Professional Cooking

Wayne Gisslen is the author of the best-selling series of culinary books that includes Essentials of Professional Cooking, Professional Baking, and Advanced Professional Cooking all published by Wiley. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, he has written and worked extensively in the field of culinary arts with experience as a restaurant chef, test kitchen supervisor, and food and beverage consultant.

Chapter 1: The Food-Service Industry Chapter 2: Sanitation and Safety Chapter 3: Tools and Equipment Chapter 4: Menus, Recipes, and Cost Management Chapter 5: Nutrition Chapter 6: Basic Principles of Cooking and Food Science Chapter 7: Mise en Place Chapter 8: Stocks and Sauces Chapter 9: Soups Chapter 10: Understanding Vegetables Chapter 11: Cooking Vegetables Chapter 12: Potatoes Chapter 13: Legumes, Grains, Pasta, and Other Starches Chapter 14: Cooking Methods for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Chapter 15: Understanding Meats and Game Chapter 16: Cooking Meats and Game Chapter 17: Understanding Poultry and Game Birds Chapter 18: Cooking Poultry and Game Birds Chapter 19: Understanding Fish and Shellfish Chapter 20: Cooking Fish and Shellfish Chapter 21: Salad Dressings and Salads Chapter 22: Sandwiches Chapter 23: Hors d Oeuvres Chapter 24: Breakfast Preparation Chapter 25: Dairy and Beverages Chapter 26: Cooking for Vegetarian Diets Chapter 27: Sausages and Cured Foods Chapter 28: Pates, Terrines, and Other Cold Foods Chapter 29: Food Presentation Chapter 30: Bakeshop Production: Basic Principles and Ingredients Chapter 31: Yeast Products Chapter 32: Quick Breads Chapter 33: Cakes and Icings Chapter 34: Cookies Chapter 35: Pies and Pastries Chapter 36: Creams, Custards, Puddings, Frozen Desserts, and Sauces Appendix 1: Metric Conversion Factors. Appendix 2: Standard Can Sizes. Appendix 3: Approximate Weight-Volume Equivalents of Dry Foods. Appendix 4: Kitchen Math Exercises: Metric Versions. Appendix 5: Eggs and Safety. Bibliography. Glossary and Cooking Vocabular.