Tag Archive for: chef knife

Chef Secrets: Good Gadgets: Kitchen Powerhouse Tools
Kitchen Class for Ages 16+
Friday, February 20th, 2026 | 5:30-7:30pm

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Do you have unused kitchen tools & appliances sitting around collecting dust? Let’s explore some incredibly useful and versatile kitchen tools while preparing delectable Creamy Cauliflower Soup, Asparagus-Carrot Salad, and Spicy Latin Meatballs. Maybe you only use your peeler for peeling; maybe you’re unsure if an investment in an appliance makes sense for you. Chef Lilly will teach you about some useful kitchen tools that truly maximize your time and food dollars using a variety of tools such as immersion blenders, food processors, mini choppers, and everyday items used to their maximum potential. Class is for ages 16+. Students work in pairs – sign up with a friend!  Please register by February 17th.

Menu:

  • Creamy Cauliflower Soup
  • Asparagus-Carrot Salad with Vinaigrette
  • Spicy Latin Meatballs with White Bean Puree and Chimichurri

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety
  • Knife Skills
  • Meal Prep and Meal Extension

What you’ll take home:

  • Eat what you’d like and take home the leftovers
  • Recipes and instructions

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for beginner to intermediate cooks
  • Sign up with friends!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Lilly Burdsall 

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What’s For Dinner? Mystery Dinner and Cooking Techniques
Cooking Class for Ages 16+
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 | 5:30-7:30pm

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Become creative in your kitchen and combine what you have on hand with basic pantry items to avoid food waste and extend your grocery dollars. Do you have scraps or small amounts of things that go bad in your fridge because you don’t know what to do with them? Partial bags of grains or other pantry items just sitting around? If we don’t use the food we buy, we are literally throwing our money away. When you register for this class, Chef Lilly will send you a survey asking for the items you never seem to use up and she will design the class around your responses. Learn lots of cheffy tips to extend your food budget, waste less, and have fun creating meals. This class will focus on technique rather than recipes. Likely dishes will include saute/pilaf, creative tacos/quesadillas, and how to utilize vegetables and meat cuts completely. Pantry surveys will be sent early March. Class is for students ages 16+, and students will work in pairs. Please register by March 8th at noon.

Menu:

  • Dependent upon student responses

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Pantry Basics
  • Thinking Creatively About Food
  • Combining Grains, Veggies, Legumes
  • Anything can be a taco!

What you’ll take home:

  • Eat what you’d like and take home the leftovers
  • Recipes and instructions, and lots of tips!

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for beginner to advanced cooks
  • Sign up with friends!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Lilly Burdsall 

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All Supplies Included

 

Knife Skills, Tropical Edition: We Don’t Need Those Stinkin’ Gadgets!
Kitchen Class for Ages 16+
Thursday, January 29th, 2026 | 5:30-7:30pm

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Longing for the tropics? Hone your knife skills while preparing a quick, warming dinner of seared chicken cutlet with guacamole, black bean and charred corn pilaf, and tropical fruit salsa. Single-purpose tools clog up our kitchens and get crammed in the back of drawers. Tackle common cutting tasks with confidence using just chef and paring knives. You will incorporate ingredients across different components to create a cohesive meal, and learn how to turn your leftovers into something quite different for lunch the next day, all while discussing un-used and unneeded gadgets. Class is for students 16+, students work in pairs. Please register by January 25th at noon.

Menu:

  • Seared Chicken Cutlet
  • Black-Bean and Corn Pilaf
  • Pineapple-Mango Salsa

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety
  • Knife Skills
  • Meal Prep and Meal Extension

What you’ll take home:

  • Eat what you’d like and take home the leftovers
  • Recipes and instructions

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for beginner to intermediate cooks
  • Sign up with friends!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Lilly Burdsall 

Supply List

 

All Supplies Included