Professional Cooking, 9th Edition
Author: Wayne Gisslen
Grades 9–12
Course: Culinary Arts
The ninth edition of Professional Cooking reflects the changing nature of our understanding of cooking and related fields such as food safety, nutrition, and dietary practices, as well as new thinking about how best to teach this material.
What has not changed is the core material that focuses on the essentials—the comprehensive understanding of ingredients and basic cooking techniques that are the foundation of success in the kitchen, and the development of manual skills to apply this knowledge.
NEW for Summer 2026, Interactive Editions offer enhanced features to support your classroom.
Assessment Builder
Quickly create customized assessments from a bank of ready‑made questions aligned to your course. Filter by topic and difficulty, reorder or regenerate questions, and then assign online for instant results or print for pencil‑and‑paper testing. Creating assessments specific for your classroom needs has never been simpler!
You also have the flexibility to build your own custom assessments from a bank of ready-made questions for your course.
Using the topic selector, simply choose the sections from the book you want to test, and the system will bring up related questions ready for you to use.
(Showing Wiley Precalculus as example)
You can also reorder or delete questions to change the flow of your assessment or regenerate questions for new variations that target the same skill set.
Every question includes detailed data, giving you clear insight into the skills it measures and how it connects to your learning goals.
(Showing Wiley Precalculus as example)
Master Culinary Skills

-
Cooking fundamentals: Covers essential techniques and ingredient knowledge, providing core skills for success in any kitchen.
-
Nutrition and dietary focus: Includes nutritional analysis and options for vegetarian and low-fat dishes, supporting health-conscious cooking.
-
Cultural awareness: Features 130 international recipes with cultural context, giving insights into diverse cuisines and global culinary traditions.
-
Visual and interactive tools: Full-color photos, technique illustrations, and videos demonstrate skills, making it ideal for hands-on learning and skill-building.
-
Recipe management tools: Includes CulinarE-Companion™ software for editing, scaling, unit conversion, and nutritional calculations, aiding recipe customization.
Wiley and the Wiley logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries.

