Junior Chefs: BBQ & Burger Making – August 2025 (am)
August 5, 2025 - Short Course
£75.00
Gain hands-on experience crafting your own unique handmade burgers and kebabs, ready to enjoy on the day of the cooking course!
Join Master Butcher Stephen Hill for this engaging children’s cooking class, where he’ll leverage over three decades of expertise to select the most flavourful cuts and infuse fun into cooking over fire pits.
Delight budding chefs with our BBQ & Burger making course designed to introduce younger cooks to the art of crafting sensational burgers and kebabs that steal the spotlight.
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Meet The Tutor
Stephen Hill
Introducing our Master Butcher, otherwise known as Stephen Hill, who developed an interest in butchery at just 14 years of age. He studied at Birmingham College of Food and his knowledge deepened further in the artisan techniques of curing and smoking.
See more courses from Stephen HillIndulge in a culinary experience like no other, featuring the freshest, sustainably sourced beef from within a 5-mile radius of our renowned cookery school.
Discover the art of crafting your own delectable signature burgers and kebabs using only the finest quality ingredients.
Join us alongside Master Butcher Stephen Hill, boasting over three decades of expertise, as he imparts his wisdom on selecting the optimal cuts for unparalleled flavor. Stephen’s unwavering commitment to sustainability, traceability, and artisanal butchery techniques ensures each bite is bursting with mouthwatering goodness.
Under Stephen’s expert guidance, unlock the secrets to preparing sensational BBQ fare that not only tantalises the taste buds but also boasts numerous health benefits. Elevate your culinary skills and create memorable dishes that you can effortlessly recreate in the comfort of your own home.
Crafting the Ultimate Sustainable Burger: Elevate your culinary skills with our guide to creating the perfect, sustainably sourced burger bursting with flavor.
Crafting Signature Lamb Kebabs: Unlock the secrets to crafting mouth-watering lamb kebabs that bear your unique signature flavour profile.
Please note, we reserve the right to alter the dishes covered in the course, to meet the dietary requirements of our guests
Emphasising Provenance and Sustainable Meat Sourcing: Explore the significance of traceability and responsibly reared meat in culinary excellence.
Mastering Ingredient Ratios for Your Signature Burger: Discover the precise balance of ingredients needed to perfect your personalized burger masterpiece.
Mastering Ingredient Ratios for Your Signature Kebabs: Uncover the exact quantities of ingredients required to craft your distinctively flavourful lamb kebabs.
Harnessing Fat, Salt, and Flavour Enhancement: Explore the art of utilizing fats, incorporating salt, and enhancing flavour profiles in your culinary creations.
Safe Fire Pit Cooking Techniques: Learn essential safety measures for cooking over fire pits, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable outdoor cooking experience.
This BBQ experience takes place in the historic town of Eccleshall, in the heart of rural Staffordshire. Easily accessed from Derbyshire, Shropshire and Cheshire, we are only minutes from the M6, A51, A50 and the A34. We have free on-site parking.
Our “kitchen angels” will support you on the day and ensure you have everything you need. We’ll provide an apron, and all the equipment and ingredients you need. We’ll even do the washing up!
You will learn about BBQ methods, managing heat, offset & indirect and direct heat. Also, you will get to cook over and next to coals.
You’ll learn how to prepare and cook your own signature burgers and kebabs. This is a great chance to share your cooking experiences, not to mention eat some great food and drink.
We make a conscious effort to reduce waste and encourage you to bring your own containers to transport your goodies home. If you don’t have containers or forget to bring them with you don’t worry, we will provide you with containers.
Our course runs from 10 am to 12pm and you can join the team for refreshments from 9.45 am.
You’ll be provided with an apron, equipment and all the ingredients needed for the cookery course. More specific information will be sent to you by email when you book your course. Due to the nature of this course Juniors have to be a minimum of 10 years old.
Introducing our Master Butcher, otherwise known as Stephen Hill, who developed an interest in butchery at just 14 years of age. His passion for the craft of traditional nose-to-tail butchery grew and over many years.
Stephen’s butchery and knife skills courses are suitable for all skill levels from basic butchery to advanced skills. His butchery courses are guaranteed to change the way you shop, prepare and cook meat from here on in.
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No prior experience is necessary for this BBQ experience. It will appeal to keen junior cooking enthusiasts and those who want to develop their skills and knowledge.
It will be a wonderful experience and you will learn new techniques from Stephen who is passionate about creating delicious food using quality ingredients.
You’ll meet new people and enjoy the hospitality of the Perrys Field to Fork team, also eating your own creations.
Book online or call us on 01785 851911 if you have any questions.
Please advise us of any allergens/dietary requirements prior to booking. Please note – parents will be required to stay with their junior chefs under the age of 13 or juniors not confident in the kitchen