FREE Online Beef Courses

Have you ever wanted to take a cooking class from the comfort of your kitchen? Well now you can. The Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence has recently enhanced its Consumer Culinary Kitchen to create engaging online content in the form of short cooking courses on beef cooking topics important to consumers. These courses are 15-to-20-minute episodes that you can watch from the comfort of your own kitchen. They will help to ensure you have a great beef eating experience every time you cook delicious quality Canadian beef.

The first step is to sign our guest book and then you can enjoy the course at your leisure.
There is no time limit.
Enjoy!

Cook Smart 1

Cook Smart Course: Part 1

Work smarter not harder with Canadian Beef

In part one of the Cook Smart series, learn key strategies that make cooking Canadian beef a breeze for today AND tomorrow. This course teaches multiple approaches so that you’re prepped and ready to go all week.

This FREE 4.5 minute course was developed by the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence. 

In this course, you will learn:

  • The Canadian Beef Advantage
  • How to batch cook and freeze Canadian beef
  • The “Cook once, eat twice” strategy
  • How to select fast-cooking Canadian beef cuts
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Cook Smart 2

Cook Smart Course: Part 1

Take your Canadian Beef game to the next level

In this second chapter of the Cook Smart series, dive deeper into improving your home cooking while saving precious time. Whether using yesterday’s roast for today’s first course ,or planning your menu for game night, this course teaches how to meal prep Canadian beef with efficiency and flavour.

This FREE 3.5 minute course was developed by the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence. 

In this course, you will learn:

  • How to turn leftovers into appetizers
  • How to slow-cook Canadian beef for hands-off preparations
  • How to advance prep for the weekend and special occasions
  • How to double up your Canadian beef recipes for simple next-day cooking
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Ground Beef Know How

Understanding Canadian Beef: Ground Beef Course

Improve your skills with Canada’s favour cut of beef!

Learn about Canada’s #1 meal-maker for quick, easy, delicious and nutritious meal opportunities for all families and occasions. This course teaches fundamental knowledge to prepare you for the versatile and budget-friendly world of ground Canadian beef.

This FREE 6 minute course was developed by the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence. 

In this course, you will learn:

  • The Canadian Beef Advantage
  • Ground beef nutrition
  • How to purchase, handle and store ground Canadian beef
  • Recipe inspiration and how to cook ground Canadian beef safely
  • World cuisine applications
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How to Cook a Beef Stew

What could be better than a one-pot meal with meat and veggies all together? A big batch of beef stew is a delicious budget friendly meal.

Stewing is a simple way to get supper to the table.

This FREE 20 minute course was developed by the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence. 

Stewing is a simple way to get supper to the table.

In this course you will learn:

  1. The stewing cooking method.
  2. Common and Alternate beef cuts for stewing
  3. Cooking equipment required for stewing.
  4. How to prepare beef for stewing.
  5. How to cook a stew.
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Grilling Steaks Course

Fire up your barbecue and get your Grill On.

Beef on the barbecue what could be better? Canadian beef grilling steaks are tender, juicy and always delicious. Enjoy these cuts all summer long or, pan-fry or airfry in the colder months

This FREE 20 minute course was developed by the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence. 

In this course, you will learn:

  • How to select the best Canadian beef steak cut for quick cooking methods.
  • How to identify a great grilling steak using quality cues like Canada’s beef grades as guidance.
  • Indoor cooking methods well suited to Canadian beef grilling steaks.
  • How to cook your Canadian Beef grilling steak to perfection!
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Cracked Pepper and Horseradish Crusted Oven Roast with Gravy

Oven Roasting Course

How to cook a roast is one of the top search terms on canadabeef.ca website. Follow along with this simple online course to learn how to cook a delicious and nutritious oven roast.

This FREE 15 to 20 minutes course was developed by the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence. 

In this course, you will learn:

  • How to identify and select a roast
  • The difference between oven roasts and pot roasts
  • How to prepare a roast
  • How to cook a roast in the oven
  • How to serve an oven roast
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Rosemary Pot Roast with Braised Vegetables

Pot Roasting Course

Pot roasting or braising is simple. Long slow cooking yields an irresistible tender roast from some of the most economical and flavourful cuts of beef. Once it’s simmering, the work is done with little clean-up.

This FREE 15 minute course was created by the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence team.

In this course you will learn:

  • How to identify and select a roast
  • Difference between oven and pot roast
  • How to prepare and cook a pot roast
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