Cookery School
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…
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…
Venison Butchery and Cookery Course
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomThe British countryside is full of this fine, healthy meat, but all too often it’s missing from the menu. We know that it can be intimidating to cook with game so this Venison Butchery and Cookery Course is designed to give you the confidence to serve up delicious venison dishes at home. Skills • Butchery • Knife Skills • Boning • Identifying quality • Smoking and curing • Slow cooking • Fast cooking This one-day course will take you on…
Venison Butchery and Cookery Course
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomThe British countryside is full of this fine, healthy meat, but all too often it’s missing from the menu. We know that it can be intimidating to cook with game so this Venison Butchery and Cookery Course is designed to give you the confidence to serve up delicious venison dishes at home. Skills • Butchery • Knife Skills • Boning • Identifying quality • Smoking and curing • Slow cooking • Fast cooking This one-day course will take you on…
Festive Baking
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomNothing gets us in the Christmas mood quite like a day of baking! On this special Festive Baking Course, you’ll learn how to make sensational seasonal treats that all the family will enjoy, and acquire some good basic bread skills you’ll be able to use all year round. Skills Stollen Cranberry & Orange Brioche Malted loaf Homemade mincemeat and some fabulous mince pies. Our expert tutor Andy will demonstrate the techniques for each recipe, and then he’ll be on hand…
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…
Festive Smoking and Curing Masterclass
Cookery School Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, United KingdomIn the run up to the festive season there are many curing and smoking recipes that could bring a whole host of wonderful, traditional dishes to your table. If you want to go the extra mile with your seasonal meals, this practical Festive Smoking and Curing Masterclass will give you the confidence and know-how to create flavoursome festive ingredients such as glazed ham, brined / BBQ turkey and beautiful smoked salmon. Skills Basic Butchery Hot Smoking Cold Smoking Dry Curing…