On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (January 18, 2018) © 2019

  • Sarah R. Labensky
  • Alan M. Hause
  • Priscilla A. Martel
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For courses in cooking and food prep.
Market-leading cooking text
For over two decades, On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals has prepared students for successful careers in the culinary arts. Clear and comprehensive, this best-selling text teaches the “hows” and “whys” of cooking and baking principles, while providing step-by-step instructions, visual guidance, and recipes to clarify techniques. The 6th edition expands its “fundamentals” approach, reflects key trends, and adds information on healthy cooking, sous-vide, curing, and smoking, plus dozens of new recipes and more than 200 new photographs.

  • PART 1: PROFESSIONALISM
  • 1. Professionalism
  • 2. Food Safety and Sanitation
  • 3. Nutrition
  • 4. Menus and Recipes
  • PART 2: PREPARATION
  • 5. Tools and Equipment
  • 6. Knife Skills
  • 7. Flavors and Flavorings
  • 8. Dairy Products
  • 9. Mise en Place
  • PART 3: COOKING
  • 10. Principles of Cooking
  • 11. Stocks and Sauces
  • 12. Soups
  • 13. Principles of Meat Cookery
  • 14. Beef
  • 15. Veal
  • 16. Lamb
  • 17. Pork
  • 18. Poultry
  • 19. Game
  • 20. Fish and Shellfish
  • 21. Eggs and Breakfast
  • 22. Vegetables
  • 23. Potatoes, Grains and Pasta
  • 24. Healthy Cooking and Special Diets
  • PART 4:
  • 25. Salads and Salad Dressings
  • 26. Fruits
  • 27. Sandwiches
  • 28. Charcuterie
  • 29. Hors d’Oeuvre and Canapés
  • PART 5: BAKING
  • 30. Principles of the Bakeshop
  • 31. Quick Breads
  • 32. Yeast Breads
  • 33. Pies, Pastries and Cookies
  • 34. Cakes and Frostings
  • 35. Custards, Creams, Frozen Desserts and Sauces
  • PART 6: PRESENTATION
  • 36. Plate Presentation
  • 37. Buffet Presentation
  • Appendix I. Measurement and Conversion Charts
  • Appendix II. Fresh Locally-grown Produce Availability Chart

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