Fine knife work, turn the pot freely, paste moderately uniform, correctly identify and grasp the oil temperature, throwing accurate and timely, flexible and appropriate grasp of the fire, thickening appropriate, out of the pot in a timely manner, skilled plating and so on.

The industry generally knife skills, spoon work, pumping paste, Zai pick as a chef's entry to the necessary basic skills.

Knife skill is a very critical part of the culinary arts. How to hold the knife, how to stand position, are all about, not the slightest bit sloppy, to master cut, chop, chop, chop, cut, slice, batch and other knife skills, and each of the theft by subdividing into a variety of. Such as: cut can be divided into straight cut, push cut, pull cut, saw cut, roll material cut and so on. To master the kind of raw materials suitable for what knife method for processing, while mastering the raw materials processed by the knife after the formation of blocks, silk, ding, rice, slices, velvet technique is really poor life is difficult to learn all its skills.

Spoon work, the so-called spoon work is used in the cooking of dishes when the spoon action. According to the different strengths and directions required by the processed dishes, there are push, pull, turn, upside down, flip and other movements. It's not just a matter of being able to master the spoon to produce a tasty dish in one day.

Pastry is an important part of the banquet. Pasta production requires not only delicious, but also beautiful. To do a good job of pasta, you must be proficient in the development of the surface of the system, kneading and rolling methods, the amount of water, the production of shortening, different noodles (flour, rice flour, glutinous rice flour) and the selection of fillings, the use of pasta toppings (such as eggs, butter), the shape of the pasta production, steaming, baking and frying time control, and so on.

For a chef, knowledge of culinary theory and self-understanding of food culture are important, but it is important to have excellent cooking skills.