Knife Skills – Meat & Vegetables
Ask any professional chef and they’ll tell you that knowing how to use a knife is the most important skill in the kitchen. From keeping knives razor sharp to learning how to joint poultry and create all the vegetable cuts like a professional chef alongside all aspects of knife skills & knife care are covered in the comprehensive & essential class.
You will be led by a Divertimenti chef in how to handle, look after & use your kitchen knives, after your class you will sit down to enjoy a meal prepared by our chef together as a class with a glass of wine & refreshments.
Great knife skills lead to great presentation of your final dishes and helping in all aspects of your cooking.
What’s covered in the class:
- How to sharpen and care for your knives
- Vegetable cutting techniques including slicing, julienne, batons, dicing, mirepoix, brunoise
- Joint a whole chicken, make a stock from the bones, reserve the breast to make a Vietnamese pho, the thighs and drumsticks will get oven baked in a marinade all while making a slaw with the veggies and a tropical fruit salad with the fruits
- Tips on food plating and presentation
You will cover a three course menu in the session featuring a pho broth, Asian slaw & a beautifully plated exotic fruit salad
What’s included:
- Refreshments on arrival and available throughout the class
- Apron and all of the equipment required
- A recipe pack for you to take home after your class
- All ingredients provided and weighed out in advance for you
- Lunch of your own making to enjoy together as a class accompanied by a glass of wine or soft refreshments
- 10% discount on purchases made in store on the day of your class, including cookery classes. Excludes books, food, electrical items, gift vouchers and sale items
- We do all the washing up!
