Uniform and Tool Kits New

UNIFORM and TOOL REQUIREMENTS 

For Culinary Lab Courses, students must follow the uniform guidelines below: 

Purchase from EMCC Bookstore:

• 2 ea Chef Jackets-clean and wrinkle free for class
• 2 ea Check Pants
• 2 ea Beanie Hat-hair above shoulders and restrained under hat
• 2 ea Aprons-clean and wrinkle free for class 

Students Purchase on their Own: 

• White T-Shirts-to be worn under chef jacket
• Black, non-slip, closed toe shoes with washable surface
• Socks that fit above the ankle (for protection from hot liquid spills)

Tool Requirements:

Purchase from EMCC Bookstore

If you are a student who is enrolled in the Culinary Arts I or II Certificate rogram, or AAS Degree program, you will need the Culinary Arts Tool Kit (see information on following pages)

If you are a student who is enrolled in the Commercial Baking and Pastry Certificate Program, you will need the Baking and Pastry Tool Kit

Sizing directions and pricing for uniforms are on the following pages of this document.   The EMCC bookstore is located inside the Komatke Enrollment Center building.  Semester hours vary and can be found on the bookstore website.  All textbook and uniform orders can be ordered at the bookstore website, www.shopestrella.com, and shipped to the appropriate address or picked up at your convenience once the order is ready. Shopping in person will allow students to see sizing (they do not have fitting rooms but can exchange sizes with original tags and valid receipt) If choosing online ordering, there will be an option for in-store pickup or shipping. Ground shipping is $7.99 (expedited shipping is available for overnight shipping at $19.99 but any Maricopa County address should expect to receive the order within five business days.) 

For bookstore question or help with online ordering please call 623.935.8875

To place an online order with the EMCC Bookstore, please follow the instructions below: 

• Go to:  www.shopestrella.com (We recommend using Chrome or Safari.)
• Under “Get Your Textbooks” select “Spring 2023” and click “Find Courses”
• On the dropdown menu of “select department” choose “CUL” from the alphabetical list.  This will work for any other EMCC courses as well.
• On the dropdown menu of “select course” choose the appropriate course number from the numerical list.  On the dropdown menu of “select section” choose the appropriate section number from your course schedule (your course numbers can be found in your 
  EMCC Student Center schedule).
• Repeat this process for all of your courses then hit “find materials for X classes”
• The next page that loads will populate all the corresponding course materials for your courses.  You may see many options for textbooks including buying, renting and digital books.  You may call the bookstore for assistance/questions on all the options. 

*Note:If you are unable to locate the Beanie Hat on the website, please go to the search engine at the top of the page and type:  Beanie White  
There is a separate course and section called "uniforms and tools" you will see in the dropdown menu under "course number". This is where the uniforms and knife kits are listed.  Uniform items have sizing abbreviated with S for small, M for medium, L for large 
and so on. Jackets and pants do run in unisex sizing (larger one-size-fits-most).

Jacket Sizing:

Pant Sizing: