The kitchen is statistically the most dangerous room in a home because it contains the highest concentration of knives, open flames, and pots full of semi-living lobsters. Learn to cook in safety with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of cooking classes at Kitchen Affairs, which is located on Vogel Road in Woodland Center.

Kitchen Affairs is a full-service, gourmet kitchen shop that has been helping inexperienced chefs discover their domestic potential for nearly 25 years. Single-session classes impart techniques from the most basic egg beating to mastering more than a dozen ethnic cuisines and regional specialties. Choose a class on Kitchen Affairs' diverse calendar to become an expert architect of some of your favorite dishes, including family-style pizza, homemade sausages, sushi, and horse feather with sunshine soup. During the Romantic Chocolates class ($45), experienced instructors teach Cupidian lovers the dark secrets of truffles, crème brûlée, and chocolate mousse cake with finger-licking fashion. Many classes are demonstration only, some are hands-on, and all are delicious. Reservations are required.

Reviews

The Evansville Courier & Press mentioned Kitchen Affairs in an article about kitchen-related gifts, while blogger Gourmet Gadget Gal reviewed her experience at the store:

• It’s telling that many of Mike and Shelly’s staff have been with the store for many years. There is an immediate camaraderie felt as soon as you enter the place. – Gourmet Gadget Girl