Fundamentals of Fire:
BBQ Basics
Perfect for anyone looking to learn the basics of fire cooking in a relaxed and welcoming setting with a small class size. This hands-on introductory course will teach you how to achieve consistent results with classic barbecue dishes.
£130 per person
Includes all food and drinks
11am – 4pm
At our ‘BBQ Basics’ class, we will take you through the basics of fire cooking with charcoal and wood, including when and where to add fuel and understanding heat zones. You will experience cooking on various styles and types of BBQ, learning how to maintain consistent temperatures throughout your cook, including the importance of understanding direct and indirect cooking. There will be plenty of food and drinks on offer throughout the duration of the class to enjoy.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel up to 3 weeks before your class and receive a full refund. If you cancel less than 3 weeks before the class, you will be offered other class dates to reschedule.
Skills you will learn:
- Using wood chunks, chips, lumpwood and briquettes
- Using a chimney starter
- Understanding heat zones
- How a BBQ with a lid opens up a new world of outdoor cooking
- Using your vents to control consistent airflow and therefore temperatures
- How to tell when your protein is cooked and understand resting times
- What to cook slow, what to cook fast
- Dry rubs and wet marinades and when to use them
- Saucing and glazing
What we will cook:
- Poultry – Whole and portions: How to cook each part perfectly
- Steaks – Thick, thin, cheap, expensive and how to cook them
- Vegetables, and why they’re brilliant on the BBQ
- How to make dry rubs, marinades and finishing seasonings
- Side dishes, crowd pleasers and new favourites
Customer Reviews
Spent the day at Sam and Shauna’s house learning the basics of Barbecuing. Now I thought I knew how to bbq but we’ve been doing it wrong for years.
The course is fantastic. They explained the different fuels, controlling temperatures with direct and indirect cooking and how to cook chicken, veg and steak. Sharing recipes with us.
Sam and Shauna are great hosts, making the course fun, relaxing and informative.
Drinks and food are provided throughout the day and the group size was perfect.
I highly recommend this course.
Attended this course today by Sam & Shauna, and highly recommend to anyone who enjoys Barbecuing.
We went through the types of fuel, temperature control, direct and indirect cooking, dry rub and marinated, and cooked various parts of chicken to make a lunch, followed by cooking different types of steak for a steak dinner.
The course was very informative, in a relaxed manner and in a small group so you get to ask plenty of questions as well as gets hands on experience. Even with experience working in the food industry, still learnt so much today.
Sam and Shauna were excellent hosts, made you feel very welcome and relaxed in their beautiful outdoor kitchen. Drinks and snacks were provided throughout, and of course you get to eat what you cooked on the day!
Having been a follower of them for many years, it was great to learn directly from them. Will definitely be looking to put what I learnt into practice soon, as well as booking onto the intermediate course!
What a brilliant day spent learning the basics of barbecuing with the perfect hosts! Sam & Shauna provide everything you need to learn the essential “how to’s” of bbq from fuel choices, hot spots, temperature control, flavourings, rubs & marinades. Best of all, once you’ve tried your hand at it all you get to sit in their lovely garden and eat the fruits of your labours! This is a relaxed class that de-mystifies cooking outdoors in an easy and accessible way. Absolutely loved it - highly recommend
We've just got back from this course at Sam and Shauna's beautiful outdoor kitchen. What an awesome experience. So many things learned about BBQ'ing that I thought I knew but quickly realised I didn't. I highly recommend this course for beginners and intermediates alike. The atmosphere was fun and relaxed, the group size just right and the time between learning and eating spot on. And yes, there's plenty to eat and drink!
