Cookery Schools

The warm and welcoming new AGA Sheffield concept store offers a wide selection of cookery demonstrations and courses using the AGA heat-storage cooker. Its varied programme of both demonstrations and hands-on Master Class events include basic AGA demonstrations, which show just how easy cooking on the AGA heat-storage cooker is while inspiration can be found in more diverse events such as sausage or chocolate making.

The events are friendly, informative and excellent value for money. Food and wine are served at every evening event and lunch is provided at every Master Class event. For a more detailed description of all the events download a brochure.

Examples of Cookery School classes available:

AGA SHEFFIELD goes "Bangers Galore"

Paul Smith is a local rare breed pig keeper who provides cookery classes demonstrating how easy it is to make the perfect sausages on the AGA heat-storage cooker. Paul provides inspired techniques on how to best cook pork as well as fresh bread.

All the pork used is bred and reared by Paul on his small farm in North Sheffield. Paul and his staff run the small holding as a non-profit making interest. To find out more about it visit the website.

Knife Skills with Len Unwin

Knife Skills with Len Unwin is one of the most popular courses at AGA Sheffield. Len will show you how to sharpen knives properly with both steel and stone as well as how to properly gut and prepare fish and dice vegetables, which are then used to cook a delicious meal. Once lunch is over, Len shows you more ways to cut various meat and vegetables and transform them into restaurant quality foods.

Besides learning new cooking skills, you have the opportunity to see the William Abdy Collection of chef knives. Renowned for their high quality carbon steel and hand finish, these are exclusively available at the AGA Sheffield concept store. Alternatively, you can visit their website to view more of their products.

"A treat of a lifetime… at least I have learnt how to use a knife before it's too late!."

"Very informative and good fun too. Len has a real talent for teaching."

Truly, Madly, Pasta

Truly, Madly, Pasta is the title for the very first AGA Cookery School Master Class taught by Italian chef, writer and restaurateur, Ursula Ferrigno. Ursula's passion for food and life give her a teaching style that's as fun as it is informative. In her class you'll make pasta by hand and then go on to cook Pasta al Catoccio, Rotolo Ripient and Vincisgrassi Apertoo.

"Anne and the staff made the event such a treat, nothing was too much trouble for them."

"Ursula taught us so much in one class and made it look so easy."

"I will never buy pasta again."

To book a demonstration contact the Sheffield shop.

Eckington Manor Cookery School is located on a working farm set in beautiful countryside on the edge of the Cotswolds, just outside the market town of Pershore in Worcestershire. The school offers a wide selection of cookery demonstrations and courses for the AGA heat-storage cooker, which include:

• Half day cookery demonstrations
• Hands-on AGA - one-day course
• Essential AGA - two-day course
• Complete AGA - three-day course
• More AGA Part 1-3 for advanced recipes and skills
• AGA Cakes & Bakes
• Easy Entertaining
• Exclusively Men
• Bread & Baking
• Great British Classics

All of the courses provide a hands-on opportunity for students to learn new skills, try recipes and create delicious dishes while picking up expert culinary tips for an AGA heat-storage range cooker.

Held in a state-of-the-art open-plan classroom that contains a large demonstration unit complete with overhead flat screen TVs displaying close-ups of dishes being prepared, there are also 10 individual work stations, each of which is equipped with its own fully stocked refrigerator and AGA heat-storage cookers.

The courses are run in small groups for all levels of ability under the expert guidance of in-house or visiting tutors. The school is supplied with fresh, locally sourced seasonal ingredients, and has its own flourishing herb and vegetable garden that provides produce for the school.

The luxury accommodation for the school is located in an historic farmhouse, Lower End House, just across the courtyard from the school, which has been carefully restored and renovated with the highest attention to detail. This lovely period house is full of character and charm, with individually designed bedrooms with en-suite Fired Earth bathrooms and The White Company toiletries. Relaxed lunches and dinners are served in an informal conservatory style dining room.

For more information on cookery days, demonstrations, corporate events and private parties please call us on 01386 751600 or visit the website.

"Amy Willcock has brought confident modern cooking to the AGA." Rick Stein

"Amy Willcock, hand holder to AGA owners everywhere." Nigella Lawson, Vogue Magazine

Amy Willcock runs Lifestyle and AGA Know How workshops on the Isle of Wight and all over the UK. Amy is a vivacious 'scrummy mummy', married with two young daughters. Born in Chicago, she moved to the UK with her family in 1980 and soon discovered a new form of oven - the AGA heat-storage cooker. For the past decade, Amy has held regular Lifestyle, Cookery and AGA Workshops, described as 'finishing schools for people in their thirties'.

After becoming an AGA demonstrator, Amy launched herself into the world of specialised cookery. Her first book 'AGA Cooking' (Ebury Press) was published in October 2002.

Amy also writes the food and lifestyle column for The Shooting Gazette. Her talent for combining the old with the new is evident all around her home, as well as in the kitchen. Her practical how-to and inspirational information on the British home and lifestyle breathes life into the lost art of living.

For more information visit the website.

Situated in the heart of Edinburgh's city centre, Edinburgh New Town Cookery School offers practical and professional cookery courses that give students the ability to cook with confidence on an AGA heat-storage cooker.

The school spans five floors and offers stunning panoramic views across the Firth of Forth. This stunning setting has been renovated to be the ideal venue to host a broad spectrum of cookery courses and activities for every level of ability. It features a fully equipped teaching kitchen, a function room and a demonstration theatre with capacity for 50.

For more information on cookery courses and other activities at Edinburgh New Town Cookery School please call 0131 226 4314 or visit the website.

Situated in the bustling and historic market town of Hadleigh, near Ipswich, Suffolk, The Cooking Experience is the brainchild of Mark and Annie David who set it up in their own home 11 years ago. Mark started his career as a trainee chef in a hot sweaty hotel kitchen in Leeds where he learned  professional cookery skills over a very hot range!  He eventually moved out front to be nearer the customers! His further career included 3 years at Waltons resturant Chelsea followed by 3 years with the legendary Egon Ronay and then Restaurant Manager for Robert Carrier in Suffolk. He now cooks with small groups in his bright, cheerful kitchen complete with 2 AGA cookers.

The Cooking Experience offers Day Courses, all Hands-On and brimming with recipes to add to your repertoire! All comers are welcome whether they have an AGA or not, so whilst we cook on the AGA cookers and conventional ovens, the recipes are designed for all cookers.

Themes include Quick, Easy and Impressive Entertaining, Italian, Seafood, French Provincial, Indian, Oriental, Canapes and Party Food, Baking and Delicious Desserts,  Christmas Without Tears and others.

The atmosphere is relaxed and informal at The Cooking Experience, and there is plenty of time for chat and questions. All ages welcome and ability is not measured!

Gift Vouchers are available all year round, a Day Course makes a great gift for anyone.

MARK DAVID is a seasoned AGA and General Cookery Demonstrator and operates a Home Service. If you have a decent size kitchen, and you can whistle up a group of, say 6/7 friends, then Mark will spend the day with you planning and preparing a dinner party for that evening. We then cook the meal together and create other delicous dishes. Ideas flow, and you are left exhausted but with a new set of recipes!

Contact Annie David on 01473 827568 or email info@cookingexperience.co.uk.

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Nestling in the foothills of The Chilterns, in the market town of Princes Risborough, Splat Cooking is a cookery school run by food writer, author and broadcaster, Beverley Glock.   Beverley specialises in children's and family cookery, a regular in the media she runs the cookery school and cooking parties business from her 17th Century Mill House.

Beverley's expertise is cooking great food using seasonal ingredients that taste fantastic, looks amazing and are quick and easy to cook.  Her chatty style and enthusiasm guarantees her audience will thoroughly enjoy themselves and leave confident to cook her dishes at home armed with heaps of tips and stories.  Don't worry if you don't have an AGA as all Beverley's recipes come with instructions for gas and electric ovens too.

A maximum of 6 adults per workshop guarantees that everyone will be able to work at their own level of expertise and receive personal attention. Each workshop starts with tea, coffee and homemade cake so Beverley can discuss what everyone hopes to achieve at the end of the day and get an idea of individual requirements.

Courses are available for adults, teenagers and children and include Introduction to Molecular Gastronomy, Seasonal Cookery, Cupcake and Cupcake Decorating, Specialist Icing Workshops, Thai, Chinese and Indian Workshops, Edible Christmas Presents, Cooking for Christmas, Cooking for Babies and Toddlers, Mummy and Me, Italian and Pasta, Classic French Bistro, Easter Baking and Canapes plus many others.

Courses for children include Duke of Edinburgh and Saturday Morning Cooking Club, Splat Cooking also run after school cookery clubs, school workshops and events at food festivals around the country.

Beverley offers one to one courses that can be adapted to your specific requirements and the cookery school run Corporate Events with their team of Cookery Leaders around the country.

Splat Cooking have branches of their cookery school and cooking party business throughout the UK, all the team are AGA trained and if the school doesn't have it's own AGA they are happy to come out and offer one to one training on your own AGA in the comfort of your own kitchen.

Beverley's first book 500 Baby and Toddler Foods was published in September 2011 and her APP including AGA instructions Cupcakes, Muffins and Afternoon Tea is available from November 2011.

For more information on cookery courses, parties and events run by Splat Cooking please call us on 0870 766 8290 or visit the website http://www.splatcooking.com