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Online Cooking Classes: 8 Benefits of Learning To Cook

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8 Benefits of Online Cooking Classes

Learning To Cook has Never been Easier!

This could be the right time to take an online cooking class and finally learn to cook from home. Virtual classes bring you the best teachers in the world to your computer. The pandemic has taught the world to do things in a different way. Many have developed a passion for cooking and others the desire of improving their cooking skills. Home cooking is more than the food itself; it is about unforgettable experiences at home with your family and loved ones. There are plenty of options when it comes to culinary classes online. Online Cooking Classes will help you improve your cooking skills and make you a better cook.
Here are the 8 Benefits of Online Cooking Classes:

1. Access and Flexibility:

Anyone who is interested in taking online cooking classes can access them from any device at any time. The main advantage of online education is flexibility! Online students are able to plan study time around the rest of their day. This helps the student to balance work, family, and education.

2. Awaken Creativity:

Learning new techniques, new ingredients, and new recipes will make your imagination run wild. These enhance your creativity in the kitchen and make you more original when it comes to cooking.

3. Home Economy:

Knowing the portions makes us more conscious of our spending. These help us to learn to buy properly and adjust according to our budget. There is nothing better than investing in learning good nutrition in a way that suits our pockets.

4. New Culinary Techniques:

Learning different techniques and how to execute them make us better cooks. New Culinary Techniques help us to achieve the exact timing to obtain an exquisite dish, avoid bad food handling and evade accidents in the kitchen.

5. Healthy Eating: 

The right Online Cooking Class can help you to improve your diet. Some of these classes will teach you how to avoid unnecessary calories, fats, and sugars. As a result, your health will improve and your energy levels will rise.

6. Stress Relief:

It is proven that these types of activities improve mental stability, reduce anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses. This is also a good time to focus on the activity and get away from the negative that these times of pandemic have generated.

7. Cultural Enrichment:

International cuisine allows you to get to know other cultures through its various ingredients and combinations. It also makes you experience other cultures at your own table!

8. Unforgettable Moments:

Online cooking classes can improve your cooking skills greatly. From learning new ingredients to knowing how to handle different utensils. These new skills will turn into unforgettable experiences with family and friends. This adventure may also be the beginning of a new career, hobby, or even a new business. Whatever the reason may be; cooking for others will always be an experience that fills our souls and makes us happier people.

Remember, “No one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.” Take this opportunity as a challenge and learn to cook better at home. Learn new recipes, techniques, and skills this 2021. Live this new year with a little spice!

Chef Eric offers various online cooking classes that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home. His new 12-Episode Video Course is full of tips and tricks and comes with an E-Book with recipes and photos. Start with Knife Skills, Stocks, Sauces, Vegetables, Pastas, Potatoes, Side Dishes, Main Dishes, Meals with Desserts! We’ve gotten rave reviews! All these culinary classes were made just for YOU!

Take advantage of our special offer, 30% OFF for you reading this blog, PROMO CODE: LAUNCH15

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Knife Sharpening Stone Set – Product Review

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Chef Eric Crowley reviews the Sharpening Stones he likes to use!

Knife Sharpening Stone Set REVIEW BY CHEF ERIC CROWLEY, CHEF ERIC’S CULINARY CLASSROOM

Hey guys, Chef Eric here with one of my favorite Knife sharpening tools – the Finew Professional Whetstone Sharpener Stone Set!

A sharp Knife is necessary in any kitchen – it is your most important tool to a chef. There are many types of sharpeners available, and one of my favorites is this sharpening stone. It has 4 different grits – one coarse side and one fine. Make sure you hold the knife at the right angle when you sharpen. Also, be sure to get the stone wet or use a honing oil to get the most out of the stone.

And there it is – my Sharpening Stone quick review. You can get this and many more products at my Amazon Page.

I have an instructional video that shows you how to use a knife sharpening stone here:

 

Knife Sharpening Stone Kit, Finew Professional Whetstone Sharpener Stone Set, Premium 4 Side Grit 400/1000 3000/8000 Water Stone, Non-slip Bamboo Base, Flatting Stone, Angle Guide and Leather Strop

400/1000 grit water stone to sharpen dull knives, 3000/8000 grit water stone to refine the edge, coarse Flattening Stone to keep your water stones flat all the time, Non-slip Bamboo Board to keep the stones safely in place while sharpening, Angle Guider holds the knife on the correct angle, Leather Strop to polish knife and removing burr. The 4 kind grit is accurate, choose the appropriate grit stone according to your knife blade. Whether expensive or cheap stainless steel kitchen knife, the knife sharpening stone set can sharpen it like new.

Shop this and other Knife Sharpening tools on Amazon here. 

Mama Mia! “Think Outside the Box” in our Homemade Pasta Class!

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As a chef, one of the fun things that I really enjoy about food is understanding the “why” behind the product.  Certain things, like geography, trade, and culture all contribute to why certain foods, dishes, and even seasonings are used – or scorned – in a recipe.
Given that fact that cereal grains form the backbone of agriculture in Asia and Europe, dishes that could be made with these could be found in every home and the economy of the regions kept prices low and supplies high.
Case in point – pasta.  We normally think of it almost exclusively as an Italian dish, but in reality, it was probably brought to Italy in the trade routes opened by Marco Polo with the Far East in the thirteenth century.
Yep.  “Pasta” is likely Chinese.  At the same time, nearly every culture in Europe and Asia has some kind of noodle – but we usually forget about the German spaetzli, the Greek orzo, or the Polish pierogi.
All of these share a common ancestor in a flour paste mixed with water or eggs.  As easy as that is to actually make in your own kitchen, too many times, I hear (and see!) students react with alarm at the thought of making their own pasta.
Why?  It’s not hard – making bread is far more difficult.
It’s not expensive – the ingredients are easy to find and purchase and the only tools required can be had for a fraction of the cost of many kitchen gadgets.
It’s not time consuming – the actual time needed to produce enough pasta to feed six guests might be an hour.
No, the reason that so few people today enjoy making their own pasta is that many people believe it’s “too hard” … and nothing could be farther from the truth!  After all, if something is truly difficult to make, how do you think that it can become so popular?  How can it possibly become a staple in so many lands – remember, the humble noodle crosses far more borders and is found on tables the world over – and be so important for millennia?
If it was that hard to do, you and I both know that it would never have been so widespread as a foodstuff for so many years.
Now, here’s where I want you to think outside the box – the box of dried pasta sitting in your pantry – and come and see how easy it is to create your own fresh and healthy alternatives to overpriced (and underwhelming) store-bought pasta.
It’s fun, it’s easy, and it’s one of the most popular classes here at the Culinary Classroom. My next class is THIS Saturday, 4/14/18 at 3:30pm and I would love to have you in class – I welcome teens, too!
Register for this class now 
Now, we’re not just talking ravioli here.  In class, I teach how to make a wide variety of pastas – from Angel Hair to Bowties to Fettuccine – and lots of sauces to pair them with – and more importantly, as Spring begins, plenty of us are going to be thinking about our Summer Beach Bodies … and that brings me to one more important reason to attend this Pasta Class.

You can make Pasta healthy!


You can’t do that with that dried stuff in the box and a sauce filled with chemicals and preservatives but – here’s the important part – you can do it with fresh pasta and the light sauces we teach in class.
Over the years we’ve taught this class (it’s one of our most popular) the overall result has been that students learn how to create healthy, filling meals from scratch in a variety of tasty ways. I truly love teaching this class. Did I say it’s one of the most popular among my students, too?
The children in my kids camps love making the pasta by hand and even like eating the pasta without sauce.  I teach Pasta making in my Culinary Basics Series and it is a real favorite at my Private Parties and Team Building Events. I mean, who doesn’t like to play with their food?

Super Bowl Sunday 2017- Recipes

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Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner. As we all know, food is an essential part of any Game Day party. This year, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite tailgating recipes that are sure to make your Super Bowl Sunday a success!
Check out my Recipes from my KTLA Appearances – from sliders to chili – your menu is covered! Click here or here.
 
 

Why Take My Master Baking Program?

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Have you heard of Spago? It is Chef Wolfgang Puck’s world famous restaurant here in Los Angeles. One of my successful students is a Pastry Chef there, which is so exciting! She started out baking at home and people loved what she made. Then she got serious, took my Master Baking Program, worked hard and she is so happy she did.
You can start YOUR career in the Culinary Arts by taking my 10-Week Master Baking Program that starts on Sunday, January 8th at 2:30pm. I teach the skills you need to get started in the food service industry. If you are passionate about Baking you can achieve, and even exceed, your goals like my student did.
The Program is very comprehensive as many of my students want to enter the Culinary Industry. We work with cookies, breads, cakes and tortes, ice creams, puddings, pies, tarts, ganache, soufflés, puff pastries, crème bruleé, desserts sauces, crepes, pastry creams and so much more. We also explore the world of gluten-free baking with rice flours, almond flours and others, as that is the norm for many. We touch on using alternate methods of sweetening besides sugar as well.
If you just want to bake better, imagine what you could do with my teachings in your own homes. Baking for your family and friends, you won’t need to buy baked goods ever again! Who knows, you may even end up working at Spago sometime soon!
Check out more success stories here
Check out more about the Master Baking Program here
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Sizzle and Smooth – Featured on Bustle.com's Holiday Gift Guide

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My Savory Seasoning Spice Blends (which can be purchased HERE) were recently featured as in Bustle’s Holiday Foodie Gift Guide! Take a look at what they wrote. This is a great gift idea and we send it Priority Mail to you or your giftee with recipe cards included. I also have videos online to help you create delicious meals!
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20 Food Gifts That Are Amazing In Just About Every Way Possible, From Awesome Cookbooks To Must-Have Steak Knives
Hillary Eaton
Chef Eric Crowley of the Culinary Classroom brings his secret weapon to your kitchen. These spice blends are the perfect gift for anyone craving a little extra flavor in the kitchen. Go for “Smooth” when you’re looking for an extra pinch of something special, and “Sizzle” when you’re in need of a major spicy kick.
Spice Blends Duo, $20, Culinary Classroom

Enter To Win A Healthy Cooking Series!

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Enter the drawing to win a place in my Healthy Cooking Series starting Saturday 1/10/15 at 10am, valued at $350!
Healthy Cooking Series Saturdays, 1/10/15 – 1/31/15 from 10am to 12:30pm
January is the time to make your new year’s resolutions and you can begin 2015 with healthier lifestyle. During my Healthy Cooking Series, you will learn not just about healthier foods but also healthier cooking methods. Every week will cover a range of different techniques like grilling, braising, steaming and poaching, as well as different foods, focusing on whole grains, vegetables and flavorsome fish entrees.
Follow the instructions below and you’ll be entered into the drawing. You have until January 4th at 11.59PM to enter and the winner will be announced on Facebook  and in my Newsletter on January 6th. You will also be contacted by email.
Good luck!
If you want to learn more about my 4 week Cooking Series, click here. 
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Team Building Events and Private Parties

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Private parties and team-building events are a big deal at the Culinary Classroom. In fact, one of the first events I ever hosted here was a team-building cooking party for a flavor and fragrance-making corporation named Givaudan. Because of the specialty of the company, I wanted it to be a cooking experience that encouraged the group to think creatively about flavors and how to pair them. Since that first night, team-building events have become a frequent feature in my calendar. From small law firms to subdivisions of multinationals like Disney and Dreamworks, all kinds of companies and offices have sent groups of employees to me to learn important skills about communication and decision-making and have the opportunity to build friendships that might not have formed in the busy office environment.
In the kitchen we make tasty but simple dishes. Rather than making something like a beef short rib that requires hours of waiting around, I design menus that are hands-on and instill a spirit of camaraderie – making homemade pasta is always a great crowd pleaser.
IMG_7051Team-building events are not the only private parties I host. Occasions like birthdays and anniversaries are also popular times for families and friends to get together, make a delicious meal and not have to worry about who is going to do the washing up! There is a selection of packages and menus to choose from or I can help you design a menu to cater to your group. I’ve had sushi fans arrive for sushi making parties with jugs of Sake and we recently had a family of Australians take over the kitchen to wrap up a weekend of wedding celebrations.
December and January are busy months for private events with families getting together for the holidays and companies planning their holiday office parties so if you’re looking for a unique way to celebrate this season, the Culinary Classroom is just the place for you!
Learn more about Private Parties and Team-Building events HERE or call me at 310 470 2640 to discuss your event personally.

Stocks-A Foundation in the Kitchen

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During the second week of the Master Chef Program, I explain why Stocks are so important in any kitchen, Professionally or at home.
My students will start by preparing their Mirepoix-learning what it is and even discovering that almost every cuisine has a variation of it.
Cooking the stock properly is vital.  Here students learn the difference between a simmer and a boil and why a stock should never be boiled.  In future weeks, we will make more stock and turn that liquid into sauces, soups and more.
Towards the end of tonight’s class, I will take a small amount of stock and fill two cups.  One cup will be seasoned with Salt, the other will remain unseasoned.  Every student will taste each one as a way to illustrate how Salt works to improve flavor.  By encouraging them to taste, then season and taste again-I hope to instill the practice of getting my students to taste their cooking as they proceed with a recipe.
I hope to see YOU here sometime soon!  I have lots of Recreational Cooking Classes and Baking Classes this Summer – My Cake Decorating Class is Sat, 6/22 @9am – you get to take  HOME your Cake!  I have a great Grilling Favorites class coming up Sat, 6/29 @2:30pm – a really nice Father’s Day Gift! and my Couples and Date Night Cooking Classes – always a blast and Romantic, too – Sat 6/29 @7pm, Sat, 7/13 @7pm and many more over the next couple of months.  Come and check it out!  Chef Eric Crowley www.culinaryclassroom
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