Kitchen Fundamentals

Essential skills for working safely and effectively in a professional kitchen. Covers hygiene, knife skills and basic cooking methods needed for any kitchen role.

For: Kitchen assistants, apprentice chefs, and hospitality newcomers

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Kitchen Safety & Hygiene

Learn the rules that keep food safe and kitchens hazard-free. HACCP basics and personal hygiene.

Follow personal hygiene rules in the kitchen

Prepare your appearance and hygiene correctly before entering a professional kitchen.

0.25h6 steps

Knife Skills

Handle, maintain and use professional kitchen knives safely and efficiently.

Sharpen a chef's knife with a honing steel

Use a honing steel to realign the edge of a chef's knife so it cuts cleanly.

0.5h6 steps

Basic Cooking Methods

Practice the core techniques used in every professional kitchen.

Blanch and refresh vegetables

Cook vegetables briefly in boiling water then cool them instantly in ice water to preserve colour, texture and nutrients.

0.5h7 steps