The Complete Pépin
Jacques Pépin uses his lifetime of culinary knowledge to teach cooking techniques.

Basic Knife Skills
S1 Ep1 | 24m 43s
Sharpening knives; chopping parsley and basil; peeling and chopping onions.

Vegetables and More
S1 Ep2 | 24m 37s
Slicing bread; preparing and cooking asparagus; peeling and preparing tomatoes.

Pots, Pans and the Perfect Egg
S1 Ep3 | 24m 32s
Selecting pots and pans; breaking and hard-cooking eggs; making mayonnaise.

Shellfish
S1 Ep4 | 24m 13s
Shelling prawns and shrimp; opening oysters and clams; cleaning mussels; mussel pilaf.

Working with Fish
S1 Ep5 | 24m 8s
Filleting sole and salmon; rolling a paupiette; preparing a gravlax; serving a carpaccio.

Lamb & Veal
S1 Ep6 | 23m 42s
Trussing and boning a leg of lamb; preparing veal steaks; breading veal; preparing Wiener Schnitzel.

Preparing Chicken
S1 Ep7 | 24m 59s
Preparing chicken for the grill; boning and stuffing chicken; trussing chicken.

Gravies, Carving and Wine
S1 Ep8 | 23m 46s
Carving a chicken and turkey; making stock and gravy; handling wine and champagne.

Fruit & Vegetable Decoration
S1 Ep9 | 24m 18s
Vegetable decorations; glazing with aspic; fluting mushrooms; peeling apples and pears.

Dessert Essentials I
S1 Ep10 | 24m 29s
Using parchment paper; sugaring souffle molds; making cornets; piping meringues.

Dessert Essentials II
S1 Ep11 | 23m 49s
Preparing a tart crust; dipping strawberries; cooking sugar; caramel cage.

Puff Pastry and Pate a Choux
S1 Ep12 | 24m 39s
Puff pastry; rolling, cutting and making shapes from puff pastry; using pate a choux.

Buche de Noel and More
S1 Ep13 | 25m
Peppers; peeling and segmenting oranges; pureeing raspberries; Christmas log.
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