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Essential Cooking Skills (Udemy.com)

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

4.8
4,452 reviews

Created by: Viorel Copolovici

Last updated November 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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Against the other 418 rated Udemy courses in Lifestyle on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 83% of them
  • Reviews4,452#16 of 419 by number of reviews
  • Length1.2 hoursshorter than 87% of them
  • Last updatedNovember 2017earlier than 88% of them

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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 a sea 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 from correct preparation techniques just 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 perfected over generations by professional chefs and, for many years, have been set as golden standards in international cuisine. 

I have done my utmost to make this an effective and pleasant experience for every student by combining clear practical demonstrations and useful information. This is just the first of a series of courses to follow, which I will develop taking into account all the feedback from my students and the topics they are interested in. 
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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. 

Viorel has 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 to pass on 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 Diana Barbu on 2/24/2026

Yes, this is a very good match. I love watching and learning the basic skills of food preparation, and the chef explains everything very well. This is not something we learn in other classes, because the chefs usually expect us to already know the basics. The close-ups are quite helpful.

By Evvy F on 11/23/2025

Excellent review of the basics from which one builds a variety of dishes. It's amusing to hear the chef say "a little" salt and observe hime adding way more salt than what I would consider a little! It's nuances like these that have returned value to me from having taken the course. Who knew that a blonde roux would be cooked for up to five minutes? Many published recipes say just a minute or two and then readers will complain that roux based sauces taste floury. Of course they do if you don't cook the flour. That's what I loved about this course. It's the nuances of how a professional chef views his craft and passes it along to me.

By Anonymized User on 1/28/2024

Chef Viorel Copolovici made the cooking basics look so easy, and the food look delicious! He certainly raises awareness of eating processed foods, I will have to learn to incorporate preparing the "from scratch" dishes as opposed to buying all the ready made shortcut foods, but the much more flavorful foods will be the tasty results!

By Ann-Marie L on 7/28/2023

This was great! A small group of us took this class together as a team building activity. Your passion really comes through and inspires us to step out of our comfort zones in the kitchen. We are looking forward to part 2 and are bummed there isn't a part 3! We are in the US and wish there was a conversion for us to easily follow with the measuring.

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

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