Anyone take cooking lessons?

[Serbonze]

If so, where did you go?

My wife has asked for cooking lessons (no kidding!!) for Christmas.

[:jen:]

Everything you need to learn is on the internet. Buy her jewelry!

:lol:

Really though.. no clue :dunno:

[shalane]

You can go to Williams-Sonoma and sign her up. They have a lot of technique classes that are free. You just watch though. The also have some that are around $40 and you can participate atleast some. Publix also offers classes but you need to look asap because they fill up fast

Ive never been to any, I just taught myself how to cook. I need to make time and make it out to some pastry decorating classes.

[eileen821]

i also want to have a cooking lesson, but...

[Treysdad]

Trial and error.

[Rokitman!]

I hate posting so late in threads, but just wanted to throw in my experience.

I went to Johnson & Wales University for a year. But all my 'creations' come from, like TreysDad said, trial and error. I love to experiment with food. Though, I would love to go back to school if it didn't cost the price of a nice home...

[violentlydave]

While I've not tried them, there is the Jaden person from Creative Loafing.. she's based out of Sarasota and does cooking classes from time to time in Brandon:

http://steamykitchen.com/blog/

(Like the previous note mentioned -- the inner-web is god for cooking info, I found her blog and enjoyed it.. and discovered she was local. Her blog is pretty awesome usually.. she lean towards asian cuisine, but she dabbles in other stuff too, and most things she does is pretty interesting.. plus how she writes her articles is very inviting.. it's like you're an old friend of hers, listening to her discuss her cooking trials, etc.. very non-uppity, etc..)

dave

(and quick edit: I do plan to hit one of her classes one day.. !)

[Rokitman!]

There's a brand new store that opened in downtown Plant City. It's completely organic foods - more like a market than anything - hydroponic plants, veggies, herbs, etc. Organic meat, dairy, etc. They are going to start having classes there occasionally. I'll probably check those out.

[SSpiro]

I plan on taking some classes.. going to check out Publix's first.

[D-Roll]

google FTW!

[HerHotRod]

A friend of mine did this and liked it. It's called Dinner Done and you can pick what you want to make and how many meals. You go there and they teach you to make it and then you take it home with you. You can make 8, 12 ect. meals at once and be set. The price is reasonable too for what your getting as compared to going to the grocery store for a weeks worth of meals.

http://dinnerdone.com/

[Forge]

why go to classes? i learned all the basics, and a lot of good recipes from family. the rest you can figure out from the millions of recipes on the internet.

if nothing else just read the recipes and they'll tell you everything you need and in what quantities, worst case watch the food network for a week.

[Rokitman!]

why go to classes? i learned all the basics, and a lot of good recipes from family. the rest you can figure out from the millions of recipes on the internet.

if nothing else just read the recipes and they'll tell you everything you need and in what quantities, worst case watch the food network for a week.

I just think some people are hands on learners. While I agree, you can learn from other places - internet, family, tv - nothing beats someone telling you how to do something and WHY to do it. Not all tv shows or online recipes tell you why you should be adding thyme to a dish and what it's supposed to taste like when you're finished. Doing it hands on from a teacher lets you taste your food throughout the cooking process.

Plus, like I said, some folks just learn better hands on (even though there are people, like me, that will experiment with food in my own kitchen and hope for the best!).

Also a nice experience if your wanting to get out and do something.

[SSpiro]

Also a nice experience if your wanting to get out and do something.


Bingo! Something new to do.

[Serbonze]

Some of your responses are pretty funny. My wife asks for cooking lessons for Christmas, and you want me to tell her to get in the kitchen and practice instead?

:lmao:

[Rokitman!]

What was she doing out of the kitchen to begin with?!?!

[Lil Ze']

I'm a great cook thanks to my dad being a chef. I just can't cut right. Anyone have any tutorials or advice or whatever on cutting? Like I can't cut fast at all.

[Forge]

practice with a razor cuttin' some fat bars