Questions for Discussion

Appears in
Professional Cooking: 10th Edition
Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

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  1. You have just prepared a suprême sauce, but your supervisor says it’s too thin. It must be served in 5 minutes. What can you do to correct the sauce?
  2. What are the two methods for preparing starches so they can be incorporated into hot liquids? Why are they necessary, and how do they work?
  3. Why is it necessary to be able to thicken a sauce with a roux without making lumps if the sauce is going to be strained anyway?
  4. You are preparing a gravy for a batch of Swiss steaks that are to be frozen for later use. What thickening agent will you use?
  5. Name the five leading sauces and their major ingredients. List at least two small sauces made from each.
  6. What precautions must be taken when finishing and holding allemande sauce?
  7. What are the similarities between espagnole and pan gravy? the differences?
  8. What precautions are necessary when making hollandaise to avoid overcooking the eggs or curdling the sauce?