RST 3875 - Food Preservation Techniques

Credits: 3

Description: This course concentrates on aspects of cooking with products found in urban agriculture and urban homesteading environments. This includes cooking with local farm and ranch products. This course also reviews several food preservation methods, including canning, pickling, brining, smoking, curing, drying and freezing. Students can expect to learn protein fabrication, cheese making, sustainable food preservation methods, as well as how to procure locally grown items.