Saturday, June 25, 2011

Cooking Workshops

By Morrid Horuf


A great way to improve your cooking skills and to learn new cooking techniques is to join a cooking class or a cooking workshop. Whether you are really good at cooking or whether you suck, you can benefit from such a workshop as there are always new things to learn. Every kitchen is a whole world, for example, if you take the Italian kitchen, it is so rich and wide that you can learn a lot about it. Moreover, the Italian kitchen consists of different cooking traditions: the kitchen of the north is different from the one in the south. Every kitchen is so wide so even if you think you know a lot, you can always make your repertoire wider.

How to choose a cooking class? The first thing one should ask himself is what is your tendencies and what are the specifically you want to learn. If you want to learn more about desserts so that are cooking classes that their focus will be on that or if your desire is gourmet food then you should go for that. You can also find classes that are combination of many cooking traditions and styles. Write everything Do not trust your memory. People think they will remember everything but when they get home they forget what they learn as it is impossible to remember all the details, the ingredients, the dosages, the order of the stages and all the cooking tips so do not forget to write thing down.

Which cooking classes you should skip?There are cooking classes that the chef takes all the attention. S/he is the entertainer, the lecturer and also the one who makes the food. Those cooking classes can be fun to a certain extent, after all, you came to learn how to cook and apply at home the new things you have learnt. Hence, make sure that every person who attends the class gets cooking equipment and the working space.

The perfect class for you:there is such a huge selection of classes and workshops that choosing one is not such an easy job. However, you can always check with restaurants around your place whether they are hosting a chef for a class. Also, the community center near your house might offer such a workshop.

Make notes:If you will not write down the important things and make notes, it is guaranteed that when you will get home you will most likely not remember anything: all the ingredients, techniques and the order of things, so do not forget to make notes.




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