Fire School | £225
Spend a day in our beautiful woodland with a view of rolling Devon hills. You’ll be chopping logs, preparing fish, meat and vegetables, and learning now to cook on all manner of fire pits, ceramic Kamado Joe barbecues and even in the ground, as well as eating incredible food - we include breakfast, lunch and a feast supper on our communal oak table. We pride ourselves on teaching as many women as men, and we’re perfect for hen and stag nights, birthdays and other special occasions.
“I firmly believe that there are NO stupid questions and I’ll happily share all the daft mistakes I’ve made on my journey. People can do as much or as little ‘work’ as they like – you might hang back with a beer or you might be the first digging a pit in the woods to bury a haunch of venison… I would say its a food experience rather than a ‘class’ you will learn lots but I want you to remember the day, not necessarily the recipe.”
Running of the day
This is our signature bespoke barbecue cooking school which covers the full gamut of outdoor cooking. We’ll cover a huge variety of outdoor fire cooking, British barbecue techniques and butchery with Luke, a chef and tutor of over 25 years.
Once you have arrived at High Grange, we’ll start the day with coffee, breakfast and a chat before getting stuck into the morning’s tasks. We’ll start by preparing the outdoor kitchen for the day by firing up the pizza oven, Vulcanus fire pit, Braai master and one or two of our Kamado Joe ceramic barbecues - you will have a masterclass in each, learning about temperature control, smoke as an ingredient and loading and lighting. We’ll then get stuck into prepping lunch and dinner.
Lunch will be a social affair – we’ll sit at our oak table or around the fire and feast on the shellfish or chops that we’ve just grilled. We then continue with our master classes and spend some time on vegetables, sides and condiments to turn our long slow cook into the most incredible meal which we’ll enjoy in the beautiful Devon sunshine overlooking our neighbouring rolling fields.
Please refer to our FAQs for further information and read about Luke’s inspiration for fire cooking and a Q&A on what makes our fire cooking days unique.
High Grange is an Icsa centre of excellence
We are an Accredited ICSA Cookery School by our inspectors, achieving our highest award of ‘Centre of Excellence’ for Outdoor cooking and fire experiences.
“The depth, knowledge of outdoor cooking shared by Luke is second-to-non. Luke’s experience with a wide range of outdoor cookery at all levels provides him and the students with impeccable knowledge and skills to adapt, and deliver an excellent range of cookery classes and outdoor experiences. Experience does not always guarantee to make a good teacher, however Luke’s ability to adapt and deliver clear concise instructions to his students, with excellent two way communications, was evident during our intensive assessment.”
AWARDS
We have secured a series of awards including being named one of the Top 5 Barbecue Schools in the South West by Food Magazine. We also received a Gold Award by Devon Food & Drink and named Best Training School, and we won a Bronze Award at the South West Tourism Awards.
“The food was truly remarkable, delicious. We had such a great time listening to you talk about the wood, charcoal, steak cuts, how to cook, the BBQs honestly learnt so much and in such gorgeous surroundings.”
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