Preparing ingredients

Licence to Cook

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Access teachers' notes, lesson plans and recipes for sessions 1 to 5.

Access teachers' notes, lesson plans and recipes for sessions 6 to 10.

Access teachers' notes, lesson plans and recipes for sessions 11 to 16.

Four videos to introduce getting ready to cook and weighing/measuring.

Four videos showing how to use small pieces of electrical equipment safely.

Thirteen videos showing how to prepare a range of ingredients safely - including knife skills.

Five videos showing how to use the cooker safely, including draining away boiling water (after boiling on the hob).

Five videos showing how to rub-in, form a dough, roll out a dough, fold a mixture and spoon mixture into cases.

Two videos showing how to make a white and a tomato sauce.

This video shows how to grate different ingredients.

This video shows how to zest and squeeze citrus fruit.

This video shows how to crack, beat and separate an egg.

This video shows how to peel.

This video shows how to use a knife (the bridge hold).

This video shows how to use a knife (claw grip).

This video shows how to prepare an onion.

This video shows how to prepare a clove of garlic.

This video shows how to prepare chillies.

This video shows how to prepare fresh ginger.

This video shows how to prepare a piece of fresh fish.

This video shows how to prepare a piece of chicken.

This video shows how to prepare a piece of meat.

This video shows how to drain away hot water.