~ The Laughing Pear Group ~
Chef Dave is known for his amazing abilities to teach what he has been taught with ease.
We offer six different classes, from advanced to beginner.
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Each class you will receive literature on all items covered, one recipe from your class, a Laughing Pear Pen, and an official Laughing Pear cooking class completion pin, as well as, a sampling of some of the items being cooked during the class. Class is one hour or may run longer.
We also offer a children’s cooking class
Learning Your Way Around the Kitchen #1
Basic knife skills
Safety and proper sanitation guidelines for the kitchen
Proper temperatures of all food and storage
Understanding all necessary utensils and kitchen hardware
Learning kitchen terminology to help better
yourself in the kitchen. Basic kitchen design and set up
Understanding Meat and Meat Cookery#2
Learn to clean a wide variety of meats and how this may save you money in the log run
Cover the numerous cooking methods of meats
Learn about cuts of meats you may have never heard off
Knowing the correct knife for the correct job, very important
The art of meats/presentation methods/meat recipes
The Know How’s of Cooking Fish and Shellfish#3
All there is to know about fish and shellfish
Understanding cooking methods
Knowing and understanding the difference between line Caught fish and farm raised fish and shellfish
Sauces that are matches made in heaven
Starches and vegetables that best fit your dish
Salads and the Power of Fine Dressing#4
Learning one of natures finest gifts, all types of lettuces
Fresh vegetables that bring that special salad together
Salad recipes
Proper knife cuts for each salad
Those dressings that blow your mind away
How to make a true emulsion
Discussion of all oils and all types of vinegars
Stocks, Soups, Sauces#5
Understanding and learning the preparation of stocks
Knowing and learning the five mother sauces
Making great sauces and understanding what sauce goes with what
Homemade soups, from cream soups to consumes
Understanding the importance of cooking times for all stocks, soups, and sauces
Lovely recipes to tantalize even the most discreet palette
Desserts, Ice Creams, Sorbets#6
The basics of dessert sauces
Understanding cake making and pastry methods
Learning your basic recipe for all ice cream
Sorbets you never thought possible
On the fly desserts
Chocolate fondue and zabaglione
For more information on Cooking Classes and schedules
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