Making Artisan Food
Explore the fascinating world of artisan food with the help of our expert practitioners. This three day course will provide you with a valuable insight into the crafts of butchery, baking and cheesemaking, as you learn new skills through a range of practical exercises, demonstrations and tastings.
DAY 1
Master Baker Emmanuel Hadjiandreou will guide you through the day, which is dedicated to learning every stage of the artisan baking process. Roll up your sleeves and discover how to bake sourdough; a magical bread dating back over three thousand years and produced using only flour and water. The baking continues as you create the Italian favourite of focaccia, before turning your hand to producing a fruit and nut loaf. Day 1 will provide you with the essential skills to bake your own handmade artisan breads with confidence.
DAY 2
Spend the day with Chris George, an experienced cheesemonger from Britain’s leading artisan cheese supplier, Neal’s Yard Dairy. Chris will demonstrate how to make an artisan cheese and explain the many factors which can influence the taste and quality of a final product. Day 2 also includes a guided tour of Stichelton Dairy, home of an award-winning organic blue cheese, providing a glimpse behind the doors of one of the country’s most coveted artisan producers. The day will provide a greater understanding of the processes behind producing an artisan cheese, and you’ll learn how to pair a variety of cheese types with other food flavours through a series of tastings.
DAY 3
Our expert butcher, Ray Smith, will share his decades of experience in the meat trade, as he provides an introduction to the art of butchery. The morning session is dedicated to butchering a whole lamb carcass, and Ray will demonstrate how to create primary cuts and joints, the process of stuffing a breast and how to butterfly a leg of lamb. Throughout the afternoon the focus will be on pork butchery, and you’ll learn how to bone a shoulder, prepare cuts for the mincer, as well as how to make sausages and pancetta.
This course includes light refreshments and an informal lunch.
All ingredients, equipment and recipes are provided by the School.
| Subject | Type | Course Length |
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| Baking Courses, Butchery Courses, Dairy Courses |
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Roll up your sleeves and develop your artisan skills with our Get Into courses. Learn the fundamental techniques of producing your very own artisan food and drink, with our range of one, two and three day courses.
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3 Days |
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