Artisan Courses
Introduction to Bee Keeping
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomThe world of beekeeping is absolutely fascinating, but for a beginner it’s hard to know how to get started! Led by expert local beekeeper Martin Knight, this half-day Introduction to Bee Keeping course will be the perfect introduction. Skills How to get started & key basics of beekeeping What to know about introducing and caring for a swarm Safety around the hives How to open up a hive and what to look for inside We’ll start the morning with a…
Introduction to Smoking and Curing
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomThis half day Introduction to Smoking and Curing Course is aimed at introducing you to the surprisingly straightforward techniques of smoking and dry curing. You can then use these skills at home to transform fresh ingredients into something seriously special. Skills • Making a Dry Cure • Dry Curing • Hot Smoking • Cold Smoking • Hot smoked Fish • Bacon • Chroizo/Salami The course will focus on the technical skills behind home dry curing, using ingredients freshly prepared for…
Introduction to Bread Making Course
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomOur one-day Introduction to Bread Making Course is designed to introduce you to a wide range of delicious British and Continental breads and doughs, and give you the confidence to make them regularly at home. Baking your own bread might seem intimidating to many home cooks, but we aim to completely demystify the process and show you just how easy and rewarding it can be. Skills • Farmhouse Loaf • Focaccia • Ciabatta • Pizza • Cinnamon Buns • Using…
Smoking and Curing Masterclass with Steve Lamb
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomTaught by smoking and preserving expert Steven Lamb, this Smoking and Curing Masterclass will equip you with all the skills you need to create delicious cured and smoked meat and fish in your own kitchen. These traditional methods not only preserve fresh ingredients but take them to a whole new level of incredible flavour. Skills • Basic Butchery • Hot Smoking • Cold Smoking • Dry Curing • Brining • Hot & cold smoked fish • Bacon • Pancetta •…
Sourdough Baking
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomSourdough has become wildly popular over the last few years, and it’s not hard to see why - there’s nothing quite like a freshly-baked sourdough loaf! Although the use of the sourdough ‘starter’ might seem a bit intimidating, on this Sourdough Baking course we’ll demystify the process and cover everything you need to know. You’ll also take home a ready-made sourdough starter to use. Skills • Making and maintaining your sourdough starter • Country loaf • Danish rye bread •…
Game Butchery and Cookery Course
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomHere in Britain we have some incredible wild game, but so often we find that cooking with it can be an intimidating prospect even for an experienced home cook. This Game Butchery and Cookery Course aims to introduce you to the world of British game, covering everything from practical preparation skills, feathered and furred game, through to delicious recipes and how to cook them. Both Bod and Kieran are passionate about using game in the kitchen and they hope to…
Pig Butchery Course
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomWhether you’re interested in raising your own pigs (as we do at Vale House), or just a keen cook looking to acquire new skills and learn more about how your meat comes to the table, this fascinating Pig Butchery Course covers everything from pig husbandry to smoking, curing, sausage making and more. Skills • Confidence in butchering a whole pig • Identifying different cuts of pork • Curing and smoking • Making sausages, bacon and salami • Knife and Cleaver…
Smoking and Curing Masterclass with Steve Lamb
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomTaught by smoking and preserving expert Steven Lamb, this Smoking and Curing Masterclass will equip you with all the skills you need to create delicious cured and smoked meat and fish in your own kitchen. These traditional methods not only preserve fresh ingredients but take them to a whole new level of incredible flavour. Skills • Basic Butchery • Hot Smoking • Cold Smoking • Dry Curing • Brining • Hot & cold smoked fish • Bacon • Pancetta •…
Preserving the Harvest
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomWant to learn how to preserve the bounty of spring and summer to enjoy throughout the year? Join us for a day of 'Preserving the Harvest' with preserves legend Pam ‘the jam’ Corbin! Skills Food safety and key watchpoints in the preserving process Bottling fruit and fruit compotes Reduced sugar preserves Pickling Fruit liqueurs The main focus of the day will be on bottling fruit and fruit compotes (pieces of prepared fruit preserved in a simple syrup, perfect to use…
Introduction to Foraging Course
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomExplore the bounty of the countryside with this fascinating Introduction to Foraging Course. You’ll gather and prepare your own wild ingredients, gaining knowledge, skills and experience from expert forager and landscape ecologist, Adrian Boots. Skills • How to forage sustainably within the law and with good practice • How to safely collect prepare and cook common seasonal wild foods • How to identify common seasonal edible and non-edible plants and fungi, and the habitats in which to find them The…