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Expert Advice and Tutorials

Whether you’re a prospective student, parent, educator, or just a foodie, we’re serving up our top on-demand videos to teach you tips, tricks and flavorful techniques that you can master from home. Brush up on your cooking skills and taste the results—it’s online learning you can really sink your teeth into!

Skills and Techniques: How-To

You don’t need a professional kitchen to master these skills. Get started at home.

Cutting Carrots

To ensure even cooking, you want your veggies cut into the same size.

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How to Fill a Pastry Bag

Learn tricks and tips for filling a pastry bag and achieving pipping perfection!

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How to Make Chicken Broth at Home

Learn to make delicious homemade chicken broth—it always wins over store bought!

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How to Make Mirepoix

Take the mystery out of mirepoix, the classic combination of aromatic vegetables used to flavor stocks and stews.

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Sharpen Your Knife Skills

A properly sharp knife is a chef’s best friend.

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Stir Fry

Learn perfect stir fry technique.

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Pantry Recipes

Make delicious meals with ordinary, pantry staples.

Clusters of chocolate-covered nuts piled on a wooden surface, arranged randomly.

Chocolate Cereal Crumbles

Quick, easy, and scrumptious. A treat everyone will enjoy.

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A white bowl filled with creamy corn soup, garnished with a few corn kernels and a basil leaf, sits on a light-colored marble surface. A spoon rests behind the bowl, and there is a blurred background with additional dishes.

Corn and Squash Soup

Learn to make a delicious soup in just two simple steps.

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A white plate holds a serving of fried rice mixed with chopped vegetables, scrambled eggs, and pieces of meat. The dish is garnished with chopped green onions and a metal fork rests on the side of the plate.

Quick and Easy Chicken Fried Rice

Discover how to make leftover rice and pantry basics into a satisfying meal.

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Understanding the “Why”

A big part of what makes a CIA education the best is that our student learn not just the “how,” but also the “why”—the science that makes bread rise, the chemical reactions that create flavor, etc.

The Chemicals of Taste video by the CIA

Chemicals of Taste

Learn how smell and taste interact to create flavor.

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A tray holds a survey with three small cups labeled 961, 129, and 441. Each cup contains a yellow sample. The survey has a section for the participant to mark their choice. A plastic fork and napkin are placed beside the survey.

Omelet Experiment

Many ways to whisk an egg.

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Illustration of a head profile where the brain is divided into sections labeled with different cooking techniques and ingredients, such as "Deep Poaching," "Grilling," "Braising," and "Tenderloins." Each section is color-coded and labeled.

Three Types of Cooking Methods and the Foods That Love Them

A match made in culinary heaven!

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Explore Campus Online

We wish you were here—but until you are, check out our virtual tours and online events!

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On Demand Classroom Materials

Need materials for your students? Visit our Educator’s page for how-to videos, recipes, lesson plans, and handouts.