18 MasterClass sessions from notable chefs such as Gordon Ramsay and Wolfgang Puck will help you improve your kitchen skills.

You can watch 18 cooking classes from celebrity chefs, including Gordon Ramsay, Wolfgang Puck, Gabriela Cámara, and Alice Waters, with a MasterClass subscription (now having a 2-for-1 offer until September 29).

What is MasterClass?

MasterClass offers complete online courses from famous and renowned authorities on various topics, from writing to business, for $180 per year or $15 per month. Each course includes multiple videos and a full-color PDF workbook with recipes and tips, and it can be a costly investment. Furthermore, each class has its community forum where you may ask questions, get extra information, and potentially chat with the instructor. Read our MasterClass review for more information. In our tests, all of the courses we suggest resulted in delicious food that can be prepared easily at home without specialized equipment or ingredients.

11 culinary arts and cooking courses I took at home with MasterClass are summarized below:

This 14-lesson course from "Modern Italian Cooking" with Massimo Bottura teaches you a lot about Italian cuisine and turns simple ingredients into a gourmet meal. Bottura explains his contemporary take on traditional Italian cuisine, including topics vital to him, such as reducing food waste, in this four-hour course. Osteria Francescana, a three-Michelin-star restaurant regarded as one of the best restaurants in the world, has hired a chef-patron to teach this class. Bottura's free Kitchen Quarantine series on Instagram has lately attracted additional attention, especially during the pandemic. Members of Il Tortellante, a pasta workshop for disadvantaged youngsters, are also invited to assist make tortellini.

In the course thus far, I've created two recipes. The Sogliola al Cartoccio, or Mediterranean-style sole, was the first. I had to replace certain items due to food shortages during the pandemic, but the result was spectacular, delicious, and healthy. Finally, it was simple to make and did not take long. The second recipe I created is more of a habit than a dish. Bottura makes a vegetarian soup with vegetable waste called a "Broth of Everything." I began by freezing a gallon bag in my freezer. I dehydrated it overnight in an oven set to 150 degrees Fahrenheit once it was complete. I simmered everything in a stockpot for six hours the following morning, including all of the dehydrated aromatic scraps and some herbs. As the name suggests, the resultant liquid is golden, and I use it in everything.

Dominique Ansel presents his MasterClass in French pastry Basics.

"French Pastry Fundamentals" with Dominique Ansel is an excellent place to begin if you've ever wondered how to make mouth-watering cakes accessible at your favorite pastry shop. Ansel, the creator of the cronut and winner of numerous James Beard Awards, teaches you how to make petite madeleines, fruit tarts, chocolate cake bonbons, and croissants in his 17-lesson course that lasts around three-and-a-half hours. He also explores ways to turn your new abilities into your creations. A 59-page full-color workbook and an interactive help forum are available for the class, which is backed up by a 59-page Ansel-hosted a live lesson that was both entertaining and educational while I was testing the class.

For Ansel's strawberry tart, I picked the four-lesson recipe. I chose to do it throughout the weekend, even though you can finish it all in one baking day.

Ansel did a fantastic job of putting me at ease, and I'd never made anything like this strawberry tart before. I couldn't locate NH pectin, so I compensated with apple pectin instead, despite his warning not to. The only component I couldn't locate was NH pectin. The result was visually appealing and genuinely delicious, even though the glaze didn't come out as well as it could have. I received several requests for the recipe after I shared a picture of it with my local foodie group.

Cooking I' with Gordon Ramsay

"Cooking I" with Gordon Ramsay offers a lot, especially if you're learning the kitchen basics. With a well-balanced set of teachings ranging from kitchen layout to preparing his renowned Beef Wellington, it's perfect for anyone new to the kitchen. I anticipated harsh guidance and instructions going into Cooking I, the first of Ramsay's two MasterClass courses, given his history of giving chefs and restauranteurs who don't live up to his expectations on his other TV shows. On the other hand, Ramsay demonstrates the humanity you see in "MasterChef Junior" as he cooks for children.

In the 20-lesson class, Ramsay gives a little history of how he got to where he is today. He covers the basics, including kitchen layout, knife skills, making pasta, and scrambling eggs before delving into fancier dishes.

I decided to make the Beef Wellington, which took roughly four hours. Learning how to make crêpes was my favorite part of the process. I was horrible initially, but by the fourth and fifth couples, I felt like an old pro. The Wellington was spectacular, and it had restaurant-quality flavor. I'd previously ordered a Beef Wellington at an English restaurant, and it didn't compare to the flavor and quality of my effort. I plan on making this for special occasions in the future. Gabriela Cámara teaches a Mexican cooking MasterClass.

Mexican Cooking' with Gabriela Cámara

Gabriela Cámara's huevos rancheros recipe, which she demonstrates in her Mexican Cooking MasterClass, is fantastic. It also inspired me to try my hand at salsa verde, which was simple and wonderful. Compared to other courses, her course is relatively short, with just 13 lessons and more diminutive than three-and-a-half hours of material. Additionally, other cuisines aren't represented by the skills you acquire. This course is still worth your time and money if you're interested in learning how to prepare simple Mexican meals, such as tortillas.

There's a lot to like about Cooking Techniques I: Thomas Keller's "Vegetables, Pasta, and Eggs," the first of his three MasterClass courses. First and foremost, it offers more content than any other cooking class: 36 lessons, roughly 7 hours of video, a 119-page full-color workbook, and an interactive discussion forum. While I now find myself regularly putting in the extra effort to make Keller's omelet recipe, his emphasis on "tools of refinement" may be a bit much for beginning cooks.

Cooking Techniques II: Meats, Stocks, and Sauces with Thomas Keller

"Cooking Methods II: Meat, Stocks, and Sauces" by Thomas Keller is for the strict carnivore who wants to know everything there is to know about making exceptional meals using beef, chicken, lamb, and other meats. The French Laundry, a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Yountville, California (arguably the best in the world), is where Keller is most well-known. This is the second of Keller's three MasterClass courses and has a wealth of information.

He explores how to wet- and dry-age different cuts of meat, pork, poultry, and lamb. Pan-roasting, frying, oven-roasting, braising, and grilling are just a few different methods of cooking meat. He manages to provide instructions that are simple to follow while being precise. The Chicken Paillard with Arugula Salad and Sauce Vierge was my favorite dish. It was simple to make, and everyone in the family enjoyed it. The chicken and Vierge paired so well that I was taken aback. My teenager said it was his new favorite chicken dish. My wife liked the presentation, so it's now in our regular rotation.

Lynnette Marrero and Ryan Chetiyawardana star in 'Mixology.'

This recipe class teaches students how to create exceptional alcoholic beverages with readily available ingredients and equipment. I was disappointed that Marrero and Chetiyawardana didn't offer many nonalcoholic alternatives for teetotalers. On the other hand, this class is ideal for those who want to improve their cocktail skills. A beautiful 53-page PDF containing recipes and more information about the drinks is included for a total of four and a half hours of material.

Texas-Style BBQ' with Aaron Franklin

This is another course exclusively for smokers who want to improve their game: it will appeal to a niche audience. Franklin delves into what you need for a great smoke, from choosing the best wood and keeping the fire to selecting the most delicate smoker design. He also teaches you how to prepare your meat. I don't smoke, but I followed the same procedures as the pork butt recipe in my oven, and the outcome was fantastic. Anyone just starting with smoking meat would benefit from this class.

Cooking' with Wolfgang Puck

The master chef teaches you his perspective on cooking and business, ways to educate your taste buds, kitchen basics, and even cocktails, in addition to several innovative recipes throughout his cooking class. I enjoyed that the skills taught in the course can be utilized in various situations. Due to Puck's Austrian solid accent, I heavily relied on closed captioning. In addition, I created his Béchamel sauce, which was a straightforward recipe but lacked the depth of flavor.

Alice Waters hosts the show 'The Art of Home Cooking.'

"The Art of Home Cooking," directed by Alice Waters of Berkeley's Chez Panisse, provides excellent advice for preparing restaurant-quality meals using ingredients and equipment that most home cooks already have. Waters offers 17 lessons and nearly four hours of education on how to stock your pantry, outfit your kitchen, and get creative with the ingredients you have. Instead of going through numerous recipes, he offers 17 lessons and nearly four hours of education.

She also teaches tips on substituting ingredients in and out, as well as a few of her favorite home recipes. The highlights are included in the 77-page full-color PDF workbook you get with the course so you can review them. I made oat pancakes, which are simple and healthy. I found the flavor complexity quite appealing (but my kindergartener didn't like it). I topped the dessert with a strawberry and pear compote, as recommended by Waters. The results were worthy of a California restaurant, if I may say so myself.

Before signing up for a MasterClass cooking course, here's what you should know.

I learned a few things about making the food courses that might help you enjoy them during my hours of observing and testing.

1. Before attempting to prepare a meal, watch the whole segment.

While it is often helpful, you do not have to watch previous videos. Before beginning a recipe, however, you'll want to understand the entire process well. I'd use the workbook and the video frequently, using the pause button a lot while cooking meals because it helped me bring my laptop to the kitchen.

2. Don't be discouraged if you don't achieve perfection the first time.

The chefs are all encouraging, yet many stress the need for practice. They remove the steps, making it easier to learn them, but mastering Beef Wellington or preparing a fruit tart might take multiple tries. These chefs would be out of a job if anybody could quickly create restaurant-quality meals.

3. Feel free to use substitutions.

Fresh ingredients are critical as well. Yet, based on where you live and make recommendations, the instructors realize that substitutes are frequently required. Some chefs recommend using local suppliers, such as a nearby farmers' market, for your ingredients when feasible. Another option is to join a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program, a recurring service that delivers weekly shipments of fresh local farm foods. CSAs may help you save time in grocery stores and the environmental and financial benefits.

The cooking arts courses were evaluated in a variety of ways.

Even if award-winning chefs from around the globe teach for the $180 price, it's a high price for online classes. As a result, we inspected MasterClass more critically when we tested and reviewed it. I spent hours on MasterClass, watching and listening to all of the culinary arts courses available. I spent even more time in the kitchen, trying out the advice and talents imparted in the seminars.

The essential qualities we want and how we assess them are listed below.:

Generalizability: When creating other cuisines, will what you learn in the course be useful? Will it assist you in developing your recipes? For instance, learning fundamental knife skills will be handy when preparing any meal. However, learning how to debone a specific kind of fish that isn't available in your region may not be particularly useful.

Accessibility: I found getting different supplies in my area challenging due to the ongoing pandemic, and some stores are hit or miss. A competent MasterClass instructor or chef will show you how to prepare using everyday items or provide acceptable substitutes. You should also be able to do it with regular household items. A class loses points in our review if it requires equipment with narrow usages, such as a grain grinder or tortilla press.

Meal Quality: You'd assume that the meals you make as a result of your time studying how to cook with the world's finest chefs would be restaurant-quality. I used four criteria to judge dish quality: flavor, look, likelihood to make again, and whether the meal was good enough to serve in a nice restaurant, based on the evaluations of my wife, two sons, and myself.

Enjoyability: Is it fun for the instructor to cook the meals? How long does it take to prepare and cook the meals? When rating how much fun a course was, I considered both of these factors.

Quantity: There are how many lessons? How many minutes of video are there? What information is included in the course's PDF workbook? Are there any discussions going on? All of these elements impacted whether a course met your expectations.

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