking techniques and methods.

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Instructor Details

Viorel Copolovici

Viorel is a professionally trained chef, with a long and diverse experience, prior to finding his personal mission in the kitchen.
He studied journalism, worked in marketing for more than 10 years, reaching top management positions, then chose cooking as a vocation. He ran a successful culinary blog, two restaurants (one in Bucharest and one in Bahia, Brazil) and then completed his studies at one of the most prestigious culinary schools in the world - Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute of London.
Viorelhas facilitated numerous cooking demonstrations and practical workshops, both for professional cooks as well as for amateurs. He regularly hosts private lunches and dinners in his culinary studio in Bucharest and frequently facilitates team-cooking experiences for groups - large and small - in various companies.
He works closely with different corporate partners, creating experiential events with extremely diverse themes - creative pairings of wine or beer with outstanding food, exploring ethnic cuisine, discovering certain ingredients or cooking techniques.
Viorel believes that it is part of his mission topasson his deep passion for the art of cooking, as well as the know-how he has gathered over many years of loving labour in the kitchen. This is how the Udemy course series was born.

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By Marius Ciocan on 11/8/2020

I love it! The passion, the knowledge and the friendly and easy way the information is transmitted makes everything so easy to understand and follow! I just love it!!!

By Stuart Lay on 11/8/2020

Quite interesting and educational

By Maurice Kolokoto on 11/8/2020

It helped me a lot even my cooking skills have improved.. Thanks..

By Michael Jones on 11/8/2020

I found this course very interesting seeing as a lot of these techniques I don't use in the kitchen because I either didn't know how or stuff like stocks I bought from my local supermarket already pre made. it taught me several things that I plan to use in the future.

By Nsikak Sunday Usoro on 11/1/2020

I learnt a lot
How to cut vegetables in cubes
Blanching the right way and making stocks from scratch

By Rodolpho Lcio Vieira Machado on 10/24/2020

O curso foi muito bem feito. Parabns. S quero ainda aprender sobre outras coisas... Vou precisar de mais contedo.

By Shivani Chugh on 10/8/2020

informative

By Anushka Pathak on 10/2/2020

omg! this course is freaking amazing!! the chef has some really easy techniques for chopping veggies or even for cooking food. i would recommend this course for all the beginners out there

By Bhuvan Uikey on 10/1/2020

it was good and satsifaying

By Eliran Teller on 9/26/2020

Almost everything you need to start.
I missed some explanations on basic technics, such as how to hold the knife, or how to toss your pan, and some more minor things - But mostly, very very informative.

By Dominique Kendrick on 9/24/2020

yes, I love to cook.

By Ma. Grace Dianne J Bautista on 9/21/2020

Great content!