The Professional Chef is among the best-selling titles in Wiley’s cooking program and represents the cornerstone book in our publishing partnership with the CIA. We have completely reorganized this book to reflect the way that people cook in the kitchen today, with the best of foods and flavors from around the world. The book reviews ingredients, equipment, and skills of the professional chef. It then explores the techniques for the full range of food items: vegetables, potatoes, grains, legumes, pasta, meats, fish and seafood, poultry, eggs, fruits, soups, sauces, quickbreads and cakes, yeast breads, and more. The new edition features information on global cuisines, an all-new chapter on Plated Desserts, and information on topics of growing importance such as sous vide cooking, seasonality, and sustainability. The new edition features a new user-friendly design and structure, guiding readers through the basic principles behind each technique at a glance, and then providing more in-depth information along with step-by-step photography. Complete with hundreds of recipes and four-color photographs throughout, this is the essential reference for any aspiring chef, culinary student, or cooking enthusiast. For the first time ever, The Professional Chef is also available as a revolutionary interactive iPad edition (978-1-118-12012-5).
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Gorgeous book filled with useful information and amazing photos! I am a self-taught home chef. Despite learning much on my own over the years, I wanted slightly more information on technique and skill than can often be seen in cooking videos and TV shows. In comes “The Professional Chef” by the Culinary Institute of America, or CIA.Since this book also serves as the CIA’s text book, be warned, it is 1200 pages long. It is heavy and you’ll definitely get a work out carrying it around. That aside, it is a stunningly beautiful book. It is…
Do you cooking? BUY THIS BOOK! There is nothing to think about. If you are serious about cooking, regardless of skill level… BUY THIS BOOK. It is easily the most comprehensive book I own. Period. It’s the textbook used by one of the top culinary institutions in the world… that should say enough.Side note: If your coffee table is from Target or IKEA or made of any kind of questionable building materials… you’re gonna want to upgrade to something a little more sturdy. Otherwise, this thing is gonna turn it…