How does preparation differ for set meal service and extended meal service?
It has been said that à la carte cooking, or cooking to order, is nothing more than small-batch cooking carried to its extreme. Based on what you know about pre-preparation, what do you think this statement means?
Why is it important to learn to cut foods accurately and uniformly?
Name six basic vegetable cuts, and give their dimensions.
Give six examples of foods that might be blanched or parcooked during pre-preparation, and give a reason for each.
Describe in detail how to set up a breading station and how to use it to bread veal cutlets.
The manager of the restaurant in which you are a cook has decided to try using frozen, breaded shrimp instead of having you bread shrimp by hand, but she is worried about customer acceptance and asks for your help. How will you handle the new product?
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