Technology and Livelihood Education: Home Economics-Cookery Performing Mise' en Place
Technology and Livelihood Education: Home Economics-Cookery Performing Mise' en Place
Technology and Livelihood Education: Home Economics-Cookery Performing Mise' en Place
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Technology and Livelihood
Education
Home Economics- Cookery
Performing Mise’ en Place
Quarter 4 - Module 1:
Week 1&2
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Lesson
Performing Mise’ en Place
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What’s New
Mise’en place is a French term for having all your ingredients measured, cut, peeled, sliced,
grated, etc. before you start cooking. Pans are prepared. Mixing bowls, tools and equipment set out. It
is a technique chefs use to assemble meals so
quickly and effortlessly.
Practicing mise’en place has several benefits. First, any missing ingredients can be spotted
before it's too late for a quick trip to the store or your neighbor next door. Second, there is time to
clean the mixing area as you go along rather than face a counter full of mixing equipment when you're
done. And finally, you can group ingredients or place them in the order of used to assure all recipe
steps are included.
What is it?
1. French knife or
chef’s knife - this
knife is for
general use in
chopping, slicing, dicing and
mincing a wide variety of items.
3. Boning Knife -
used to remove the
bones
and skin from
meat and fish.
5. Butcher knife – used for trimming, stripping meat cuts and slicing
raw meat and poultry
6. Scimitar or Steak knife - used to cut steak, chicken and
pork accurately.
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7. Clever knife – used for slicing through thick meat like ribs or
cutting through thin bones like poultry bones.