This exhaustive course begins with an overview of kitchen basics and knife skills. You will learn what equipment you really need to cook well at home—and what you don’t need. An in-depth knife tutorial will teach you about the four knives you should own and show you proper cutting techniques. Exhaustive cooking lessons explore boiling, simmering, steaming, poaching, stir-frying, and frying. We teach you the core principles behind each technique and then show you how to apply these concepts to thousands of recipes.

Two lessons are focused on outdoor cooking, and teach the core principles behind grilling, grill-roasting and barbecuing. You will learn how to set up different fires in your grill to achieve optimal cooking results as well as techniques that guarantee perfect results when cooking a wide variety of foods outdoors.

A single lesson is devoted to preparing eggs and teaches common methods for preparing this essential ingredient, including frying, poaching, hard-cooking, and scrambling.

In addition to teaching you to prepare a wide range of recipes, this course will teach you how to think like a successful cook. We will teach you to examine the “why” as well as the “how” as you master core techniques every cook should know. Taken in conjunction with Principles of Good Cooking, this course will prepare any student for a lifetime of good cooking.