Knife Skills Classes in Chicago, IL

This is without a doubt the most essential cooking class you'll ever take! You will learn how to slice, dice, julienne, and much more in the safest and most efficient manner. Make your every day prep faster and fun, learning how to use a knife like professional chefs do. Materials needed to fully participate: A chef knife Cutting board 1 Vegetable...

Become the master of your own home bar! We will kick off with learning bar tools (and substitutions!) and key skills, then move on to how to master a few classic cocktails. Special skills you will learn include how (and when) to use egg whites, alcohol infusions best practices, how to choose the appropriate base spirit, and more! We will learn...

The more efficient you become with this simple yet effective kitchen tool, the more you'll enjoy cooking. This class covers basic knife skills such as how to hold a knife to chopping, dicing, and slicing, not to mention those fancy cooking show cuts like “chiffonade” and “julienne.” We’ll also discuss sharpening, storage, and care. Bonus...

Feel more comfortable in the kitchen and improve your cooking efficiency by learning how to use a chef’s knife properly. This class focuses on the essential knife skills for a home cook, and teaches you slicing, dicing, chopping, knife sharpening and more to help you enjoy cooking! You’ll get a produce list sent to you before class so you can...

Everything you need to know about choosing, storing, sharpening, holding, and using a chef's knife, the most important tool in the kitchen. It is necessary for you to have a chef's knife at home in order to get the most out of this class.  And so you have something to do with all your newfound knife skills, we'll also cook up a delicious Vegetable...

Join us for our most popular class…virtually!  Join our Chopping Block Chef in real time for a chopping session that’ll mincing, slicing, and dicing vegetables and herbs like a pro via Zoom. Knife care, selection, sharpening and honing are also covered. Need to stock up on tools for this class? Pre-purchase your very own knife kit for curbside...

Good knives and impeccable knife skills are critical for all cooks and chefs. Knowing how to properly use a good chef’s knife will shorten the time you spend in the kitchen and give you confidence to tackle any recipe. Repetition and practice are at the heart of the development of high level knife skills and when used properly, your knife performs...

This class is designed for amateur cooks who are comfortable in the kitchen, or have completed our Boot Camp for Adults, Part I program (which is NOT a prerequisite, but worth checking out).   Each 2-hour class meets once a week for 6 consecutive weeks, beginning on the start date you choose below. Suitable for 16+. Week 1:  Vegetables...

It's time to learn how to cook. This virtual, skills-based series covers all the basic skills you'll need to feel comfortable and creative in the kitchen, now that you are spending a whole lot more time there. We'll focus on each cooking technique, using multiple ingredients to drive it home, so you leave confident to cook up most any food in your...

This class will offers you a valuable set of culinary techniques to move you along in your kitchen education. Knife Skills 101 Cooking Meat to Perfection (Pan-Roasted Chicken or Steak) Making Flavorful Pan Sauces (Classic Chicken Gravy or Red-Wine Reduction Sauce) Roasting Vegetables (Roasted Seasonal Vegetables) COOKBOOK COMPANION:...

Noon Make and Take: Homemade Stock & Vegetable Soup (Hands On) This is the class where you’ll make it, take it home, and cook it! In this class, Chef Robin is streamlining stock making by utilizing the pressure cooker. The result, intensified flavor in a quarter of the time. While the stock is “under pressure,” you’ll practice your knife...

Have you always wondered what it would be like to go to culinary school? The Chopping Block's Culinary Boot Camp 1 gives you a taste of a professional culinary program without the lengthy time commitment or heavy financial burden. We are the ONLY recreational cooking school that offers this type of culinary foundation and education without attending...