Posts by Spock

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You raise some good points. It does seem to me, however, that ordering videos and asking questions here is exactly like an online course. I agree with your points on critiquing knife cuts/techniques...

Agreed, 400 USD is not a fortune if I am certain the course will meet my needs, am certain of the quality and I am certain I will stick with it. The last is primarily up to me but will also go to the previous two points. When...

Thanks. Tried to check it out but got no further than finding out they are full up and and their is a waiting list. Near as I can determine, this is a professional school, just online. Never got to find out what enrolling would cost...

Hi all! I've been cooking for some time and can make most recipes. I would like to take it up a notch and learn a lot more than just following a recipe though, learn the how and why that is the way it should be done, what is...

Thanks all and special thanks "phatch"! Exactly what I was looking for. Just to clarify on availability, I am in Eastern Europe (former Soviet occupied territory) not Western Europe, where I am sure you can get everything you...

Thanks Pohaku and Chairlady, some good points. My question, however, is not so much about used pieces as between new name brand and non name brand pieces. Maybe this is even the wrong forum... maybe I need to find one for metalurgy...

I just recently became turned on to cooking with cast iron cookware, so lots of shopping to do. Lots of advice out there as to who the major players are who do produce quality cookware, but I have still to find any discussion as to...