To prepare any, even the simplest dish, you must have basic culinary skills. No chef would become a professional if he did not know how to properly cut up a chicken, coat a cake with icing, prepare broth and even a simple omelet. Even if you don’t plan to conquer the gastronomic Olympus, basic culinary techniques will help you avoid annoying mistakes and prepare any dish quickly, correctly and beautifully. In our book you will find 200 basic culinary skills from cutting food to baking technology, a detailed description of each step, many step-by-step photographs, as well as hundreds of tips from professional chefs. Having mastered basic cooking techniques, you will be able to experiment in the kitchen, prepare complex, interesting dishes and surprise everyone around you with new dishes!