Knife Skills Cooking Class: Peeling, Pitting, Seeding, and Coring

[Guest guest]

Knife Skills Cooking Class: Peeling, Pitting, Seeding, and Coring

 

In this informative and interactive class, students will

not only learn basic knife skills (what type of knife you need, how to hold

your knife, how to protect and sharpen your knife), but also how to master

various cutting techniques to make cooking easy, fast, and enjoyable. Each

student will have the opportunity to test out what they learn and will also

enjoy a cooking demonstration by instructor Rebecca Frye using the veggies we

cut up (Fennel, Orange, Walnut & Pomegranate Salad AND Autumn Tempeh

Salad).

 

Students will learn an introduction to knife skills as

well as the fundamentals for cutting various vegetables, including how to:

 

· Anatomy

of a Knife

· What

Kind of Knife Do I Need?

· Proper

Work Station/Best Type of Cutting Board

· Storing

Your Knife

· Holding

Your Knife

· Learning

'The Claw' (The Guiding Hand)

· Ensuring

Safety: Keeping Your Knife Sharp

· Squaring

Off

· Pit,

Slice and Dice Avocados

· Create

Perfect Citrus Slices

· Peel

and Seed Tomatoes

· Seed

a Cucumber

· Core

an Apple

· Peel

and Dice Butternut Squash

· Core

and Slice Fennel

· Dice,

Half-Moon, and Slice Onions (Without Crying)

· Seed

and Julienne Bell Peppers

· Peel

and Mince Ginger and Garlic

· Chiffonade

Fresh Herbs

 

Students are welcome to bring

their own knives to get our expert opinion about the efficacy (or lack thereof)

of this essential kitchen tool.

 

WHEN: Thursday,

November 19th, 6:30-9:00p.m.

WHERE: Green

Home Center 1812 Polk St. San Francisco

COST: $55 (in

advance), plus $5 food/materials fee due on day of class (Discounts for

registering for class packages.)

HOW TO SIGN UP: Register

online or mail a check to Compassionate Cooks P.O. Box 18512 Oakland, CA 94619.

PLEASE NOTE: You are

considered a TENTATIVE sign-up until we receive your payment, at which time we

will send you a confirmation via email.

Sign up at www.compassionatecooks.com!