Check your emails – RKM Master Chief Justin Reed gets us the Butter Book!

Master Chief Justin Reed, our Rating Knowledge manager (RKM) was able to lock down a 1 year memberships for all Culinary Specialists for the Butter Book ($200 value). All you need to provide is your name and CG Email.  An email was sent to you (search outlook for butter book). These courses can earn you Continuing Education Hours (CEH) for ACF certification and all content is accessible CG network.

The Butter Book was created by the French Pastry School founders. The system guides you through the foundational skills needed to master proper pastry, BREAD (bread is the most important product on a boat besides the protein) and cake decorating. Butter Book tracks the number of completed categories in both lessons & courses, checks for lessons in progress, lists recipe favorites, and logs activity of the cooks over time.

“Lessons Are at the Core – Lessons are the starting place for online classes within The Butter Book, and the basis for the rest of our curriculum. Each contains a video, and we always suggest students watch them in their entirety before attempting the recipes and techniques within them. Throughout each lesson you’ll get written tips and terminology definitions, as well as clear, step-by-step instructions. Lessons always indicate how much hands-on time and how much rest time is needed for each one, so you’ll be able to plan your days. Building a Solid Foundation – Each lesson in The Butter Book makes clear why you should use particular ingredients, why the techniques work, what can go wrong, and how to correct it if it does.”

– The Butter Book

A solid foundation is so important for a us as CSs. We make so many different products from so many different cuisines, some we have never even cooked before, that we rely heavily on the basics to make sure we produce quality food from our ever changing menus. The basics is our lifeline to success… but once you become comfortable with the whys and how’s of the fundamentals, you’ll be able to more easily execute more complex stuff latter.

Feel free to jump into taking lessons right away to become a better CS and thanks to Master Chief Reed for getting us these memberships. Any questions? Contact Master Chief Reed at justin.l.reed@uscg.mil