The BBQ school I attended in Phx had it's moments but not enough to overcome the presentation and poor communication. If you are new to BBQ and smoking then perhaps the class will be of benefit. I was scheduled for a class which was cancelled but never communicated to me. I took the afternoon off from work - drove 45 minutes to the school only to find out it was cancelled. When I did attend the school it wasn't as professional as I would like for the price. Very mom and pop. The food was good not great. The lesson on BBQ sauce was to buy some cheap sauce from costco and add some more spices. It was a terrible sauce. It seemed like they were trying to cut corners financially. Personally, I would save the money - buy yourself some good pieces of meat and watch smoking lessons on Youtube.