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Culinary Arts I

 Lower Dauphin School District

Curriculum Guide

Course Title: Culinary Arts I
Subject: Family and Consumer Science
Grade Level(s): 10-12


Synopsis of Curriculum

This is course is for the beginner to learn basic food preparation skills. Topics include food safety, proper knife skills, recipe reading, proper equipment use, microwave cooking, cooking with milk, eggs, and cheese, and an introduction to baking techniques. Designed around the book FOOD FOR TODAY and other outside resources and teacher made materials, students spend the majority of classroom time in a culinary lab setting practicing techniques.

Units of Study Titles

Kitchen Management

Food Safety

Microwave Cooking

Cooking with Eggs, Milk & Cheese

Baking Principles