Online Cooking Schools

Many people love the idea of learning new things like cooking but can't leave their home as much as they'd like to or need to attend school. Whether the reason is young children, transportation or finances, they may feel the opportunity to learn cooking will never be there. However, with the help of cooking classes online, almost anyone can learn cooking and culinary skills. Online cooking classes or an online cooking school will allow you to learn at your own pace and choose the courses that appeal to you. You may even be able to find free online cooking classes.

The 'About-Distance Learning' is one area that is like a free online cooking school. You start when you are ready and learn at your own pace. Each week they offer a different meal or menu to learn. They consider themselves comparable to 'Cooking 101'. This is a very popular type of online cooking class because you can print out what you learn and don't need to worry about other class members. I'm sure this is only one of a few different free online cooking schools.

If you are interested in a Cooking 201, AZCentral is a type of online amateur chef school. The school runs for a complete year with each month bringing a new recipe to learn. Last year they offered Cooking 101, which I'm sure you can find an archive of, if interested. Most of these are also free classes.

Chef Eric is an online cooking class that has a small fee, but offers a wide selection of foods. There is a monthly fee involved and prerecorded courses, but there is a wide variety to choose from simple basic foods to more elaborate gourmet meals. If gourmet meals are your thing, there are gourmet-cooking classes online that deal with only gourmet meals. These are generally for those that have at least a basic knowledge of cooking.

Universal Class is one of many cooking schools online. They have a fee for all of their courses, but they have a large selection of cooking such as authentic Indian cooking, cake baking and decorating, bartending, canning, international culinary foods and many more. These courses have an instructor and are self-paced, but you have 6 months to complete the course, unless you get the 3-month extension they offer occasionally. In many of the online cooking classes, you also get a cooking classes online diploma upon successful completion.