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November 2020
Smoking and Curing Masterclass with Steve Lamb
Taught by smoking and preserving expert Steven Lamb, of River Cottage, 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…
December 2020
Virtual Salami Making
Join us for an hour of salami making on zoom. On this virtual session Bod will talk you through the science behind making these delicious cured treats, the cuts of meat that are best and preferred flavour combinations. He will then demonstrate how to pipe salami, talk you through how to tie them off and where to let them hang to cure. You will be sent a recipe pack prior to the course. This session will be hosted on zoom…
Game Butchery and Cookery Course
Here 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 to delicious recipes, under the guidance of expert game chef Tim Maddams. Skills • Boning • Butchery • Fast cooking and smoking • Gutting • Hanging • Plucking •…
Virtual Game Butchery and Cookery
Join us for an hour to learn about Game Butchery and Cookery with Vale House Kitchen founder Bod Griffiths. On this virtual session via zoom Bod will chat about the fantastic variety of game we have in the UK and show preparing it does not need to be intimidating. He will demonstrate taking the meat off a pheasant without going through the rigmarole of plucking and drawing it, talk through what bits of the bird are best suited to different…
Virtual Bacon Making and Cold Smoking
Join us for an hour of Making Bacon and learning how to Cold Smoke it with Vale House Kitchen founder Bod Griffiths. On this virtual session Bod will talk you through turning pork into delicious breakfast bacon. He will show you how to make a dry cure and teach you the science behind how salt works so that you have perfect results every time. We will then cover cold smoking so that you are able to add an extra layer…
January 2021
Virtual Game Butchery and Cookery
Join us for an hour to learn about Game Butchery and Cookery with Vale House Kitchen founder Bod Griffiths. On this virtual session via zoom Bod will chat about the fantastic variety of game we have in the UK and show preparing it does not need to be intimidating. He will demonstrate taking the meat off a pheasant without going through the rigmarole of plucking and drawing it, talk through what bits of the bird are best suited to different…
Virtual Game Butchery and Cookery
Join us for an hour to learn about Game Butchery and Cookery with Vale House Kitchen founder Bod Griffiths. On this virtual session via zoom Bod will chat about the fantastic variety of game we have in the UK and show preparing it does not need to be intimidating. He will demonstrate taking the meat off a pheasant without going through the rigmarole of plucking and drawing it, talk through what bits of the bird are best suited to different…
Game Butchery and Cookery Course
Here 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 to delicious recipes, under the guidance of expert game chef Tim Maddams. Skills • Boning • Butchery • Fast cooking and smoking • Gutting • Hanging • Plucking •…
Virtual Bacon Making and Cold Smoking
Join us for an hour of Making Bacon and learning how to Cold Smoke it with Vale House Kitchen founder Bod Griffiths. On this virtual session Bod will talk you through turning pork into delicious breakfast bacon. He will show you how to make a dry cure and teach you the science behind how salt works so that you have perfect results every time. We will then cover cold smoking so that you are able to add an extra layer…
Introduction to Smoking and Curing
This 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…