FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE
CULINARY FUNDAMENTALS

CLASS OVERVIEW
In this course, students will apply fundamental culinary
techniques, matters related to the preparation or cooking food,
such as knife handling skills and the recognition, selection and
proper use of tools and equipment. An emphasis will be placed on
mise en place, the management of time, ingredients and
equipment. Students will apply standard recipe conversions using
proper scaling and measurement techniques. As students begin to
explore this exciting and rewarding career, they will realize often
people who work in commercial kitchens find great happiness in
their work in the Foodservice Industry,

CAREER FOCUS
Overall jobs in the food service area have an employment outlook
of good to favorable. Jobs related to commercial foodservices
include businesses with the primary goal of preparing and selling
food to make money. This includes restaurants, hotels, clubs, and
catering. Many cooks and chefs have career in noncommercial
foodservices settings such as: corporations, schools, universities,
hospitals, military, travel, parks and recreation, stadiums,
convention centers. Culinarians may also choose to concentrate on
one segment of foodservice such as casual dining, catering,
institutional cooking or pastries. A job in the kitchen offers the
chance to be creative and the driving passion for good food is what
motivates most successful chefs and restaurateurs

CLASS HIGHLIGHTS: Food and Nutrition
Develop knowledge of food and nutrition to make informed choices that support safe, affordable and sustainable food practices. Nutritional Information

Food Preparation
Apply strategies to make purchase
decisions for self and family as well
as prepare foods through different
cooking methods to preserve
nutrient values.

Personal Finance &  Consumerism Develop skills to achieve personal financial wellness and become an educated consumer.

QUESTIONS
For more information about Family
Consumer Science - Food Sciences
program, contact Mrs. Kadee Poiry,
instructor, at 419-824-8570 ext.
5163 or cpoirysylvaniaschools.org