This post is sponsored by Salted
I have never been to cooking school, and most of what I know about the kitchen comes from practical experience and The Food Network. I definitely know not to try to cut frozen things with a pairing knife after this bad experience! Needless to say, I think anyone who cooks could use some cooking skills refreshers every now and then.
Enter Salted. Salted is an online cooking school with 75 (and counting) of the best chefs from across the country giving demos on all kinds of chef techniques. They liken it to Netflix for food! Learning to cook today is expensive. Cookbooks are $50, Cooking Classes are $100, Culinary school is $50,000. Their mission is to offer a $50,000 culinary education for just $9.99/month or $99/year.
Members get access to exclusive classes, tutorials, and a VIP chef hotline that provides an answer to any culinary question in under 30 minutes. Why the name “Salted”? “Salt” is the foundation of cooking, and the suffix “ed” is a reference to the education they hope to leave with you.
For anyone interested in giving Salted a try, I have 100 free months of Salted to give away! The first 100 readers to use promo code KATH will get 3 free months of Salted!
I was asked to choose a video and learn a new skill. Something I hadn’t done before. That something was making a citrus twist for a cocktail!
The secret shared in the video was that instead of moving the peeler across the fruit, you hold the peeler still and move the fruit across the peeler. Lightbulb!
It took quite a few tries to figure it out, but my grapefruit twist worked!
Once we had our technique down, Matt and I set out to create something delicious using fresh raspberries, grapefruit and gin.
The result was this cocktail infused with basil and mint.
I started out by making a simple syrup with raspberry, mint and basil. I was really happy with how the herbs came through!
Start by combining a 6 ounce container of raspberries with 3/4 a cup each of sugar and water and bring to a boil.
While heating, crush the raspberries. Once mixture reaches a boil, turn off the heat, and add herbs.
6 leaves each of mint and basil –
Let sit for 5-10 minutes, and then chill the syrup down in an ice bath, then strain. The chilling is not necessary unless you want to immediately use the syrup like we did – otherwise just pop in the fridge till you’re ready to use. It is important, however, not to let the herbs steep for too long or you might get bitterness.
Meanwhile, make your citrus peels and then juice grapefruit until you have enough fresh juice for your party size.
Once the juices are ready, the fun starts!
Raspberry Grapefruit Martinis
As you would for more martinis, shake the cocktail over ice and pour into a martini glass.
Allow the drink to swirl around the peel for extra grapefruit oil essence, and then garnish on the side.
Thanks to Salted for the lessons and sponsoring this post!
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That looks so yummy! Thanks for posting the tutorial on how to make the twists. I have always wanted to try that!
Amanda says
Salted sounds awesome- I’ll have to take a look!
Elizabeth Beil says
I just signed up! Loving it so far! I can’t wait to watch/do the introduction to Mexican cooking class! Thank you!
Cassie says
Pretty drinks! I love how classy they are!
Amanda @ Life to Table says
Yum! I’ve been wanting you to post a cocktail recipe! As much as I love beer & wine (hubby is getting better at brewing!) a girl sometimes wants a fancy cocktail! Have you been to Silverback distillery in Afton? Their gin is SO good and they make awesome cocktails to try!
KathEats says
Not yet!! Let’s plan a visit
Linda @ The Fitty says
Cooking classes are now going virtual? Wow, my entire life is really going online. That’s super awesome what you did with the orange peel.
Erin says
Salted looks amazing – thanks for posting/hosting the free months, I just signed up! I’ve always considered what it would take to go back to culinary school (as a hospitality major, I only had a touch of cooking classes here and there) and decided to wait until my kids are more self sufficient to give it a try. This is a great bridge in the gap to help pique my curiosity and satisfy my hunger (um, no pun intended there) for learning more techniques, dishes, etc.
Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says
This sounds awesome!! I need a class on knife skills!
Becky says
Where did you get those numbers for cookbooks and cooking classes?They are wildly inaccurate and exaggerated. Cookbooks, of which I regularly purchase, are most certainly not $50 and while some cooking classes in this area can go as high as $85, most of them run under $50, not the $100 you cite.
KathEats says
From Salted….they are probably based the classes off a different part of the country.
Kate says
Math nerd alert! You actually have 300 months to give away if 100 readers get 3!! Even better!!! : )
Kelsey @ SoMuchLifeToLive says
Fun party drink! I always love it when I take the effort to make a cocktail….I don’t do it very often, though!
Alex @ get big, go to work says
whar a cool concept! I love what they are doing and thank you for introducing them to us! I’ve never heard of them before! I feel like this service could even teach seasoned cooks something!
Lisa says
I know I’m reading this late but what a great idea. I have a daughter who would love this. Thank you for letting us know of such a great service.