The French Culinary Institute
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Sous-Vide Intensive

Thanks to its ability to enhance food taste and texture in unique ways, sous-vide has become a popular culinary technique. Learn how you can incorporate sous-vide and other low-temperature cooking methods into your own kitchen repertoire.

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Get the Essentials of Sous-Vide in 14 Hours

In just a few years, sous-vide (cooking “under vacuum”) has gained ground in the most renowned restaurant kitchens around the world. In our two-day intensive, working chefs can explore how sous-vide and other low-temperature cooking techniques can be employed to enhance flavor and texture and to achieve results beyond the limits of traditional cooking methods. Attain the knowledge and skills you need to create unique sous-vide dishes for your discerning clientele.

What You'll Learn

  • Sous-vide techniques for meats, fish, sauces, stocks, vegetables, and fruits
  • How to choose and use sous-vide equipment, including vacuum machines, bags, combi-ovens, circulators, hypodermic probe thermometers, and datalogger
  • How to cook chill food products
  • Preparations for direct-serve product (fish, meats, and vegetable)
  • Sous-vide special effects, such as de-airing, texture modification, forming, and flash pickling
  • Safety and health issues, including non-regulated low temperature cooking and techniques not requiring a vacuum machine
  • HACCP plans and how to put them in place

 

14 hours - $1,600

Evening Schedules

Tuesdays and Wednesdays
2 times a week for 1 week
Begins: March 27, 2012
Ends: March 28, 2012
Class time: 9:00am-5:00pm

Fridays and Saturdays
2 times a week for 1 week
Begins: September 14, 2012
Ends: September 15, 2012
Class time: 9:00am-5:00pm

Tuition Includes

Application fee
Tool kit
Books and supplies

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Although The FCI is accredited by the ACCSC, Specialized Training courses at The FCI do not fall within the scope of the commission's accreditation. These courses are designed for personal enrichment and are not intended to qualify a student for employment.