Duck Essentials: Beginner's Guide to Cooking Duck
Description
Discover how to impress with duck. This class is the perfect starting place to learn how to gain confidence and skills to impress with duck at home.
Roll up your sleeves and become a confident duck cook in this hands-on class. From novices to seasons cooks this is the perfect class for you to perfect the basics.
Learn how to use duck in a variety of ways, from creating the perfect crispy skinned duck breasts, slow cooked legs or crispy duck fat potatoes.
Recipes may include the following:
- Duck and Red Wine Ragu
- Fresh Pasta Dough
- 5 Spice Crispy Duck Legs with Redcurrant Glaze & Roasted Walnuts
- Duck Roulade with Orange & Parsley Center
- Parsnip & Potato Mash
- Smoked Duck Caesar Salad
- Duck a L’Orange with Herb & Oak Leaf Salad
- Salt, Pepper & Chili Duck Breast
- Cauliflower Rice
- Duck Fat Roast Potatoes
- Peking Duck Pancakes
- Duck Risotto with Green Peas
We promise you will leave this class feeling confident in cooking Duck!
What you will learn
- How to cook mouth-watering duck dishes at home
- How to cook our infamous roast potatoes using duck fat!
- How to cook a Whole Duck, Duck Portions, simple sauces, and accompaniments
What you will get
- Tea & coffee on arrival
- Recipes from the day to take home
- A sumptuous sit down Duck banquet to enjoy
- A glass of wine with your meal
- 3 hours of fun & intimate learning
- 10% discount on Luv-a-Duck products purchased on the day
There is plenty of parking available onsite.
What to wear
Casual and comfortable clothing is recommended and preferably non-slip closed-toe flat shoes. Aprons will be provided for the duration of the class.
Appropriate for
From beginners to confident cooks.
Induction Cooktops
Please let us know on arrival if you have a pacemaker or similar device that might be affected by a Induction cooktop.
Welcome to our Duck Cooking Classes!
We ensure you have fun while we take the mystery out of cooking duck.
With our range of duck cooking class themes and formats we cater for the novice – in our Duck Demo class, and the advanced home chef with our Duck Hands On class.
All classes are presented by trained demonstrators and chefs in a relaxed, fun environment held in our state of the art retail duck showroom located in Port Melbourne.
Hands-On Classes
Now it's time to roll up your sleeves and put on a Luv-a-Duck apron. In this class you will prepare a themed duck dish selection with tips and ideas from our chef that will impress any discerning duck lover. Dine in style at the Chef's Round Table and enjoy the delicious duck dishes you have prepared with a glass of wine.
Ideal for couples, friends or groups of up to 10 people.
Demonstration Classes
Let our trained demonstrators and chefs show you how easy it is to cook a whole duck, duck breasts and duck legs along with a host of easy duck dishes.
Grab a friend, a loved one or a gang of up to 30 people and enjoy a juice or Latte on arrival and then prepare for plenty of duck tastings throughout the class. Take home all the recipes and impress your family and friends.
Gift Vouchers
A Luv-a-Duck Gift Voucher makes an ideal gift.
Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
You’re welcome to send someone in your place.
OR
- A transfer can be requested 2 days before the class starts. Free of charge.
No changes will be allowed after these times.
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy:
Luv-a-Duck is strongly committed to protecting your right to privacy. Accordingly, Luv-a-Duck is committed to full compliance with its obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as amended by the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 (Cth) (Act). In particular, Luv-a-Duck will comply with the National Privacy Principles contained in the Act. This Privacy Policy explains some of these Principles and how they may apply to you.
Collection:Information Provided by You Information Provided by Third Parties Information Provided by "Cookies" TechnologySensitive InformationUse and Disclosure of Personal InformationPayment and Credit Card InformationSecurityAnonymityContractorsAccess and CorrectionComplaintsRefund & Exchange PolicyUpdating Our Privacy StatementContacting Luv-a-Duck
Collection:In the course of providing duck products, Luv-a-Duck collects personal information in a variety of ways. (Personal information means information or an opinion about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion.)
For example, Luv-a-Duck collects information when you:
- ask to be placed on one of our mailing lists;
- apply for a job with Luv-a-Duck;
- make an enquiry about Luv-a-Duck’s services;
- visit Luv-a-Duck’s website;
- become a client or debtor of the company;
- supply goods or services to Luv-a-Duck.
Luv-a-Duck’s Sales division also collects personal information about potential clients or suppliers through its telemarketing operation.
Information Provided by You
You provide most of the personal information directly to Luv-a-Duck and for a specific purpose.
For instance, when you request to be placed on a mailing list or make an enquiry about our products, we collect your contact details so that we can provide you with the information you need.
When you apply for a job with us, we collect information about your qualifications and we may ask you to undertake certain tests as part of our recruitment process.
Similarly, if you are a client of Luv-a-Duck, we collect personal and financial information so that we can collect payment from you for our products.
Information Provided by Third Parties
We sometimes collect personal information from third parties about potential clients or suppliers. This information may be used to ask you if you wish to be placed on one of our mailing lists, or to send you other promotional material.
If you are a client of Luv-a-Duck, you may be the subject of a credit check conducted by a credit agency to protect our ability to recover our bills.
Information Provided by "Cookies" Technology
When you visit Luv-a-Duck’s web-site, "cookies" technology allows us to identify your movements around our site. This information provides us with constructive feedback about our site so that we can identify the most effective areas and improve the less popular ones.
Cookies cannot determine the identity of individual users. It is a feature of your internet browser which you can disable at any time.
Sensitive Information
Luv-a-Duck will not collect sensitive information such as your race, religion, beliefs or sexual preference, except where you have consented or as permitted under the Act.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Luv-a-Duck Pty Ltd will only use or disclose personal information for the purpose for which it was collected or in accordance with the Act (for example, where you have consented, or where you would reasonably expect this to occur.)
For example, if you are a client from whom we collect financial information and contact details, we may use this information to conduct a credit check. Similarly, we may refer information you provide when inquiring about job vacancies to a recruitment agency we use for recruitment purposes.
Depending on the reason for which personal information was provided, some information collected by one division of the company may not be disclosed to other parts of the company.
Payment and Credit Card Information
Ordering our products online is designed to be as simple as possible while providing for the security and privacy of your details.
Credit card details submitted via the internet will not be stored by Luv-a-Duck. When you place an order our website encrypts and securely passes all order information to our back-office system for processing. All credit card information provided to us will be used for the payment, verification and processing of the account or transaction and then deleted. Credit card details will not be retained for future transactions.
If you do not wish to place your order online, you have the option of phoning, or emailing your order to:
Customer Services Representative Toll free number: 1300 649 000Email: sales@luvaduck.com
Luv-a-Duck will endeavour to maintain a secure system for storing personal information. Technological and operational policies and procedures are in place to protect personal information from misuse and loss and from unauthorised modification or disclosure, including industry standard high-grade encryption (AES-256 256 bit) offering the highest level of encryption or security possible. This means you can rest assured that communications between your browser and our web servers are private and secure. Luv-a-Duck will dispose of personal information where it is no longer necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the information was collected or as required by law.
Anonymity
Where lawful and practicable, Luv-a-Duck will give you the option of not identifying yourself when supplying information or entering into transactions with the company.
Contractors
Luv-a-Duck may contract out particular services from time to time. Typically, contractors would include recruitment contractors and debt collection agencies. It is Luv-a-Duck’s intention to require contractors to comply with the Act in all respects.
Access and Correction
Subject to some exceptions that are set out in the National Privacy Principles, you may access any personal information Luv-a-Duck holds about you. To do so, please contact us and we will respond to your request within 45 days. A handling fee may be payable so that we can obtain the information you require.
If you believe that your personal information is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date, you may write to Luv-a-Duck and request it to correct the information. Your request will be dealt with in accordance with the Act. If your request is refused, you may ask Luv-a-Duck to associate your request with the information.
Complaints
If you feel aggrieved by Luv-a-Duck’s handling of your personal information, you may make a complaint to the Officer responsible for Privacy, Antoinette Avery (telephone: 613 8645 1223). Your complaint will be investigated as soon as possible (but no later than 5 business days) and you will be provided with a written response. Alternatively, you may make a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner (although the Commissioner may decline to hear the complaint if you have not first made a complaint to Luv-a-Duck).
Refund & Exchange Policy
We want you to be totally happy with any purchases from Luv-A-Duck and will do what-ever we can to ensure that you remain a satisfied customer of ours.
Refunds or exchanges will be provided if the product supplied is wrongly described, different from a sample shown, is a defective product or unfit for purpose. . For items that cannot be replaced, a full refund will be offered. Luv-a-Duck will pay all freight charges for exchanges.
Where a refund is requested and approved, we will credit your original method of payment with the price of the returned goods.
We will also need a copy of your receipt, as proof of purchase.
Due to the perishable nature of the product, the defect must be notified to our Customer Service Representative on our toll-free number: 1300 649 0000 within 24 hours of receipt by the purchaser.
Updating Our Privacy Statement
As our company grows and changes, we may revise our Privacy Policy. We will keep you updated on these changes by posting new versions of our policy on our web site.
By providing your personal information to us or by using our web site, you are indicating your acceptance of Luv-a-Duck’s current policy.
Contacting Luv-a-Duck
For further information about this Privacy Policy, please contact our Officer responsible for privacy, Antoinette Avery (telephone: 613 8645 1223).