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the Price of a Basic Cooking Class

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Location 
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Description
$ 15
Feb 2008
Athens, Texas
General knowledge class
Cooking class not very hands on  more... close row
$ 110
Mar 2007
Atlanta Georgia
Beginners Cooking Class
Beginning cooking class for daughter  more... close row
$ 220
Oct 2008
Boston, MA
Basic Cooking Skills
6 week class much like a mediocre cooking show  more... close row

Description of service

This was a 6 week course that met once a week for three hours per session. The cost was $220.00, was paid in advance in one lump sum, and included the cost of food and the other materials that were used during the class.


Review of Service

The class was intended as an introduction to basic cooking skills and techniques for people who had very little or no experience with real cooking. I actually know how to cook but took the class with a friend who claims she "can't boil water" because she didn't want to go alone. We both enjoyed the class, although she found it overwhelming and I actually learned more than I expected to. However, we also both thought that it was overpriced for what it was. We had thought the class was expensive when we registered for it and the actual experience did nothing to change our minds. We simply didn't receive $220 worth of instruction. It wasn't much different than watching a mediocre cooking show. The class was more about learning how to make a few select things instead of how to gain confidence to really COOK, which would allow someone to apply those skills to other recipes and give them the inspiration to explore.


Tips

If you are taking a cooking class, especially one that purports to be "basic," make sure you know in advance what you will be making in the class. Ask: Will the class focus on a few particular recipes? What are they? Will there be an emphasis on techniques that can be applied elsewhere?

Look for reviews about the class before you take it.

Shop around! Don't sign up for the first class you see and don't pick one just because it is the most convenient.


$ 63
Dec 2008
Mesa, AZ
Holiday Appetizers
Learned how to make five holiday appetizers  more... close row
$ 40
May 2008
Overland Park, KS
Basic Cooking Class
Cooking and wine pairing class made a great birthday gift  more... close row
$ 165
Apr 2008
Farmingdale, NY
General American Cuisine
Cooking and presentation of American food  more... close row
$ 100
Nov 2008
Staten Island NY
Basic Cooking Skills
Nice small cooking class to cook entire meal  more... close row
$ 75
Feb 2008
Saratoga Springs, NY
Basic Class/Foundation
General basics of cooking class  more... close row
$ 85
Feb 2008
Louisville, KY
Basic cooking class
Fundamentals of cooking class was hands off  more... close row
$ 100
Dec 2008
San Francisco, CA
very basic
total of 8 hours of cooking class helped a lot  more... close row
$ 80
Sep 2006
Stockton, California
Cooking class
Two hour knife skills class  more... close row
$ 306
Dec 2008
Gainesville, FL
12 Customized Meals & Cooking Lessons
12 lessons with three entrees learned per lesson  more... close row
$ 200
Jun 2008
Providence, Rhode Island
Introduction to Cooking Class
8 week casual cooking class  more... close row
$ 105
Mar 2008
Atlanta,GA
beginning basic cooking class
Three sessions of basic cooking classes  more... close row
$ 20
Mar 2009
Denver, CO
basic saute
Basic cooking class for sauteeing  more... close row
$ 65
Aug 2008
Huntington, WVa
From scratch basics
Gift of a cooking class  more... close row
$ 50
May 2008
Fort Smith, AR
It was a basic foreign food class.
Basic foreign food cooking class  more... close row