One Week Beginner’s Cookery Course

Monday 3rd- Friday 7th February 2025

9.45am – 3.30pm

This highly practical one week beginners cookery course at Edinburgh New Town Cookery School will help those who love food but have always felt inhibited by their lack of skill in the kitchen. At the start of the course we teach basic knife skills and cooking methods and techniques. By the end of the week you will be understanding how to follow recipes and cooking meals with confidence.

The day begins at 9.30 each day with coffee whilst we run through the recipes with you. After the mornings cooking you eat the prepared food for lunch. In the afternoon there will be more cooking and demonstrations. All the food you cook, and haven’t eaten for lunch, is yours to take home.

If you are planning to attend this course and do not live in Edinburgh, we can help by giving you information about accommodation within the city. This is a perfect beginners course for all ages.

This course can be taken in conjunction with the one week Intermediate Course, which runs during the following week.

Skills and techniques covered in this course include:

Knife skills

Soups

Stocks

Roux based sauces

Emulsion sauces

Basic pastries

Bread

Roasting

Meat cookery

Stews and Casseroles

Stir Fries

Fish cookery

Preparing and cooking vegetables

Baking

Food presentation

Dietary Requirements and Allergies:

• The recipes made on this course contain the following: GLUTEN, EGGS, DAIRY AND NOT SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS*
• Please let us know of any dietary requirements, allergies or special accommodations required at the time of booking. We will be as flexible as possible, when we can, so as to be inclusive to all students but we may not be able to substitute ingredients in the recipes.
• We do everything we can to reduce the risk of cross contamination, however we cannot guarantee a completely allergen free environment and therefore our kitchens may be unsuitable for students with severe or life-threatening allergies.

*Please note this list is not exhaustive.

Age limit

Our one-day workshops and short courses are 16+ unless otherwise specified. Children aged 14 or 15 may attend with an adult over 18.

Course times

On the day, the school will be open from 9.30am and the class will begin at 9.45am. The class will be finished by 4.00pm, depending on the course and class size it may finish earlier.

Please view the Short Course Terms and Conditions.