Coldsmoking Digital Cookery School

Turan has been smoking and preserving foods for many years. his ethos is to make these artisan subjects accessible to everyone. He hosts bespoke one day food smoking courses and Meat Curing & Charcuterie courses with the theme of low impact living.  The golden thread running through all his work is accessibility, simplification and safety. Turan's easy teaching style and his ability to simplify and communicate these subjects in an understandable and relaxed way has lead to many excellent reviews from previous guests. Turan has written many food articles for magazines and has also written two books on food smoking. Curing, Smoking and Drying food the latest was published in May 2015. Turan's previous career saw him serving as a senior officer in the London Fire Brigade. Turan retired in May 2014 after serving as an operational officer for more than 30 years. He served in all ranks up to temporary borough commander with over 200 staf...

Our sausage making classes have got off the an amazing start this year with both classes selling out really quickly. Our format for running these classes have made them more of a practical workshop where ideas for new recipes get bounced around between our guests. We'd love to see you and have dates available throughout the year.   We keep the class size to eight people so as to make the experience a more personal affair. This also works on a practical level so the hands-on experience of actually making sausages is something you can really get your teeth into (so to speak).   We use fresh ingredients from our traditional butchers in Newport Pagnell and we have a variety of fresh herbs, spices and seasonings you can use when constructing your unique sausage.We always use the best quality pork shoulder as this has just the right balance between lean and fat to make the perfect sausage.   We start the class with a little theory where we look at wha...