Why Study this Food Preparation Course?

Do you want to understand how food is prepared before one starts cooking? Do you want to understand how different foods are flavored? This online food preparation course may just be the answer you are looking for!

This course will teach you various things in food preparation, that and more! Such as the various cooking methods, the origins of cooking, the basic cooking equipment, planning a menu for small and large scale of people,  the way to prepare various types of foods, the suitable quantity a person should eat, and the different ways foods are flavored.

 

Learn how to prepare and cook food.

Understand the principles for selecting, cleaning, cutting, preserving, flavoring, mixing, cooking ….and everything else involved in preparing food for consumption.

Become a better cook at home, socially, or for work

This course complements studies in Food and Beverage Management, Event Management and Catering Management – it all depends upon why you need to learn food preparation. Some may wish to become more self sufficient, others may wish to work in a restaurant, catering services, culinary supplies (e.g. a kitchen shop) or hospitality services.

Course Outline:

  1. Introduction
    • History of cooking/ Trends
    • Principles of Cooking
    • Nutrition
    • Scope of the Catering industry
    • Weights and measures
    • Basic cooking techniques
    • Terms
  2. Fruit and vegetables
    • Why eat Fruit & Veg; How much a person should eat; How poor preparation can damage nutritional value
    • How to choose fruit and vegetables when shopping
    • Basics of preparation- peeling slicing etc
    • Cooking techniques
    • Nutritional information relating to food group
  3. Cereals & Starches; Bread, cereals and potatoes
    • Preparation- including how to make fresh pasta
    • Why eat cereals & starch; How much a person should eat; How poor preparation can damage nutritional value
    • How to prepare potatoes- different types of potato dishes- mashed, boiled, daulphinoise etc
    • Cooking pasta- different recipes
    • Cooking Rice, cous cous etc.
    • Nutritional information relating to food group
  4. Meat Fish and Alternatives
    • How much a person should eat
    • How poor preparation can damage nutritional value
    • Selecting the perfect cut of meat/ basic butchery, fish monger
    • How to prepare and cook it, which sauces compliment it.
    • Eggs- cooking different types
    • Cooking with pulses
    • Nutritional information relating to food group
  5. Milk and dairy
    • How much a person should eat
    • How poor preparation can damage nutritional value
    • Cheese making basics
    • Cheese types and recipes
    • Basic recipes e.g. Macaroni cheese
    • Dairy free cooking
    • Yoghurt
    • How to make it, use in sauces
    • Dairy free cooking
    • Nutritional information relating to food group
  6. Fats and Sugars
    • How much a person should eat
    • How poor preparation can damage nutritional value
    • How to make perfect puddings
    • Types of fat
    • How to adapt recipes to reduce sugar and fat- catering for low fat and low sugar dietary requirements
    • Nutritional information relating to food group
  7. Flavoring Food
    • More on complimenting foods- sauces- cream, wine, butter, vinaigrette etc
    • Stocks
    • Use of herbs/ seasoning
  8. Menu planning on a Small Scale
    • Designing menus- complimenting foods
    • Recipes simple to advanced- Seasonal foods
    • Planning a dinner party- case study
  9. Menu Planning on a Large Scale
    • Planning Meals/Catering for parties and events; outdoor, indoor etc
    • Restaurant Menus/Catering

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  • Experienced Tutor support
  • Certificate sent to you
  • Online study (Printed notes available)
  • Self paced - no set timetable
  • 12 months to complete course

From: $35.00 / week for 19 weeks

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    • Experienced Tutor support
    • Certificate sent to you
    • Online study (Printed notes available)
    • Self paced - no set timetable
    • 12 months to complete course

    From: $35.00 / week for 19 weeks

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      Why Study this Food Preparation Course?

      Do you want to understand how food is prepared before one starts cooking? Do you want to understand how different foods are flavored? This online food preparation course may just be the answer you are looking for!

      This course will teach you various things in food preparation, that and more! Such as the various cooking methods, the origins of cooking, the basic cooking equipment, planning a menu for small and large scale of people,  the way to prepare various types of foods, the suitable quantity a person should eat, and the different ways foods are flavored.

       

      Learn how to prepare and cook food.

      Understand the principles for selecting, cleaning, cutting, preserving, flavoring, mixing, cooking ….and everything else involved in preparing food for consumption.

      Become a better cook at home, socially, or for work

      This course complements studies in Food and Beverage Management, Event Management and Catering Management – it all depends upon why you need to learn food preparation. Some may wish to become more self sufficient, others may wish to work in a restaurant, catering services, culinary supplies (e.g. a kitchen shop) or hospitality services.

      Course Outline:

      1. Introduction
        • History of cooking/ Trends
        • Principles of Cooking
        • Nutrition
        • Scope of the Catering industry
        • Weights and measures
        • Basic cooking techniques
        • Terms
      2. Fruit and vegetables
        • Why eat Fruit & Veg; How much a person should eat; How poor preparation can damage nutritional value
        • How to choose fruit and vegetables when shopping
        • Basics of preparation- peeling slicing etc
        • Cooking techniques
        • Nutritional information relating to food group
      3. Cereals & Starches; Bread, cereals and potatoes
        • Preparation- including how to make fresh pasta
        • Why eat cereals & starch; How much a person should eat; How poor preparation can damage nutritional value
        • How to prepare potatoes- different types of potato dishes- mashed, boiled, daulphinoise etc
        • Cooking pasta- different recipes
        • Cooking Rice, cous cous etc.
        • Nutritional information relating to food group
      4. Meat Fish and Alternatives
        • How much a person should eat
        • How poor preparation can damage nutritional value
        • Selecting the perfect cut of meat/ basic butchery, fish monger
        • How to prepare and cook it, which sauces compliment it.
        • Eggs- cooking different types
        • Cooking with pulses
        • Nutritional information relating to food group
      5. Milk and dairy
        • How much a person should eat
        • How poor preparation can damage nutritional value
        • Cheese making basics
        • Cheese types and recipes
        • Basic recipes e.g. Macaroni cheese
        • Dairy free cooking
        • Yoghurt
        • How to make it, use in sauces
        • Dairy free cooking
        • Nutritional information relating to food group
      6. Fats and Sugars
        • How much a person should eat
        • How poor preparation can damage nutritional value
        • How to make perfect puddings
        • Types of fat
        • How to adapt recipes to reduce sugar and fat- catering for low fat and low sugar dietary requirements
        • Nutritional information relating to food group
      7. Flavoring Food
        • More on complimenting foods- sauces- cream, wine, butter, vinaigrette etc
        • Stocks
        • Use of herbs/ seasoning
      8. Menu planning on a Small Scale
        • Designing menus- complimenting foods
        • Recipes simple to advanced- Seasonal foods
        • Planning a dinner party- case study
      9. Menu Planning on a Large Scale
        • Planning Meals/Catering for parties and events; outdoor, indoor etc
        • Restaurant Menus/Catering

      Enrol Now

      • Experienced Tutor support
      • Certificate sent to you
      • Online study (Printed notes available)
      • Self paced - no set timetable
      • 12 months to complete course

      From: $35.00 / week for 19 weeks

      Clear

       

      Get a Free Info Pack!

        CourseStream Accreditation.
        Accredited courses.