Steven Kiernan

Pasta Making at Home

£45
Level: Peer






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The difference between Peer & Expert levels

Both Peer and Expert levels provide:

  • Video lessons led by an expert tutor
  • Downloadable lesson notes
  • Practice assignments
  • Group learning in a 20-student online classroom
  • Lifetime access to videos, notes, and classroom

The Expert level additionally includes:

  • Personalized feedback and coaching from your tutor
  • Private messaging with your tutor
  • Certificate of completion
Level: Peer

Course overview

Learn how to make pasta at home with River Cottage's Head Chef Steven Kiernan.

Whether you’re completely new to making homemade pasta or have been dabbling in the delicious art, Steven's love of making pasta and new pasta recipes will inspire you to make handmade pasta dishes.

Steven's pasta making course demonstrates different styles of pasta dough, where you’ll learn about different flours - why is ’00 favoured in Italy, how to source great local equivalents, what’s the most important element to look for when sourcing flour, plus the difference between stoneground or mill rolled flours when making your dough.

Steven will also guide you through using alternative flours, including wholegrain and how eggs, olive oil and water change the dough.

You'll then learn to roll your pasta dough by hand and using a machine. He’ll guide you through the pros and cons of each before showing you how to make different pasta shapes including spaghetti, pappardelle and farfalle.

You’ll also learn how to master ravioli and other filled pastas like tortellini, as well as different seasonal filled pasta and pasta sauce ideas.

You'll learn:

  • how to make pasta
  • which flours to use for different types of pasta
  • creating pasta shapes from your pasta dough
  • rolling out pasta dough by hand or by machine
  • pasta sauce and filling recipes

The course includes:

  • 4 on-demand video lessons - presented by Steven Kiernan and River Cottage
  • lifetime access to the videos, notes and interactive class
  • flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
  • downloadable lesson notes
  • practical pasta making assignments and recipes (with tutor feedback available)
  • access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
  • small interactive online classroom - chat online to students from around the world and share your creative ideas

Independent Cookery Schools Association approved

This course has been approved by the Independent Cookery Schools Association (ICSA), recognising the highest standards of training.

Time to complete the pasta making course:

Every student is different but in general we think the whole course will take around 14 hours 45 minutes to complete including:

  • Video lessons: 2 hours 45 minutes in total
  • Course notes: 30 minutes per lesson
  • Your pasta recipe assignments: at least 2 hours per lesson
  • Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes per lesson
  • Tutor feedback review (Expert level): 15 minutes per lesson

You'll need:

Your lesson notes will include the full details of the ingredients you'll need, but you will be making pasta, so you'll need standard kitchen equipment. If you have a pasta machine then Steve will show you techniques to use it, but you can also complete the course by hand rolling your pasta dough.

Ready to get started?

Just add the course to your basket above - choose the 'Expert' option for personal feedback from Steven on your pasta.

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Lesson summary

Perfect pasta dough
In this first lesson, Steven will give you an in-depth guide through making different styles of pasta dough. You’ll learn about different flours - why is ’00 favoured in Italy, how to source great local equivalents, what’s the most important element to look for when sourcing flour, difference between stoneground versus mill rolled flours when making your dough. Steven will also guide you through using alternative flours, including wholegrain and how eggs, olive oil and water change the dough.
Spaghetti and beyond – how to roll and cut your dough
In this lesson, Steven will teach you how to roll your dough both by hand and using a machine. He’ll guide you through the pros and cons of each before showing you how to make different pasta shapes including spaghetti, pappardelle and farfalle. You’ll also learn dough problem solving skills, the best way to cook, how to dry fresh pasta and cooking techniques (why and when to add salt and oil to the water).
Ravioli and other filled pastas
This lesson celebrates the art of making filled pastas such as ravioli, tortellini and agnolotti. Steven will inspire you with different seasonal filling ideas and guide you through how to cook your filled pasta successfully.
The sauce
The final lesson celebrates your homemade pastas' successes with an array of seasonal sauce ideas. Steven will show you how to use pasta as a vehicle to celebrate the seasons with delicious recipes that are sure to become household staples.

Choose how you want to learn

Expert-level

Develop your learning further with marked assignments and personal tuition:

  • Start the course whenever you like
  • Tutor access for personalised assignment feedback & coaching
  • Certificate of completion and CPD learning hours
  • Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
  • Lessons with expert videos & notes
  • Group chat & direct message with tutor & classmates
  • Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom

Peer-level

Get the most from shared knowledge and community study:

  • Start course whenever you like
  • Practise what you learn with your peers
  • Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
  • Lessons with videos & notes
  • Course assignments
  • Group chat & direct message classmates
  • Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
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Why choose Learning with Experts?

Start whenever it suits you, and immerse yourself in motivational lesson tutorials with expert guidance.
Enhance your learning and personal growth with lesson assignments. Each course includes an optional assignment at the end of every lesson.
Drop a friendly message or respond to your assignment feedback. Our world-class experts are just a click away, ready to help you!
Stay informed about your own progress and those of your peers, and take joy in celebrating achievements along the way.
Chat and share ideas with passionate communities of learners from around the world.

Frequently asked questions

What’s the difference between PEER and EXPERT levels?

At Peer and Expert level, you get access to the same core content and features:

  • Video lesson tutorials led by your expert tutor
  • Downloadable lesson notes
  • Option to practise what you learn with lesson assignments
  • Group learning within an online interactive classroom of up to 20 classmates
  • Lifetime access to videos, notes and classroom

If you choose Expert level, you get all of the above plus the following:

  • Personalised assignment feedback and coaching from your expert tutor
  • Opportunity to interact with your expert tutor through a private messaging system
  • Certificate of completion.
What is an online classroom?

Our online classroom has been developed to allow you to learn from our experts in a sociable environment alongside up to 20 other students. After each video tutorial led by your expert, you will be encouraged to practice what you have learned with optional assignments - these can be seen by the other students in your class, who are free to share their own thoughts and questions with you.

You will be encouraged to take part in an ongoing class discussion where you can discuss ideas, post images or work, and comment on each other’s assignments. It’s a great way to learn from other like-minded people who share your passion from all over the world.

This means not only do you benefit from people who are outstanding in their field, but also from a close-knit group of like-minded people whom you can learn alongside. Group learning has shown to greatly improve not just the experience of studying, but also how well you retain the knowledge, and we have built our classroom experience around this fact.
When can I start my course and how long will it take?

You can start your course any time within 12 months after receipt of your purchase confirmation email. Once you start, you’ll have lifetime access — meaning you can revisit the lesson videos and notes whenever you want.

Our courses are designed so that you can study at your own pace, some prefer to binge learn while others like to spread their studying over a longer period of time - it’s completely up to you. To give you a rough time frame, each lesson video is approximately 30-40 minutes long, and we recommend that you spend around an hour on each assignment.
How often can I speak with the Expert?

If you opt for the Expert version of your course, the time you have to interact with your tutor is limited to course length. You will have one week per lesson to chat to your tutor and to have your assignments marked, and during this period you can ask them as many questions as you would like.

To find out the length of each course, head to the product page and look at the Course outline to see how many lessons it contains. e.g. a four lesson course assumes that you will have completed the assignments within four weeks.

Your tutor interaction period will start as soon as you enter the classroom. If you find that you are struggling to complete the assignments in the allocated time or you wish to put this function on hold, just get in contact with one of the team via the support button and we will help you out.
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