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J'adore le poisson grille. "J'ai horreur des broccolis." "J'aime beaucoup les fruits." This program focuses on the vocabulary of food. Featured activities include cherry-picking in Aurons, buying produce and lunching in Aix-en-Provence, and gathering ingredients for bouillabaisse at the fish market in Marseille.
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Vegetables, often overlooked as bland accompaniments to a main dish, can take center stage when prepared by a knowledgeable chef. In this program, industry professional Andrew Sankey demonstrates cooking techniques that bring out the flavor while preserving the nutrients of a variety of vegetables. Viewers will learn how to braise, roast, steam, grill, flame grill, and stir-fry while becoming familiar with common cooking terminology. The selection...
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Discover just how fun and easy-not to mention yummy!-baking can be. This video helps beginning bread artists develop a working knowledge of baking basics, showing viewers how to prepare a delightful variety of oven-fresh delicacies. Bakers-in-training join chef Dave Christopherson in the kitchen as he demonstrates and explains how to make several different quick breads. Step-by-step instructions take viewers through each recipe from start to finish,...
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Should mushrooms be washed before using? What is the best way to store potatoes? Is "buying local" always the most eco-friendly option? This appealing, practical program is led by professional chef Andrew Sankey, who shows viewers how to classify, select, and store fruits and vegetables. Sankey also demonstrates three simple techniques for creating vegetable garnishes, including the brunoise cut used in most restaurants. The important concept of food...
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If you've ever wanted to double the recipe for a batch of cookies or calculate how much it will cost to make a fancy holiday casserole, basic math skills are indispensable. In this program, chef Dave Christopherson explains practical applications of math that are often used at the grocery store and in the kitchen. Math concepts that relate to cooking are presented in short video segments, and include reading a recipe, measuring, kitchen equivalents,...
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What are the three steps all chefs should begin with before cooking meat? How long does meat need to rest after being cooked? What is the best way to make a meal from a tough cut of meat? In this program, professional chef Andrew Sankey explains the basics of preparing meat, then provides a how-to for a variety of cooking techniques. Demonstrating methods for roasting, frying, grilling, stewing, braising, and larding, Sankey also covers internal temperatures,...
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It's almost like magic-the way caterers manage to feed dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of attendees at special events. Who prepares the appetizers, meals, and beverages? For that matter, where? What are the best methods for serving food on time and in a pleasing way? This video addresses those questions as it goes behind the scenes at large-scale catering events. Viewers meet high-profile chefs and organizers who offer advice on menu planning,...
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Cooking utensils and appliances come in all shapes and sizes, but the rules and basic tools of the kitchen are the same for everybody. This program offers guidance in meal preparation and is essential viewing for anyone training to work in a commercial kitchen. A professional chef takes viewers inside the heart of a restaurant, creating small masterpieces for the dining pleasure of customers and presenting a lively and comprehensive look at all sorts...
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Even a beginning chef can prepare healthy meals skillfully and efficiently from scratch, if he or she has the right small appliances. In this video, cookbook author and culinary instructor Paulette Mitchell offers advice on selecting the best kitchen appliances, showing how to use them while demonstrating simple, delicious recipes-including a banana-berry smoothie, a sunshine carrot salad, and a tuna melt. Viewers learn the importance of reading owners'...
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Food enthusiasts around the world have long praised meat, in all its varieties, as a pinnacle of culinary delight. But a certain amount of skill is needed to deliver a dish of beef or poultry that is not tough or dried out. In this program, a professional chef gives step-by-step instructions on how to prepare meat before cooking, while also guiding viewers through the identification of different cuts, their packaging and storage, hygiene and safety...
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Despite the best efforts of experts and organizations, food-borne illness outbreaks still occur. This video examines the risks facing consumers while highlighting culinary and food-handling methods for addressing those risks. Illustrating the dangers of food-borne bacteria and gastrointestinal viruses, the program also assesses the safety of pesticides, herbicides, hormones, and antibiotics used in agriculture. Food-preparation advice encompasses...
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How do you cater for thousands of people at an outdoor event while maintaining high food quality and safety standards? This is the task facing a large Australian catering company as it prepares to feed the masses attending a major sporting event. We learn about the role technology plays during the lead-up to the event, both in the office and in the kitchen. The vital importance of safe food-handling practices is highlighted, and we examine what can...
14) Summer
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We buy a staggering 90% of our food from supermarkets, and they have a huge influence over our lives. Gregg Wallace goes behind the scenes with Britain's biggest food retailers to discover how they source, make and move the food we find on supermarket shelves. With exclusive access to the buyers, product developers, food technologists and backroom teams, Gregg reveals how much they know about us and our tastes and how supermarkets bring us our summer...