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Practical Cookery

Practical Cookery has trained the very best professional chefs for over 50 years

Our trusted textbooks and supporting resources provide a complete service to your apprentices and NVQ/VRQ students throughout their training and beyond into their careers. Discover our new resources for Level 2 Commis Chef Apprentices and NVQs.

Titles in this series

Discover the 14th edition of Practical Cookery with a range of titles for Level 2 Commis Chef Apprentices and NVQs including:

Innovative Learner eToolkits encourage self-directed learning with activities, videos, advice and quizzes integrated into a digital copy of the Student Book

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The range and breadth of skills, techniques and recipes contained in these resources are unsurpassed.

In addition to covering classic dishes that every chef should know, the recipes address the latest techniques and methods used in a real, Michelin-starred kitchen.

What are lecturers saying?

From the Practical Cookery Level 3, 6th Edition:

Praise from celebrity chefs:

“[An] essential student textbook”

—Heston Blumenthal

“The ultimate ‘must-have’ buy for all young cooks and chefs”

—Michel Roux OBE

“The one cookery book I used time and time again...”

—Marcus Wareing (about Practical Cookery, 12th Edition)

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