Hands on Butchery
Course Tutor Dan Green or Marc Frederic
What you will learn
The hands-on butchery day at the Empire Farm is probably our most popular course and early booking is strongly advised. On this full day course you learn butchering skills so you can deal with your own meat.
At the start of the day, you are provided with half a pig, and you work you way through the meat, butchering it under the guidance of our expert tutor. We usually end the day with a short sausage-making session where you have a chance to make a few sausages. If time permits, we will also cure some bacon.
There are just 4 butchery places available on this course, so you get excellent supervision from our experienced butcher.
The course offers exceptional value as you get to pack up and take home all the meat you have butchered, easily worth £150 if you had to buy it in a supermarket.
Observers – we can accommodate two additional people on this course, either as observers or as a ‘second person’ working on the same piece of meat as one of the people paying the full price.
As few people have asked if they can bring their own pork to butcher which is possible, but please check with the office first and obviously there is a different pricing structure.
Administration
Most of the course takes place in the butchery which is not heated so warm clothing, woolly hat and thick socks are needed! We provide protective clothing. Please bring 2 or 3 cool boxes in which to take home your meat.
The course starts at 10 am with arrival from 9.30 am and aims to finish at about 5 pm. The price includes all tuition, course notes, light lunch and refreshments during the day, together with the meat and bones from half a pig (average weight 25-30 kg). Accommodation is not included.
Gift Vouchers
If you would like to give a place on this course as a gift or reward, please buy one of our transferable Gift Vouchers. Note: If you have a standard Butchery Day course voucher, there will be a supplement to pay for this course. Please telephone us for details.
Sunday 25 March 2012
full
Sunday 25 March 2012 Observer
full
Sunday 25 March 2012 £295 incl 20% vat
Sunday 25 March 2012 Observer £65 incl 20% vat
| Course Tutor Dan Green or Marc Frederic
What you will learn At the start of the day, you are provided with half a pig, and you work you way through the meat, butchering it under the guidance of our expert tutor. We usually end the day with a short sausage-making session where you have a chance to make a few sausages. If time permits, we will also cure some bacon. There are just 4 butchery places available on this course, so you get excellent supervision from our experienced butcher. The course offers exceptional value as you get to pack up and take home all the meat you have butchered, easily worth £150 if you had to buy it in a supermarket. Observers – we can accommodate two additional people on this course, either as observers or as a ‘second person’ working on the same piece of meat as one of the people paying the full price. As few people have asked if they can bring their own pork to butcher which is possible, but please check with the office first and obviously there is a different pricing structure. |
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Administration
Most of the course takes place in the butchery which is not heated so warm clothing, woolly hat and thick socks are needed! We provide protective clothing. Please bring 2 or 3 cool boxes in which to take home your meat.
The course starts at 10 am with arrival from 9.30 am and aims to finish at about 5 pm. The price includes all tuition, course notes, light lunch and refreshments during the day, together with the meat and bones from half a pig (average weight 25-30 kg). Accommodation is not included.
Gift Vouchers
If you would like to give a place on this course as a gift or reward, please buy one of our transferable Gift Vouchers. Note: If you have a standard Butchery Day course voucher, there will be a supplement to pay for this course. Please telephone us for details.
| Sunday 25 March 2012 | full |
| Sunday 25 March 2012 Observer | full |
| Sunday 25 March 2012 £295 incl 20% vat |
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| Sunday 25 March 2012 Observer £65 incl 20% vat |