José Andrés George Washington University Food Course: Class 3, The Craft of Cooking

3. Craft of Cooking

GW Faculty: José Andrés

What is cooking?

Cooking is defined as the preparation of food by use of heat

But is heat always needed?

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paella Video

Techniques for Preservation without the use of heat

Fermentation

• Pickling• Wine• Kimchi

Hunter-Gatherers

Smoking

Salt

Drying

Emergence of Agriculture

The Culinary Profession is Born

Class Systems Arise

Apicius

Bartolomeo Scappi

Francisco Martinez Montiño

François La Varenne

Carême

Auguste Escoffier

Paul Bocuse

Alice Waters

Joel Robuchon

Juan Mari Arzak

Ferran Adrià

Nathan Myhrvold

Techniques of Cooking

Mastering Fire

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Grilling

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Video of Paella

Roasting

Boiling

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Steaming

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Poaching and Sautéing

Video of Tortilla

Baking

Frying

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Video of Frying an Egg

Pot Roasting

Infusions

Extractions

The first vacuum

Sous Vide

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Clementine Video

Freeze Drying

The Queen of Ice CreamAgnes B. Marshall

Spherification