Knife skills fundamentals
Three hours on grip, the claw, dice, julienne and keeping an edge, with your own board.
On upper King Street
You cook. We do not just demonstrate.
Sixteen stations, your own board and knife, and you eat what you make with a glass of wine at the end.
16cooking stations
3 hrstypical class
2015opened
40+classes a month
Classes and events
Skills classes, cuisine nights and private groups
All classes include ingredients, aprons, recipes to take home and a drink.
Lowcountry classics
Shrimp and grits, she crab soup and red rice, cooked start to finish.
Fresh pasta night
Dough, rolling, shaping and two sauces, finished as a shared table dinner.
Sourdough and bread
Starter maintenance, shaping and baking, and you leave with a starter of your own.
Date night for two
One station shared, four courses cooked and eaten together on Friday evenings.
Private group booking
Buy out the kitchen for up to 16 for a team event, bachelorette or family gathering.
The kitchen
Restaurant cooks teaching home cooks
Copper Pan was opened in 2015 by two Charleston line cooks who wanted to teach technique rather than run through recipes. Every class is hands on with sixteen individual stations, and we buy from the same Lowcountry purveyors the restaurants on King Street use.
•Every seat is a working station, no demonstration only classes
•Ingredients, apron, printed recipes and a drink included
•Dietary restrictions accommodated with 48 hours notice
Reviews
Recent classes
“I have cooked for twenty years and the knife class still changed how I hold a chef's knife. Faster and my hands stopped aching.”
Beatriz O., Knife skills
“Booked the kitchen for our sales team offsite. Sixteen people who barely talk in meetings would not shut up over the pasta.”
Grant W., Private event, Mount Pleasant
“The sourdough starter they sent me home with is still going a year later.”
Cody R., Bread class
FAQ
Class questions
Do I need any cooking experience?
None for most classes. Knife skills and the cuisine nights assume you are a beginner and instructors work station to station. The only class where prior comfort helps is the advanced butchery session.
Can you handle allergies or vegetarian diets?
Yes with 48 hours notice, and we will tell you honestly if a particular class cannot be adapted well. Shellfish is central to some Lowcountry classes, so we may point you to a different date instead.
What is your cancellation policy?
Full refund up to 72 hours before the class. Inside 72 hours we can move you to another date if we can fill your seat, because the ingredients have already been ordered.
Is this dinner or a class?
Both, honestly. You cook for roughly two hours, then sit down and eat what the room made. Most people leave full, so do not book a restaurant afterwards.
Contact
Most classes sell out a week ahead
Browse the calendar and book online, or call us for private group availability and buyouts.
Phone(843) 555-0137
Address1042 King St, Charleston, SC 29403, Charleston, South Carolina
HoursTue to Sat 11am to 9pm, private events Sundays
AreaCharleston, Mount Pleasant, West Ashley, Summerville