Free cooking course
Kitchen Core World
Build a rock-solid foundation. This world covers the essential skills every home cook needs, from mastering your knife to understanding how heat works and balancing flavors.
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- 7 units
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- 33 lessons
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- 3h 55m of material
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- Beginner
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- Certificate
What you will learn
- Proper knife handling and essential cuts (dice, julienne, mince).
- The difference between searing, sautéing, roasting, and braising.
- How to build flavor with aromatics and deglazing.
- Balancing the five core tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami.
- Simple recipes like Scrambled Eggs, Vegetable Soup, and Pan-Seared Chicken.
Course syllabus
7 units, 33 lessons, taken in order. Progress saves to your account.
Unit 1. Knife Skills
- Knife Safety & Handling6 min
- Mission: Pinch GripPractice mission1 min
- Essential Cuts: Dicing7 min
- Mission: Dice an OnionPractice mission3 min
- Essential Cuts: Julienne & Chiffonade8 min
- Mission: Julienne & Chiffonade PracticePractice mission2 min
Unit 2. Heat Management
- Low, Medium, High Heat7 min
- Mission: Water TestPractice mission1 min
- Sauté vs. Sear vs. Simmer8 min
- Mission: Sauté GarlicPractice mission2 min
Unit 3. Core Cooking Methods
- Dry Heat: Roast, Bake, Grill8 min
- Mission: Roast a VegetablePractice mission10 min
- Moist Heat: Boil, Steam, Blanch7 min
- Mission: Blanch Green BeansPractice mission3 min
- Checkpoint ACheckpoint10 min
Unit 4. Seasoning & Flavor
- The Four Pillars: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat9 min
- Mission: Acid TestPractice mission1 min
- Using Herbs & Spices8 min
- Mission: Bloom SpicesPractice mission3 min
Unit 5. Stocks & Sauces
- Building Basic Stocks9 min
- Mission: Veggie Scrap StockPractice mission5 min
- Pan Sauces & Vinaigrettes9 min
- Mission: Emulsify a VinaigrettePractice mission3 min
- Checkpoint BCheckpoint10 min
Unit 6. Basic Cooking
- Scrambled Eggs (Soft & Fluffy)5 min
- Mission: Soft ScramblePractice mission3 min
- Vegetable Soup7 min
- Mission: Make a Vegetable SoupPractice mission10 min
- Pan-Seared Chicken Breast8 min
- Mission: Pan-Seared Chicken with Quick SaucePractice mission5 min
- Checkpoint CCheckpoint12 min
Unit 7. Capstone
- Final Exam: TheoryCapstone15 min
- Apprentice ProjectPractical project30 min
Questions
- Is this for absolute beginners?
- Yes, this is the perfect place to start your culinary journey.
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