Why take a Zingerman's baking class?

Toledo Talk "thread":http://toledotalk.com/cgi-bin/tt.pl/article/173335/Westfield_vs_Levis_Commons about malls, shopping, and gift ideas.

I suggested:  " "Zingerman's baking classes":http://www.bakewithzing.com make great gifts. Nothing to ship."

A user responded:

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I'm afraid if I gave cooking classes of any kind it might be misinterpreted.

Like the vacuum or the exercise bike.
q..

My response:

more.

Misinterpreted how? Like, why learn something new and how to make good food, taught by  one of the most interesting food-related businesses in the region?

Depends upon the household, I guess. They're great gifts for my wife and me. 

I've taken three Zingerman's classes. Gifts. And most of the other  students in my classes received the classes as gifts. My wife completed a class last week. It was one of my Christmas gifts to her.

How can someone not like an 8-hour class on how to make Zingerman's  breads with a chance to use their wood-fired brick oven?

I'll gladly receive more of these misinterpretations. 

So if  you know someone who likes gardening, canning, brewing, baking, or just +making+ in general and appreciates handmade, quality items, then that person will probably enjoy a Zingerman's class, and he or she will meet similarly like-minded people.

Obviously, many local orgs and businesses offer classes on many subjects, which also make great gift ideas.

So  justread, if buying me a baking class feels weird, I'd gladly receive gift classes for:

* intermediate crochet
* intermediate watercolor painting
* intermediate mountain dulcimer 
* beginning welding

I've always wanted to learn welding. Someday.  I like insects, so  I'll terrorize  and annoy the neighbors with metal monsters. And I'll resist "making acetylene bombs.":http://www.toledotalk.com/cgi-bin/comments.pl/13/2668#31373

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