Practical Food Skills
About the Module
Focused on experiential learning, this module teaches essential kitchen competencies: safe knife handling, fundamental cooking methods, seasoning science, and efficient meal planning. Students also learn food preservation techniques—both traditional and modern—enabling them to prepare nutritious, budget-friendly, and waste-conscious meals for themselves and their communities.
🤌 Module Taxonomy
🧠 Remember
Recall knife safety rules, cooking techniques, meal planning steps, and food preservation methods.
📜 Comprehension
Explain the science of flavor, budgeting strategies, and food preservation principles.
⚙️ Apply
Practice knife skills, prepare balanced meals, and use preservation techniques like fermenting or canning.
🔮 Analysis
Analyze the cost-effectiveness of meal plans and compare different cooking methods for efficiency.
🕊️ Evaluation
Assess the nutritional and budgetary success of a meal plan and evaluate the safety of preservation methods.
🔩 Create
Design a weekly meal plan on a budget and create a preserved food product with cultural significance.
🎙️ Podclass
View our Podclass live or on-demand on YouTube and Twitch.
🗄️ Module Lessons
Engage with our published lessons that summarize material covered in this module.
Knife Skills & Basic Techniques
Flavor Science & Seasoning
Meal Planning & Budgeting
📝 Concept Art
Artwork to help summarize material covered in this module.
