Vent: Dropped $500 on a cooking class and regret every penny

I signed up for a high-end knife skills workshop last month thinking it would level up my meal prep. The instructor spent half the time selling us premium knives instead of teaching technique. Has anyone else wasted money on a class that felt more like a sales pitch?

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caleb_ross1213h agoMost Upvoted

Oh man, I gotta respectfully disagree with @jana119 here. Look, I get that the sales pitch part is annoying, but a good knife skills class should absolutely spend time talking about what makes a knife worth buying (even if they're selling their own stuff). You can't learn proper technique if you're using a flimsy blade that dulls after three cuts. I took a class where the instructor spent maybe 15-20 minutes on knife recommendations and honestly, it helped me avoid wasting money on cheap sets later. The real red flag isn't sales talk, it's when they don't actually let you practice the skills they're teaching.

jana11917h ago

A good knife skills class should focus on grip and motion not sales. Those premium knife demos are always a red flag when they take up more than a few minutes. Check if the school has a refund policy or a guarantee for hands on instruction.