Cooking classes. Every done one & if so what?

[Whiskey 7]

My better half, trouble and strife (read Wife) got me a cooking class for Christmas gone.
Not that I needed it but it was and will always useful to pick up tit bits of information and hone my culinary skills.
Nice to learn some new tricks and restaurant shortcuts too.

It was Thai Cooking- Introduction (never done one) and today it was a most pleasant morning.
We got to eat what we prepared and t'was great.
We learned the basics and then prepared and cooked 5 or so courses in 4 hours (classroom) then shared about.

Pretty good value I thought given a return meal discount voucher and some wine.

Just wonder if you people here have ever been so inclined to do a cooking class of any origin/nationality, French/Indonesian/Greek, you know where I am coming from, or been to one (given as a gift)?

Thoughts?
Discuss?

[Κracus]

I've never been given a cooking class but both my parents are chefs and have owned multiple restaurants which I've also worked in. I've done everything in a restaurant from cooking to waiting tables even bus boy at one point.

I know a lot of seafood recipes and I've learned some Thai recipes but never an actual course.

[menkent]

... multiple restaurants which I've also worked in. I've done everything in a restaurant from cooking to selling blow.

fixt

[Survivor]

Never did any cooking classes. Did watch iron chef for a while for ideas. I guess learning techniques first hand is more important than getting recipes though. Would do it for that, specifically Mediterranean.
Supercook.com helps out with recipes anyway.

[Whiskey 7]

Yes recipes are OK I suppose but those little tricks & learning techniques first hand were the value.

The knife, well chopping blade handling was most impressive ....
Here it is, the big bugger at the bottom.



Funny it was a Kiwi brand but (of course) made in China

And the Teacher sharpened (honed to be correct) it on a mortar and pestle like this..

[HomerJ]

Neat, sounds like you had fun whiskey. I've never done a formal cooking class, but have spent time in the kitchen with my parents and friends that are good cooks. I would like to branch out a little though, so maybe getting me and the gf in a class wouldn't be a bad idea. Learning how to properly make a specialty food, like sushi for instance, would be really cool.
What were the courses you cooked? How did they turn out?

Never did any cooking classes. Did watch iron chef for a while for ideas. I guess learning techniques first hand is more important than getting recipes though. Would do it for that, specifically Mediterranean.
Supercook.com helps out with recipes anyway.

Thank you Survivor, I'll have to try out supercook.com
I've been using allrecipes.com
I just made these pork chops with this raspberry chipotle sauce for dinner tonight. I love it and more importantly, it's something with a little heat that the gf actually likes.
I have hawaiian chicken marinating in the fridge for tomorrow night (amazing).

Anyone else have favorite internet recipes? There's some good stuff out there.

[Κracus]

Do I know you Homer?

[Whiskey 7]

Do I know you Homer?

T'is a good disguise Sherlock

[Κracus]

Nah dude, I know a guy in real life, his last name is Simpson and he goes by HomerJ. If he was looking for me he'd probably stop here so I'm curious.

[HomerJ]

I'm not an alternate account, if that's what you mean. I've been playing computer games since I was 11. The Quake series is one of my favorites (though I've never played Quake 4) and am a frequent visitor of lvlworld for q3 maps (or at least was, when I played Q3). There are a lot of people that contribute to lvlworld who also contribute this forum's LEM forum, so I've been lurking there for a while. Even though I don't play q3 anymore I am still strangely addicted to seeing screenshots of maps, and lurk here for the video game threads now and then. The thread about Borderlands 2 was enough to make me register to post. This is one of the few threads I've posted in that isn't video game related....I'll go back to lurking.
Oh, sorry Kracus, that's not me. I'm just a Simpson's fan.

[Κracus]

Cool beans man, just checking. I actually need to get a hold of this guy lol.

[Captain]

Got a lot of drugz and gunz just sitting around.

[mrd]

Never been to a class, but I enjoy cooking quite a bit so I wouldn't be surprised to find myself in one sometime... cool trick, that, sharpening your knife on a mortar & pestle. A local tool shop around here sells a mortar & pestle whereby the pestle is shaped to fit exactly inside the bowl, so you can just crush and grind your ingredients with ease, rather than chasing them around with the standard bat-shaped pestle. Works like a charm Made out of solid marble too.

ps - mazda you're a fuckin' twit, aye?

[plained]

no i have not taken any cooking classes

i have cooked for a very long time tho

i dont mess with any spices or liquids at all tho , just the main ingredients and salt and pepper

it means i have to concentrate on quality ingredients otherwise the taste will be bad.

i use coconut oil ey its soooo good

sometimes i put soya sause on rice as a treat!

[Whiskey 7]

.............and am a frequent visitor of lvlworld for q3 maps (or at least was, when I played Q3). There are a lot of people that contribute to lvlworld who also contribute this forum's LEM forum ........... though I don't play q3 anymore I am still strangely addicted to seeing screenshots of maps.................

Sounded like me so long ago and good to know you're not just one of those smart bots that pop up occasionally.

I did a lot of critiques on maps , seemingly years ago. Much fun and some were jaw dropingly awesome of course..

I must revisit lvlworld

[Eraser]

My previous employer organized something like this for me and my colleagues from my department. We went to some sort of wizard chef's kitchen and he taught us all kinds of stuff. In the end we ate the dinner we had prepared and it was pretty fucking good

[Captain]

ps - mazda you're a fuckin' twit, aye?

Mmm cook up some more bitterness, brotard.

[Κracus]

Got a lot of drugz and gunz just sitting around.

Heh the really funny thing is that at some point while I frequented this website I did have "drugz" and "gunz" sitting around so while you're jokingly implying that my lifestyle involves hoes and bitches, drugs and guns I've actually lived that life for real while you've been busy badly drawing nekkid ladies cause that's the closest you'll ever get to a nice piece.

[Eraser]

Got a lot of drugz and gunz just sitting around.

Heh the really funny thing is that at some point while I frequented this website I did have "drugz" and "gunz" sitting around so while you're jokingly implying that my lifestyle involves hoes and bitches, drugs and guns I've actually lived that life for real while you've been busy badly drawing nekkid ladies cause that's the closest you'll ever get to a nice piece.

Oh shit

Kracus, best you shut your pork trap right now. Stop talking. You're only making it worse

[Κracus]

Whatever, that shit is all behind me now.

[MKJ]

did you return after the copz cleared out ?

[Tsakali]

KRACUS IS FATHERING CHILDREN

[plained]

wow Kracus really upsettled a portion of the community ey!

hey you know whats fun is getting a nice knives to cut with, i used just plain knives then one day i started getting nicer knives off ebay for awesome deals

i like those hollow edge 7" santoku ones also i use a 5 1/2" boning knife for fruit its works awesome ey flexable

[mrd]

wow Kracus really upsettled a portion of the community ey!

hey you know whats fun is getting a nice knives to cut with, i used just plain knives then one day i started getting nicer knives off ebay for awesome deals

i like those hollow edge 7" santoku ones also i use a 5 1/2" boning knife for fruit its works awesome ey flexable

I've always wanted to upgrade my knives... hollow edge meaning there are small indents on the blade to prevent blade-lock? One day I'll buy myself a nice set of knives... all the better to shank peeps with.

[plained]

yes there are little drilled things on the edge

so like if you cut a big potatoe in half, instead of the half suction sticking on the knife, the holes let out the surface suction or whatever?

http://www.chefcentral.com/category/61/ ... nives.html

i got awesome awesome deals from ebay on separate knives. they were new too.

i would not buy a set tho, to many of the knives will be redundant and not be used.