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Culinary Confidence Cooking for Beginners

Teaching Table

4.5 50 reviews

Build real confidence in the kitchen as you master essential techniques and create simple, nourishing meals from scratch. This beginner-friendly experience offers clear guidance, hands-on practice, and a supportive environment where every question is welcome. Discover how to choose ingredients, plan menus, and cook without hesitation. Leave empowered to feed yourself with ease and skill.

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12 Noel Dr, Ossining, NY
7 hours & 30 minutes over 3 sessions

Culinary Confidence Cooking for Beginners

Culinary Confidence Cooking for Beginners

Culinary Confidence Cooking for Beginners

Culinary Confidence Cooking for Beginners

Culinary Confidence Cooking for Beginners

Culinary Confidence Cooking for Beginners

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Description

Develop culinary confidence with this cooking course! Whether you're a new cook, you want to order less take-out, or an adult who claims to have no cooking skills, this course will set you up for success.

In this cooking course, you will learn the basics of making simple, straightforward meals that taste good and nourish.

This course is paced for beginners (or those who simply aren’t comfortable in the kitchen), so you can feel at ease no matter your skill level. Throughout the sessions, you will gain culinary confidence while learning and practicing basic cooking techniques. Learn in a supportive environment where we encourage all of your questions and grow from our mistakes.

Concepts that will be covered:

Roasting
Braising
Sautéing
Seasoning and Flavor Development
Soups
Cooking Grains
Pan Sauces, Spreads and Vinaigrettes
Menu planning
Improvisational cooking
Shopping for ingredients
Choosing the proper tools & equipment
Seasonality of ingredients
Time Management
Kitchen safety and sanitation
Knife skills (cursory only, we recommend our separate Knife Skills classes for a deeper dive)

What you will achieve

Create at least four nourishing delicious meals from scratch.
Practice eight basic cooking techniques.
Choose the proper tools and kitchen equipment for the job.
Apply the concepts you learned to a range of ingredients and recipes.
Increase your confidence as a cook.
Build a community with other beginner and hesitant cooks.

What is culinary confidence?

Teaching Table’s Series focused on Culinary Basics and Simple meals for adults who are hesitant, beginners, or simply claim they can’t cook
The mindset you will develop from participating in Teaching Table’s Culinary Confidence series
The ability to cook a meal without hesitation or fear
The belief that you are capable of feeding yourself and others.

What you'll get

In-person sessions at Teaching Table.
Personalized on-demand cooking coaching throughout the course. Your chef is easily accessible via email.
Priority registration for other Teaching Table classes and events (virtual and in person).
A Teaching Table apron and bench scraper (when you enroll in the entire course)
All materials and ingredients
Clear demonstrations and hands-on cooking
A sampling of what you made and in most cases, a complete sit-down meal
Recipes to take home
Access to an experienced chef who will answer your cooking questions
Leave the cleanup to us!

Teaching Table prioritizes sourcing local, seasonal, sustainable, and organic ingredients whenever possible.

Knowledge required

Perfect for Beginners. No prior knowledge or skills are required! We personalize and tailor instruction in our small group experiences.

What to bring

We will serve water and tea only. You may bring your own beverages if you choose.

Wear comfortable closed toe shoes and tie back long hair, please.

School Notes:

After you purchase your tickets, please reach out to CourseHorse or the school for any food allergies, or restrictions.

Refund Policy

For single-session public events or classes or single days within multi-day classes:

If student cancels 6 business days or more before the class/event start time (or before receiving course materials), student is eligible for a refund (less a 7% processing fee) or a credit (100% of purchase price) towards another class/event.
If it is within 6 business days of your scheduled event, you can transfer your class to another individual or receive the recording and materials of virtual classes digitally.
No shows cannot be refunded. Cancelling after the cut off, withdrawing, or failing to attend results in forfeiting the full amount of the class or event fee. With approval of teacher, student may send someone else to participate and/or receive materials.
Most, but not all, classes are recorded. Please confirm in advance of class if you will be relying on the recording.

The school reserves the right to cancel an event or class due to low enrollment, inclement weather or other circumstances that would make the event or class non-viable. Public class participants will be notified via email and may elect to receive a full refund less a 5% non refundable registration fee, a class credit, or admission to another class, pending availability.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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Teaching Table

Teaching Table is a school that aims to inspire people to cook healthier foods and make sustainable choices. They focus on using locally sourced ingredients and provide hands-on learning experiences to teach techniques for creating delicious and health-supportive meals.

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