Spice Up Your Event with an Interactive Cooking Show - Tips and Ideas!

[COOKINWITHSHERRI]

Has anyone ever done one?? I have a host who would like for everyone to do hands on cooking, chopping, cutting etc... I'm not sure how to run something like this. The other problem is the place I'll mostly likely have it - has only a Microwave and a sink. I could probably borrow my sisters propaine grill and I have all the grilling tools, but it's 100 degrees here... AAHHHHH!! (I guess I can wait until Late September or maybe even Oct, but I really need the shows now...)
Any Ideas???

 

[speedychef]

Do an ice cream social...freeze the ice cream in the bread tubes and then when re-frozen, have people slice it with the crinkle cutter. Or simply have them scoop their own with the ice cream dipper! They can chop up their favorite candy bars in the food chopper, or chop nuts. Put whipped cream (or PC's favorite Cool Whip!) in the Easy accent Decorator. Use the deluxe cheese grater to grate chocolate chips over the ice cream. Put everything in Simple Additions. Have brownies pre-made in stoneware so they can see how great they are. Ummmmm....I am trying to make my demos more interactive with volunteers and stuff, so let us know how it goes!

 

[amya]

My director has switched to doing nothing but intractive shows. She offered those of us in her cluster a "course" that she called PC Boot Camp. It lasted 3 months and we learned how to completely re-do our shows. I tried it for a while, but I think I prefer the more traditional form of show.

Anyway, basically she asks for a volunteer to come try some of the products and if no one volunteers, she draws a name or just picks someone. That person has the choice of staying up there the whole time, or passing the apron to someone else. The consultant stands by the guest doing the cooking and talks about each of the products just like she usually does and she helps the volunteer if needed (if she tries to put half an onion in the chopper, the consultant stops her).

My director really enjoys running her shows this way. She thinks she sells more because the guests get to "play" with the tools.

Good luck.

 

[pcjeanie]

Another option for your show you should consider is pre-baking some things. You could bake brownies in advance and then add layers for Tiramisu Brownie Squares or bake crescent roll crust for Clubhouse Chicken Squares and then top at the show. There are quite a few options like this (pizza's, etc) you could us without an oven at the show.

Jeanie Gay

 

[pamperedlinda]

My director has switched to doing nothing but intractive shows. She offered those of us in her cluster a "course" that she called PC Boot Camp. It lasted 3 months and we learned how to completely re-do our shows.

Hey, did you take any notes during these 3 months? I'd love to know what else you guys learned. I'm trying to change-up my shows and I'd love to hear more ideas! If it's too big to post you can send it to me at [email protected].

Thanks!
Linda

 

[amya]

Hi Linda,

Yes I took a lot of notes. As soon as I can get them organized enough to send you some ideas I will e-mail them to you.

Amy

 

[tashayoung]

Amy,
Will you email them to me also? [email protected]

Thanks in advance,
Tasha

 

[mrssyvo]

Please send me them also. I am going to go to a "hand's on" format with a lot of my shows, because everyone here has been to so many shows, I want to offer something FUN and NEW !!! My E-mail is [email protected]

 

[chefjeanine]

Do you have a hot plate? A stir-fry recipe would allow for lots of food prep that can be "hands on".

 

[COOKINWITHSHERRI]

Do you have a hot plate? A stir-fry recipe would allow for lots of food prep that can be "hands on".

That's a good idea. I'm sure I could come up with something.
Thanks everyone for your ideas. I'm doing a Ice Cream Social with stations on Aug. 4th so that should give me a better idea also.

Hey, I also would love those notes. Thanks! [email protected]

 

[Sk8Mom209]

I'd love the notes also!

[email protected]

 

[lkspeir]

Make the Banana Split Pizza - prepare the brownie crust before you go. I do hands on alot - the guests love it.

 

[jcwarr]

notesplease send me the notes as well - i love hands on!!!!
thanks!
jen
[email protected]

 

[gilliandanielle]

Please add me to the notes list! [email protected]

 

[cmdtrgd]

Could you just post the notes so we don't have ten million people asking for them? Thanks!!!

 

[amya]

How exactly do I attatch these notes? They are in a Word document. If someone would be nice enough to let me know how to do this, I would be happy to post them for everyone.

 

[cmdtrgd]

How exactly do I attatch these notes? They are in a Word document. If someone would be nice enough to let me know how to do this, I would be happy to post them for everyone.

Amya - click on "Go Advanced" instead of typing in the quick reply box. Scroll down and click "Manage Attachments". Another window should pop up. Click on one of the "Browse" buttons and find the file you want to attach and click "Open". Then click on "Upload" in the top box (files from your computer, not from a URL). Then click "Submit Reply".

Hope this makes sense!

 

[amya]

I hope this works.....

 

[amya]

YAY!!!

Thanks Kate.

 

[gilliandanielle]

Thank you for posting the notes amya!!

 

[ChefAlicia]

I would love the notes also. [email protected]

Thank you

 

[ChefBurke]

amy,
i would love the notes too!!!!
[email protected]
THANX

 

[Jnelle33]

I'd LOVE to get that information as well. I did my first interactive cooking show last night and it was a lot more fun and the guests liked it really well. I didn't force anyone to help, but what I did was told everyone to just raise your hand and say, "I'll try it". I called it the "Try it before you buy it." If that person came up, they used my Lemon & Rosemary hand soap (and once i get the suds pump, I'll use that too!) and then when they were done, they got a ticket and at the end I did a drawing from those names. People got really excited about that! I'd still like more information, as I am a new consultant. I've only done 5 shows, but that one was defintley the most fun and so far, my top sales.

 

[pamperedgirl3]

I'd LOVE to get that information as well. I did my first interactive cooking show last night and it was a lot more fun and the guests liked it really well. I didn't force anyone to help, but what I did was told everyone to just raise your hand and say, "I'll try it". I called it the "Try it before you buy it." If that person came up, they used my Lemon & Rosemary hand soap (and once i get the suds pump, I'll use that too!) and then when they were done, they got a ticket and at the end I did a drawing from those names. People got really excited about that! I'd still like more information, as I am a new consultant. I've only done 5 shows, but that one was defintley the most fun and so far, my top sales.

I love the "try it before you buy it" & that they get tickets for doing it! I'm going to try that! It'll be great for making those aparagus things next season to make the assembly faster!

 

[cookingtbenee]

Another interactive show is the Amazing Race Show. This had the guest team up and prepare a particular recipe. The team that finishes first wins. I love this show idea because I've been selling for 6 or 7 years and was getting burned out on the traditional show demo. I will do one but the Amazing Race breaks up the same old routine. Another race my cluster was introduced to is the Power Cooking Show. I'm not sure how this will be interactive as you prepare meals for your host to freeze for future use.

That's my two cents...

 

[lizcooks4u]

re: interactive shows

Could you just post the notes so we don't have ten million people asking for them? Thanks!!!

I"m planning my very first more or less first cooking show to be interactive. I made the Harvest Chicken Salad for our cluster meeting tonite and everyone raved about it, it even used ingreds I myself would normally stay away from and I really liked it. Never made it before and had 20 mins and made it and took to meeting.

I'm planning on making this ahead and then either taking ingreds to make another one during the show or take ingreds for audience's full participation and have them work on chopping, etc.

Should be lots of fun and hopefully sales producing too.

 

[SERVEITUPSONYA]

i would love to have the notes also

[email protected]

 

[raroll]

Interactive chocolate mousse show!This is my favorite show and it is totally interactive. I made the mousse with help from the guests so everyone was doing something- I then had everyone cut up their own crepe's and either put it on a piece of crunched rolled up foil or I used the prep bowls (my favorite way) and cooked them - once they were done- the host and guests decorated the shells with chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, strawberry slices and filled their own shells with mousse. Everyone had a great time finding their "inner artist". It was an absolute blast-- I definitely recommend it- the mousse is also flexible- I added chocolate sauce to get more chocolately flavor.- You do need an oven though for the shells.

 

[dannyzmom]

Hey, did you take any notes during these 3 months? I'd love to know what else you guys learned. I'm trying to change-up my shows and I'd love to hear more ideas! If it's too big to post you can send it to me at [email protected].

Thanks!
Linda

Me too - me too - me too!!!!!
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[sharon66]

Do they??

Do an ice cream social...freeze the ice cream in the bread tubes and then when re-frozen, have people slice it with the crinkle cutter. Or simply have them scoop their own with the ice cream dipper! They can chop up their favorite candy bars in the food chopper, or chop nuts. Put whipped cream (or PC's favorite Cool Whip!) in the Easy accent Decorator. Use the deluxe cheese grater to grate chocolate chips over the ice cream. Put everything in Simple Additions. Have brownies pre-made in stoneware so they can see how great they are. Ummmmm....I am trying to make my demos more interactive with volunteers and stuff, so let us know how it goes!

Do they still sell they bread tubes I know I can still get them off ebay if my guest really want them but I hav searched a lot and I couldn't find a product number for them. If anyone has a product number please tell me.