Seattle Bbq Grilling School - Tukwila

I attended this class with my partner and his family thinking I would get some great tips on grilling that I would be able to take home and apply. I was VERY disappointment and would NEVER recommend this class due to our instructor, Stu. He was highly inappropriate in his comments and how he treated women in the class, which included kissing and touching. It was 1.5 hrs into the class before any grilling tips or instructions were given and that time, instead, was spent talking about his personal life which was completely unnecessary and a waste of time. Throughout the course there were racist, sexist, and rude comments and jokes that made any of the instructions we received unpleasant. The only plus side to this course was Robert, the griller, who was professional and genuinely seems to enjoy what he does. If he was the instructor it would have made all the difference.

I attended the 6 hour smoking and grilling class. It was a fun outing with friends, picked up a few grilling tips, and was cool checking out different types of grills. The instructor, Derrek, was very knowledgeable, helpful, and did a great job running the class and keeping us all engaged. The grill tech literally slept through most of the class leaving the instructor (and the attendees on some occasions) to pick up the slack. You could tell the instructor was annoyed and I don't blame him. Rating 3 stars because the grill tech slept and in my mind didn't properly support the instructor. Unprofessional and an embarrassment to the company.

What a day!!!! I thought 6 hours, what the heck I am going to be doing for six hours. There was no end to the excitement and wow the food. I cannot say enough good stuff about these guys, I think my only recommendation would be slow down or cook a few less things. Most folks were given a job to keep a track of various food items, but the chef was still showing how to prepare other dishes. However they said they were sending out a email with all of the recipes, so I will update when that happens. Anyhow the class goes like this...power-point on the does and don't of grilling, start prepping some dishes, get the grills going, talk about the types of grills and smokers and start cooking. Again the best way to go to one of these classes is to get a bunch of friends to go with. They let you bring your beverages and really is the most fun I have had with a bunch of strangers in a long time. Ultimately I learned a bunch and will definitely be back for a few more courses and they even provide in home cooking too, so once I get my smoker I think I am definitely going to try that. Anyhow if you want to learn about BBQ and grilling plus much more definitely give them a try. What a blast, great job guys!!!!

Did the Grilling and Smoking 101 class earlier today with Stu along with my wife who does not typically participate with the grilling and smoking but said she 'd come anyways. I wasn 't sure what we 'd be doing for 6 whole hours, but there honestly isn 't much downtime. You do end up getting to eat what gets made which for us consisted of: Ribs done two different ways (3 2 1 and steamed/grilled Brisket Pulled Pork Chicken wings Whole Chickens done two ways (standing up and spatchcocked Pork Tenderloin Pork Loin Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes Grilled Squash Stuffed cabbage Stuffed peppers Cinnamon Apples It 's quite a bit of food really. The information provided covers nearly all the basic smokers and grills on the market, with some tips for specific popular brands (Big Green Eggs, Traegars, Green Mountain, etc. . That said, it was class of nearly 30 so even for that much food not everybody is preparing every dish generally you 're probably only going to be dealing with about a quarter of the dishes yourself and watching other groups work on other things. Fortunately they said they will email the recipes out later. Pros: Lots of food, ability to try many different barbeque/grilled dishes and see them made Engaging once the hands on gets going Stu really knows his stuff I 'm definitely going to be able to use a lot of the stuff I learned to improve my own cooking Cons: Stu right off the bat says he 's a conservative who is prone to telling off color jokes. I 'd give him a 50/50 on somewhat funny jokes to just bad jokes. He 's very charismatic and knows his stuff, but plan to take some things with a grain of salt from him he 's like that older uncle at a family reunion (you know the one . The first hour is powerpoint and basics and covers very basic stuff and was a bit dull. Granted, it is a 101 class so they assume people may not know anything coming in. It does pick up a lot after that once you get hands on, and then just keeps going strong for the rest of the time We did this on a groupon and felt it was a really good value for the money. If you see a groupon or other deal for this class give the school a direct call and they may be able to cut you as good a deal or better booking direct.

First the good- The guys teaching this class are entertaining and clearly know their craft. They 're passionate about BBQ and want to impart their knowledge. They are good teachers. My criticism for Seattle BBQ Grilling School has to do with the overall experience more than the quality of instruction which was high. Now for my criticism- When I signed up for the 6 hour BBQ class, I expected to cook most of the time. I thought I 'd get a work station and some meat to work with and then go through prep smoking/grilling of various cuts of meat, ending the day confident in new abilities. Instead what I got was an experience more akin to being in the studio audience of a cooking show. We spent about 5% of the time hands-on cooking and about 85% of the time watching a screen from the back of the room. The other 10% of the time was spent eating. The worst part of the day is the first 90 minutes, which the chef aptly referred to as his 'timeshare pitch, ' an informercial for all of the gear that they recommend we buy from them. Nothing like 90 minutes of PowerPoint about grill timers, spatulas and heat probes to start your Saturday. I wanted to claw my eyes out. Imagine sitting in a chili garage on a folding chair for 6 hours watching either PowerPoint or a screen where someone else is prepping food. Now imagine yourself starving because you barely ate breakfast thinking you 'd be fed throughout the day only to find out that the feast comes at the *end* of the class... 4.5 hours after the start (and in my case 7 hours after my light breakfast). The hands-on cooking part was a trivial. For me this amounted to stirring some spice mix into apple juice and then injecting a pork loin with it. 2 hours later I got to core out a squash and put butter in it. The rest of the time I was watching the chef from the back of the garage on a big screen. A few of my classmates got to place things on a grill, but that was the extent of grill time. I literally did not have the opportunity to touch a grill during the entire 6 hours. If you like to watch Food Network and are happy to sip beer while watching a screen for 6 hours, this class is for you. Personally, if I 'm going to do that I just as soon take in a double-header on my own couch and eat BBQ from the restaurant down the street.