This section has been designed to help you get ready for the practical cookery class. As with all practical subjects, you must be fully prepared before your first class and continue to follow these guidelines throughout your three years in Junior Cycle Home Economics.
The skills and knowledge you gain throughout these years will stay with you for a lifetime. These vital life skills will help you make healthy food choices and enable you to prepare, cook and serve healthy meals.
In this section you will learn all about cookery equipment, cookery skills, washing up and how to evaluate a recipe.
Before you start, make sure to read back over the following chapters in your @Home Textbook. • 13 Food Hygiene and Safety • 14 Meal Planning • 15 Preparing to Cook • 16 Cooking Food • 17 Breakfasts, Packed Lunches and Resourceful Cookery • 18 Soups, Sauces and Batters • 19 Home Baking