Have any of you ever wanted to go to Culinary School, but never knew how to find the time or come up with the tuition? I may have a solution for you. I was browsing the America’s Test Kitchen website (this is a fun website for cooking nerds like me) and I noticed a Cooking School tab on the page. I of course clicked it, and what do I see?
Here they have an entire course catalog with over a hundred lessons and different levels of difficulty. You can also choose your course by ingredient or recipe type ( i.e. soup, baking, Italian). Each course will take you 3-5 hours to complete, that includes learning time and cooking time. The teachers are the people right from the show and magazine! How cool is that? There’s step by step photographs and videos to help you along the way. Here’s a great video that gives you and idea of how the online cooking school works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpPuCaFF6Ek
Membership starts at $19.95 per month. You can upgrade, and this will enable you to communicate with test cook instructors for more personalized instruction. You can also do a free sample course or a 14-day free trial. For me, I think I’ll definitely check out the free trial, as I’m always looking to improve my cooking skills. I love this idea, and think more will probably spring up in the near future.
I’d love to hear your thoughts. Is this something that interests you? Do you think it’s a waste of money since there are tons of cooking videos and shows already out there? What do you think about online cooking schools?
I love everything from cake to kale. Life is all about balance. I like to live, laugh and love to the fullest! Our time is too short not to enjoy ourselves.
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