GRILLMASTER BARBECUE CLASS
Wanting to grill something more interesting than bangers and drumsticks? Or do them, but better, with total mastery of fire? This is the class for you – it’ll take you from relative novice to confident barbecuer with a range of techniques at your disposal.
This class is all about direct grilling, where we light a fire and cook the food directly above. Relaxed, fun, instructive and delicious, with plenty to eat – it is a great way to learn.
KEY DETAILS
Location: London Barbecue School, SE15 4QN
Duration: 5 hours | Experience level: beginner to intermediate | Cost: £155 per person
YOU LEARN
- Choice of barbecue and adapting your cooking to different equipment
- The best fuel and failsafe lighting techniques
- Temperature control and adapting to the British climate
- The key cooking grilling technique: 2-zone cooking
- Use of rubs, marinades, cooking sauces and spritzes
- Barbecue safety – food hygiene and fires
DISHES
- Grilled fish (catch of the day – the best fish available from our fishmonger on the day of your class)
- Tandoori-style spatchcocked quail
- Turkish-style adana kebab (lamb)
- Grilled steak, a cut like skirt, flank or hanger steak
- Grilled seasonal veg
FORMAT
The ingredients are prepared as a group, everyone gets to cook everything, we eat communally.
The barbecues we use for this class are a mixture of Kamado Joe Classic 2 barbecues (similar to the Big Green Egg) and Weber kettle barbecues. Contact us before booking if the barbecue model is important to you; certain barbecues may be limited on the day of the class.
WE PROVIDE
- Tea or coffee and a sausage bun on arrival
- All the ingredients (we do not want you to go hungry!) and fuel for the class
- A barbecue for each pair of participants (people who come alone and groups of an odd number will be paired with someone else to share a grill).
- Notes and recipes for you to keep (electronic format)
- Alcoholic drinks - available to purchase
Important Information
- Advanced written warning of any food allergies or dietary requirements is needed. We cannot always accommodate all allergies and dietary requirements, if you have a dietary requirement or allergy please contact us before booking to check if accommodation is possible. See FAQs for more information.
- Participants are required to wear flat, closed sole footwear for the class, we cannot allow entry to people who are not wearing this type of footwear.
- Classes are only for participants aged 16 or older (due to a licensing restriction over which we have no discretion). Participants aged 16 or 17 must be accompanied by an adult participant for the duration of the class.
- Classes are for paid participants only, we cannot accommodate extra guests as spectators. There is not a waiting area at the school for non-participants.
- Classes can be cancelled/rearranged up to 2 weeks prior to the class date - but please give us as much notice as you can. After that cancellation/rebooking fees are payable unless we can fill your space. Refunds are subject to a 2.75% fee to cover non-recoverable expenses we incur when processing payments.
UPCOMING CLASS DATES
All of 2025's classes on this topic have taken place, no more class dates are scheduled. To be notified when 2026 classes are available to book join our mailing list.