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Many culinary training programs are now being offered at local culinary arts schools, including both short courses and full-term classes. More than 100 formal training programs are accredited and several apprenticeship programs around the country are sponsored by the American Culinary Federation. These programs gear training to chefs for higher-end and fine-dining restaurants, so they may offer training resulting in certification or a 2 or 4-year degree. They offer several training options and specializing in focuses such as advanced cooking techniques or foods and worldwide cooking methods.

A more advanced text is Cooking Essentials for the New Professional Chef, Student Workbook The Food and Beverage Institute, Mary Deirdre Donovan (Editor). The table of content touches on the following areas:

bulletThe Professional Chef.
bulletFood and Kitchen Safety.
bulletNutrition and Healthy Cooking.
bulletEquipment Identification.
bulletThe Raw Ingredients.
bulletMise en Place.
bulletSoups.
bulletSauces.
bulletDry-Heat Cooking Methods.
bulletMoist-Heat and Combination Cooking Techniques.
bulletCharcuterie and Garde-Manger.
bulletBaking and Pastry.
bulletAnswer Key

Formal culinary may provide some benefits when looking for employment in fine restaurants. Those who have taken classes in commercial food preparation may begin as a chef or cook without first working in a lower kitchen job.  Postsecondary courses vary in length of two months to two or more years, and programs offering degrees are offered only to graduate students.

 

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