Basic Knife Skills
Unparalleled, hand-over-hand basic knife skills classes, including knife sharpening and a light meal with every lesson.
Basic Knife Skills Classes
Private, thorough, hands-on knife skills instruction, including prep for a quick, light meal you can cook at home from what you cut in class.
2 1/2 hours
You’ll learn
• How to use a whetstone and sharpening steel
• How to do the Spider Walk
• Where to find your cutting board’s Sweet Spot
• Strong, clean technique to build speed safely
• A range of knife cuts and their uses in cooking
You’ll bring home newly sharpened knives and the fixings for a quick, light meal using the ingredients you cut in class.
Unlike other knife skills classes, this one prioritizes balance, posture, cadence, and flow. Basic Knife Skills is unique for its effective, thorough, personalized instruction. We guide your practice, literally hand over hand. All classes are taught by chef/owner Ronna Welsh.
Want to learn how to cook what you just cut? Try our the Knife Skills “Plus” class. (See below.)
Fees
up to 2 people, $275
each additional person, $115
”Plus” option, $25 pp
NEW! Parent-Teen Knife Skills Class
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NEW! Parent-Teen Knife Skills Class . . . Click HERE for more information . . .
Knife Skills ‘Plus’
Add a short cooking lesson onto your new knife skills!
Together, we’ll cook the meal you just prepped in class, which you’ll sit and enjoy before heading home.
Your choice of dishes include:
Stuffed, Seared Chicken Thighs with Mustard Vinaigrette, Knife Skills Salad
Toasted Farro with Grapefruit, Pistachios, Mint, and Mustard Vinaigrette, Knife Skills Salad
Fees
$25 per person, additional
Just let us know you’d like the ‘plus’ option when scheduling your class.