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Techniques of Cooking (6 Week Series)

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Price $495.00
Instructor: Steve Nill
Location: At The CSCA
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This series is designed to teach the novice home chef and budding culinarian the essentials for everyday cooking and entertaining. You will also learn proper food handling, food safety, and basic knife skills that will elevate your cooking ability to the next level.

Classes in this series cannot be made up. 

*This series skips the week of September 20th*

This series is for adults 18+. Each class length estimate is 4 hours.

Events in this Series:

TECHNIQUES OF COOKING Week 1 - Knife Skills *Series Start*

Week 1 – Knife Skills: Kick off this in-depth series by slicing and dicing your way to culinary proficiency. Learn how to select and sharpen knives, practice a variety of cuts, and work with uniquely shaped vegetables.

This workshop is for adults 18 +. Class length estimate is 4 hours.

*This series skips the week of September 20th*

TECHNIQUES OF COOKING Week 2 - Eggs

Week 2 – Eggs: Did you know the 100 folds of a classic chefs’ toque are said to represent the many ways a chef can cook an egg. Learn about the science of cooking an egg in many forms from whole to yolks and whites to foams. Recipes may include hollandaise sauce, omelets, soufflés, and custards.

This workshop is for adults 18 +. Class length estimate is 4 hours.

*This series skips the week of September 20th*

TECHNIQUES OF COOKING Week 3 - Soups and Stocks

Week 3 – Soups and Stocks: A good stock is the foundation of all great cooking. Start with the basics: beef, chicken, veal, and vegetable stocks. From these bases, you will make a variety of soups, like Southwest squash, fennel corn chowder, and vichyssoise. 

This workshop is for adults 18 +. Class length estimate is 4 hours.

TECHNIQUES OF COOKING Week 4 - Dry Heat Cooking

Week 4 – Dry Heat Cooking: Discover the difference between radiant, conduction, and convection heat sources through roasting, grilling, and sautéing. You’ll learn and practice with the cuts of meat best cooked by the dry heat method. Possible recipes include skirt steak, grilled swordfish verde, and honey spiced pork.

This workshop is for adults 18 +. Class length estimate is 4 hours.

TECHNIQUES OF COOKING Week 5 - Moist Heat Cooking

Week 5 – Moist Heat Cooking: Learn the braising, stewing, and poaching methods categorized as moist heat cooking. Utilize the stove top and oven to discover differences between techniques, and the benefits of using aromatic stocks. Tackle recipes such as Ossobuco, braised short ribs, and rabbit fricassee.

This workshop is for adults 18 +. Class length estimate is 4 hours.

TECHNIQUES OF COOKING Week 6 - Master Sauces

Week 6 – Master Sauces: Nothing elevates good home cooking like a masterful sauce! This course will explore the classic mother sauces and their myriad of flavors, textures, and colors. Applying the skills you’ve honed over the past five weeks, you’ll learn the secret to making a truly impressive dish.

This workshop is for adults 18 +. Class length estimate is 4 hours.