Leiths Online Cookery School Arvostelua 

Useful to be able to do the sessions at a time to suit. Videos were in a lot of detail. Nice to have feedback from the tutor,

I signed up to a “so called” professional bread and patisserie course at significant expense with Leiths. On the whole it’s not patisserie and has a greater focus on what I’d describe as housewife cakes and sweet treats (chocolate cake, brownies, muffins not Paris Brest, Mille Feuille, Caneles etc) On the whole these are laden with absurd amounts of sugar and lack the delicacy and finesse of genuine French patisserie. There is no flexibility or provision for healthier options and requests to that end are dismissed. I feel that my money has been wasted and I’ve not learned any patisserie skills at all only how to make sugar laden cakes. While I would never expect Patisserie or bread to be viewed as a healthy option I’m shocked that Leith’s feel no responsibility for allowing people to make smarter choices with regard to the use of fats and sugar.

The videos were clear and easy to follow. The chef spoke at a good level for my son to enjoy her instruction. The feedback was good. Shame there wasn’t any more interaction. I’m wondering now about what to do with the recipes. It would be nice for Leith School to provide a compilation of recipes with the photos in a recipe book for the students.

Brilliant course. I learnt so much. Enjoyed pushing myself in some areas. Great tutor feedback and support.

This course is very well planned out and presented.
I throughly enjoyed it and book another longer course straight away.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from an online cooking course. As a Leith’s course I knew it would be of high quality but it exceeded my expectations. The course is delivered very well through the Workshop app with videos and printable resources to keep. I had very good interactions with my mentor Belinda. All in all very professional and brilliant if you aren’t able to attend in person. I’m now looking for another course to do!

Loved this course and learned lots of new skills and recipes. Although I’m not vegan I now know how to impress my vegan friends.

Cooking along with the chefs makes cooking hard things easy. Everything tastes great. If you could make it more seasonal by adding/subtracting videos accordingly it would make the user’s life a lot more simple when sourcing ingredients or eating to the current outside temperature.

I was impressed with the easy to follow videos for the cooking tutorials. Watching the professional chefs doing the demos was so useful - I picked up so many tips on presentation, knife skills and food preparation that I wasn’t expecting.
The theory was really interesting too. So informative and useful! I hope I retain and use this knowledge long after I’ve completed the course.

I wanted to take part in this Vegan cooking course to find out how to cook exciting and new recipes by using new ingredients and techniques that I haven’t used before. I am not a vegan but most recipes were so incredibly tasty that I reduced or not eaten meat much during the six weeks of the course. I am now a converted cook who will use these recipes again and again!

Absolutely brilliant course (professional chef skills) with great material and tuition throughout.

I have done 3 of the Leiths online courses and I have absolutely loved every one. I work as a private chef in Spain and although I have been cooking for a number of years, I had no formal training when I started. The Leiths Essentials and Chefs Skills courses take you on a journey of skill learning which is challenging but in a very supportive environment. The courses are structured in such a way that you almost don´t realize how much you are being tested as you move through the weeks. The videos are excellent and you really feel as if you are in the kitchen with the teacher. I also loved that there are different teachers for different specialities all with their own personalities of course and you get to have your favourites and then these very same teachers are the ones giving you feedback. You are also part of a class or cohort who you can share photos and messages with and it really feels like you are in something special together.

At the end of the course you get a certificate of completion and then you may be invited to take part in an accreditation weekend which absolutely terrified me but which turned out to be the best part of the course. For a start you get to meet the teachers in person and these same teachers from the videos also give you live demonstrations in the ACTUAL LEITHS KITCHENS which for me was almost akin to being on a film set and then you get to cook in the ACTUAL LEITHS KITCHENS which is basically your chance to do your masterchef moment and cooking doesn´t get better than that. You also get to sit down around a long table and eat yummy food with all your class mates and we had an amazing wine demonstration too which taught us all about wine pairing.

Bascially if you love food and want to learn more about how to prepare it for yourself and other people then Leiths is your spiritual home and I can´t recomend the experience highly enough. You will laugh, probably shed a few tears and then come through it triumphant having learned an awful lot.

This course uses instructional videos to teach you the patisserie skills. The videos are excellent. You prepare and make the dishes alongside the tutor. Every stage is shown, so you can see how yours looks and compare it to the tutor's. You can also see photos of the items made by the other people on your course. (There were 7-8 people on my course) It's really helpful to see what others have done, and you learn a lot from them. The course runs over 12 weeks, and to complete it in that time scale, you need to allow about 1-2 days per week. You do have access to the videos for 9 months though, and the documents accompanying each section build up a into thick portfolio of theory, recipes and techniques. You need a LOT of ingredients and kit, some of it quite specialised, so be prepared for the extra cost of all this over and above the cost of the course. You also make a LOT of cakes, so it's useful to think about who you can get to help you eat them! Once you make an item, you photograph the finished product and upload it to the Workshop App using the link given at each section. You can add some text, perhaps commenting on the process, or asking a question. The course mentor will reply usually that day, via the App, to give you feedback, tips, or answers. The replies are very positive and very helpful. I felt my confidence grow considerably over the course as I learned many new techniques and tips. At the end of the course, when you have completed all the sections you get a certificate sent automatically to you. The various sections are released weekly and I found it helpful to do them in order, as the later sections built on previously taught skills. Altogether, I am SO glad I did this course. It has taught me so much.

I have now done several courses with Leiths Online both accredited and special interest over the last 3 years. Ive always learnt such a huge amount from each of the courses. They are easy to follow and well presented and the personal feedback you receive from both your mentor and fellow classmates is invaluable. I would recommend the courses to anyone either wanting to start up working in the industry or keen home cooks who want to expand their knowledge.

A fantastic, year-long experience with Leiths, from Absolute Beginners through to Chef Skills. I’ve learnt an unbelievable amount. The online tutors give honest feedback, looking for the positives in every dish, answering your questions and offering tips on how to improve. Very glad I did these courses.

Well thought out courses with full information each week on recipes, method, notes and theory. Exellent feedback from tutors.

I had always wanted to do a Patisserie course but they are so expensive, the opportunity came up to do the Leiths online course which was much more affordable. The course was informative and easy to follow and the great thing was I could fit it around my work, everything was very well explained by very knowledgable tutors. I’m so pleased I took the course, I’ve always loved cooking and baking and now feel more confident in what I do as well as expanding my own knowledge.

6 months of cooking, baking and eating lots and lots of very delicious food. Foolproof recipes involving with tons of skillsets packed in detailed classes. I can safely say that the quality of quite a few of my desserts, bakes and savouries since the course are on par with the stuff that you would find in the best of the bakeries and restaurants. This course will teach you skills that are far beyond what you can ever learn watching Youtube videos.Worth every penny this course!!

I’ve done three Leith’s courses online. All have been excellent and it’s so convenient to be able to work at my own pace. The video teaching is brilliant and really demonstrates the skills needed to complete the recipes.