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Introduction to Cooking Class

Learn the essentials of cooking and gain confidence in this class.

The Cooking Academy

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5.5 hours

4 to 20 guests

£199

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Overview

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Teacher

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What you'll do

Are you new to cooking? Or do you feel like you want to gain confidence and start with the basics? Cooking is an essential life skill that can be learned at any stage in life. Whether you’re just embarking on cooking for yourself or a young adult transforming into a budding chef, we’ll teach you how to cook with confidence.

Our expert chefs will guide and teach you in small groups, so you develop and practise with guidance, through the fundamentals of cooking, from knife skills to meal preparation that you can share with your family and friends.

In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to chop, slice, and dice like a pro. Also, master a range of cooking techniques, from boiling to frying to steaming. You’ll explore a variety of meats, vegetables, pulses, and grains, and discover how to cook them to perfection.

Here’s a taste of what you’ll learn to cook:

Sizzling stir fry: A quick and easy dish that’s perfect for busy weeknights. You’ll learn to stir-fry a selection of fresh vegetables with your choice of meat or tofu and finish with a delicious sauce.
Chilli con carne: A classic recipe that’s always a crowd-pleaser. You’ll learn to make a flavourful chilli with perfectly cooked rice, using your newfound cooking skills.
Tomato, olive, garlic pasta sauce: An Italian favourite that’s simple yet satisfying. You’ll learn to make a tasty sauce using fresh ingredients and simple techniques.
Chicken dhansak: A fragrant and spicy Indian curry that’s sure to impress. You’ll learn to balance the flavours of spices and herbs to create a delicious, warming meal.

No matter your dietary preferences, whether vegetarian, vegan, or gluten intolerant, we have alternative recipe options to suit your needs.

Come along to our cooking class and take the first step towards culinary confidence. You'll leave feeling empowered and excited to share your new cooking skills with family and friends.

What you'll get

All ingredients needed to cook various dishes to enjoy together at the end of your class.

Suitable for

This class is perfect for beginners - no prior experience is needed.

This class is great for a team building activity or hen do.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her or gift for mum.

Location

The Cooking Academy - Silverwood, London Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Your teacher

The Cooking Academy

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The Cooking Academy teaches people how to prepare and cook food from around the world in a professional, enthusiastic, creative and enjoyable way. We are unique in our approach to cookery by putting ingredients and their beneficial health properties at the heart of everything we teach.

We run a wide range of publicly available classes, social events for families and groups of friends. We also have an extensive corporate client base for whom we provide team-building events as well as corporate entertainment & hospitality events.

Our cookery school classes are entirely hands-on and taught by expert chefs in a home-from-home kitchen environment. Our ethos is to explain the chemical composition, Ayurvedic and herbal values of food so that recipes are nutritionally rich, look visually appealing, and taste divine. Our cookery classes and corporate events will change your perspective of food with a teaching methodology that makes no assumptions of your starting position but rather takes you by the hand on a journey of discovery, peppered with lots of hints and tips to give a technical understanding of why certain processes are necessary in cooking to broaden your knowledge.

Our recipes are straightforward to replicate at home and we always use fresh, ethically-sourced ingredients. We work in small groups so that the personal relationship with your chef and your fellow students can add to the richness of the day, whilst ensuring that everyone receives the right amount of one-to-one tutoring and the full attention of the chef taking the class.

We aim to be second to none in our marketplace, where you truly have a wonderful experience as well as learn skills that you can use for many years to come.