* Note: 🎬 = includes a video, 📓 = includes a reference guide. For lessons grouped by category, see Collections.

I. How to Boil Water

• 00: Introduction & Welcome to Class

• 01: How to Boil Water

• 02: How to Make Tea 🎬

• 03: How to make Drip (aka Pour Over) Coffee

• 04: How to Season Water

• 05: Pasta Al Dente

• 06: How to Boil Vegetables

• 07: Creamy Cauliflower 

• 08: Boiled & Mashed Sweet Potato

• 09: Seasonal Vegetables You Can Boil 📓

• 10: How to Blanch & Shock

• 11: Shock the Broc 

• 12: Perfect, Peelable, Medium-Boiled Eggs

• 13: Cooking Continuously

II. How to Cook with Air (Part I: Roasting)

• 14 - How to Cook with Air (Introduction)

• 15 - Temperatures for Roasting 📓

• 16 - Products & Gear for Roasting 

• 17 - Roasting Vegetables 📓

• 18 - Baked Potato

• 19 - Crispy Roasted Brussels

• 20 - Kale Chips 🎬

• 21 - Food Safety Deep Dive (Poultry)

• 22 - Roasted Whole Chicken

• 23 - Sheet Pan Dinners

III. The Kitchen Cleaning Routine (Part I: Daily)

• 24 - The Joy of Kitchen Cleaning

• 25 - Gear & Recommendations

• 26 - The Daily Cleaning Routine

• 27 - Wiping Counters & Tables

• 28 - Washing the Dishes (by hand) 🎬

• 29 - The Art of Loading a Dishwasher

• 30 - Deep Dive: Sponges

• 31 - Hacks to Prevent Messes

• 32 - Hacks for Cleaning as You Go

• 33 - Kitchen Organization Tips

IV. The Balanced Salad

• 34 - Introduction: The Balanced Salad

• 35 - Recommended Gear

• 36 - Knife Sharpening Basics

• 37 - Sharpen & Test Your Knife 🎬

• 38 - Basic Knife Skills 🎬

• 39 - Lettuce & Greens: Selection & Care

• 40 - Crudité 📓

• 41 - Summer Slaw 🎬

• 42 - Vinaigrette & Dressing 📓

• 43 - House Salad 🎬

• 44 - Building a Balanced Salad

• 45 - Salad Toppings Reference Guide 📓

• 46 - Toasted Nuts & Seeds

• 47 - Pickled Red Onions

V. How to Hack Your Freezer

• 48 - Hellooo Freezer!

• 49 - Gear for Freezing

• 50 - Freezer Organization & Care

• 51 - Freezer Stocking Reference Guide 📓

• 52 - Flavor Cubes 📓

• 53 - Homemade Sparkling Citrus Soda 🎬

• 54 - Pesto Cubes

• 55 - Freezing Meat, Poultry & Fish

• 56 - Freezing Dairy & Eggs

• 57 - Homemade Ice Cream -- Vanilla & Beyond 🎬

• 58 - Ice Cream Flavors & Add-Ins Reference Guide 📓🔒

• 59 - Smoothies

• 60 - Smoothie Reference Guide 📓🔒

• 61 - Freezer Storage Times Reference Guide 📓

Lunch 2.0

• Avocado Toast 📓🎬

• Tuna Salad📓🎬

• Building a Balanced Sandwich 📓

• Sprucing up Leftovers 📓

• Roasted Turkey Breast 🎬

• Bread & Butter Pickles 🎬

• Cheese & Nosh Plate 📓

• Taco Everyday 📓

• Outdoor Dining: Tailgates, Picnics & Beyond 📓

How to Play with Fire (Sauté & Light Fry)

• Teaching Food to Fly (Introduction to Sauté)

• Sautéed Mushrooms 🎬

• Sautéed Green Beans

• Scrambled Eggs 🎬

• Fried Eggs

• French Toast 🎬

• Burger 📓

• Steak 🎬

• Pan-Seared Salmon (or other Fish) 📓

• Chicken Cutlets

How to Simmer, Steam & Poach

• Oatmeal 📓

• How to Make Rice 🎬📓

• Fried Rice 📓

• Grain Bowls 📓

• Beans 101

• Chicken Soup 📓

• Poached Eggs 🎬

• Applesauce 🎬

• Braised Meat

• Brisket

• Bone Broth

How to Cook with Air (Part II - Baking)

• Baking, Measuring & Converting 📓

• Lasagna 📓

• Meatballs

• Spaghetti Squash 🎬

• Baked Fish 📓

• Oven-“Fried” Chicken

• Pizza 📓

Meal Prep & Grocery Shopping

• Introduction: How to Stride Ahead

• Intro to Meal Prep 📓

• Pantry Stocking & Organization 📓

• How to Write a Grocery List 📓

• Freezer Stocking Reference Guide 📓

• All about Steak

• How to Select Produce

• Produce Storage Reference Guide 📓

The Kitchen Cleaning Routine (Part II: Weekly)

• The Philosophy of MaxF

• Introduction to Weekly Kitchen Cleaning 📓

• The Weekly Cleaning Routine

• Gear for Deeper Cleaning

• Vacuuming/Sweeping Floors

• Mopping

• Cleaning the Stovetop

• Washing (& Disinfecting) the Sink

• Cleaning Out & Organizing the Fridge

• Laundering Cleaning Towels

• Washing & Seasoning Cast Iron

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