This document discusses classical French cooking methods. It describes various dry heat cooking methods including roasting, baking, broiling, smoking, sautéing, pan-frying, deep-frying, and pressure-frying. It also outlines moist heat cooking methods such as boiling, simmering, poaching, blanching, steaming, braising, and pressure cooking. The document then provides an overview of the classic French brigade system and roles within it. It also explains the Maillard reaction and how foods are cooked through conduction, convection, and radiation.