HOSP 110 Intro to the Professional Kitchen
Students will gain basic knowledge of the kitchen related to safety, sanitation, identification and use of tools and equipment. The uses of recipes, basic principles of cooking and baking, and common products used in the kitchen are covered. This is not a cooking course. Students learn about professionalism in the industry.
HOSP 110Intro to the Professional Kitchen
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
Department
Business/Culinary Arts
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
Credit Hours Narrative
3 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
45
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
Students will gain basic knowledge of the kitchen related to safety, sanitation, identification and use of tools and equipment. The uses of recipes, basic principles of cooking and baking, and common products used in the kitchen are covered. This is not a cooking course. Students learn about professionalism in the industry.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Appreciate the role of the professional manager in modern food service operations and understand the attributes needed to become a culinary professional.
- Identify the causes of food borne illness and take appropriate actions to create and maintain a safe and sanitary working environment.
- Demonstrate the care and use of knives and become proficient in the production of food products using classic knife cuts.
- Identify a variety of professional kitchen tools and equipment and demonstrate a working knowledge of their assembly, use and disassembly for cleaning and sanitizing.
- Comprehend the need for and use standardized recipes in daily kitchen production, convert recipe yield amounts to fit production needs and calculate recipe costs.
- Understand the basic principles and techniques of various dry-heat, moist-heat combination-heat cooking methods.
- Demonstrate service and plating techniques
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Chapter 1: Professionalism
Chapter 2: Food Safety and Sanitation
Chapter 3: Menus And Recipes
Chapter 4:Tools and Equipment
Chapter 5: Knife Skills
Chapter 6: Flavors and Flavorings
Chapter 8: Mise en Place
Chapter 9: Principles of Cooking
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Required Assignments
A written assignment is required with each chapter
Additional written assignments: Food Memory, Deserted Island (what ten foods would you want with you on a deserted island to eat for the rest of your life?)
Required Exams
Chapter Quizzes for each chapter.
Comprehensive Mid-term and Final Exams
Required Text
"On Cooking" by Sarah R. Labensky, "Professional Cooking" By Wayne Glissen or "The Professional Chef" by the Culinary Institute of America are available in the library, and would be good sources of information to help you complete the homework assignments but there is plenty of information on the internet.
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
A written assignment is required with each chapter
Additional written assignments: Food Memory, Deserted Island (what ten foods would you want with you on a deserted island to eat for the rest of your life?)
Chapter Quizzes for each chapter.
Comprehensive Mid-term and Final Exams