Why You Should Start a Cooking Club and How to Do It

A year’s worth of tomato sauce. Whether it’s because of the labor involved, the economies of scale and bulk buying, or the enormous fun to be shared, some recipes and kitchen projects benefit heavily from a collective effort. This is why I love being a member of a cooking club.

What Is a Cooking Club?

A cooking club is a group of people who gather together on a regular or semi-regular basis to take on a large cooking project or explore an unfamiliar cuisine. As mentioned, the benefits are usually to share labor and ingredients. Other reasons are that one person may have expertise in a certain area that she is willing to share with others, or perhaps the project asks for a very specific piece of equipment that very few people own, but someone in your group has.

What is a cooking club and how is it fun and helpful? Let me count the ways!

Read Why You Should Start a Cooking Club and How to Do It by Dana Velden at Kitchn