Bake Sourdough Bread
90 min·5 steps
CookingIntermediate
After 90 min: A crusty, tangy sourdough loaf with open crumb structure
12,800
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Intermediate Cooking Skills
You can follow a recipe — now learn to cook without one. These intermediate cooking plans focus on building intuition: understanding how flavors develop, how to taste and adjust, how to improvise when you're missing an ingredient, and how to take familiar dishes to a higher level of execution. You'll develop the cook's eye — the ability to look at a dish and know exactly what it needs.
Make Fresh Pasta Dough
90 min·5 steps
CookingIntermediate
After 90 min: Silky, tender fresh pasta that tastes incomparably better than dried
10,300
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Make Nigiri Sushi by Hand
90 min·5 steps
CookingIntermediate
After 90 min: Restaurant-quality nigiri with perfect rice shape and fish placement
9,600
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Make Perfect French Sauces
90 min·5 steps
CookingIntermediate
After 90 min: Master five classic French sauces: béchamel, hollandaise, béarnaise, demi-glace, and velouté
9,200
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Brew Your Own Kombucha
90 min·5 steps
CookingIntermediate
After 90 min: Fizzy, tangy homemade kombucha with beneficial probiotics and zero waste
8,200
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Create restaurant-quality sauces from scratch
90 min·5 steps
CookingIntermediate
After 90 min: You'll produce silky emulsions and rich reductions that elevate any dish.
7,600
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