Subject topic – Vegetables, Knife Skills and Kitchen Terms

28 February 2011

Today I started working in the kitchen were we cleaned for an hour to start our log of how much hours we have to clean for the year. Then we went to the resource center to do an assignment where we have to research our questions to be able to answer them. In the afternoon we were in the training kitchen at the academy to learn knife skills. We learned about all the different types of knives there is. The safety procedures involved when using a knife. We had to cut “Brunoise” onions. This is basically chopping it into very small cubes. We also had to cut onion rings. We practised how to sharpen a knife and the motion of slicing with a chef’s knife. You also have to organise your workstation and clean as you go.