For Christmas my parents got us a basic knife skills class at Sur la Table. We definitely were excited, though I have to admit, in the end, a bit disappointed.
Jason and I thought that we were going to learn how to chop different types of veggies and use lots of different types of knives. One of our real reasons for taking the class was to use lots of knives
There was about 16 - 18 people in our class and our Chef was pretty interested in showing us his skills and not as much about our skills, at least that is how I felt. He only talked to me once in 2 hours.
We did learn how to chop some fruits a veggies but for 3 of the 6 items we chopped we did the exact same technique...
While I did learn how to {awesomely} cut an onion a few different ways - I don't feel like I left with much else. And we only go to try one knife...major bummer.
We did end up getting a nice 10% of coupon and I found some awesome things in the clearance section and got a REALLY awesome new pan for about 65% off when all discounts were said and done.
While I would like to take more cooking classes - we won't be taking then at Sur la Table.
Larry took a class at Sur La Table that my parents gave him for Christmas a couple of years ago. I think it definitely depends on the instructor. He enjoyed it and gained some good tips! He did say that he probably wouldn't take another class though :)
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