CLASSES

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Give your loved ones the gift of knowledge with a butchery or sausage making class! They may think they know everything but you and I know that isn't true and you should see what happens in the cool room when people start connecting with their inner butcher...

"Spent a sunny winter Saturday afternoon learning how to butcher a whole pig at the fantastic little artisan butcher Feather and Bone. The biggest take away (besides learning how to debone and roll a pork shoulder) was learning about the way the animal's life up to the point of slaughter affects the flavour and quality of meat. Seems like a no-brainer but it really brought it home how important this is."

About our classes

Education - ours and yours - is central to what we do here at Feather and Bone. As one of a handful of Australian whole animal butcheries, we do things very differently from most butchers and we love explaining it to anyone who'll listen!

We source whole animals direct from regeneratively-managed farms and we make every effort to understand how those animals were born, lived and died. We want you to understand this too, so when we run a butchery class we’re not talking about sipping chardonnay and frenching a cutlet. You start in the cool room learning about where the carcasses come from, then we demonstrate and then you get stuck into it yourself, under our watchful eyes.

All classes include:

Tour through the cool room - intro to regenerative agriculture, breeds, animal husbandry, stock handling, feed options and slaughter practices
Demonstration and explanation of whole animal butchery
Hands on tuition (not the demo class)
Tastings and bevvies from local breweries and cordial maker

CLASSES OFFERED

We offer a range of classes that we run every few weeks on Saturdays. We can also organise private classes if that's what you're after.

Whole animal butchery class

Demonstration of breaking a whole pig or lamb followed by instruction and hands on butchering. You’ll take home the meat you cut and a head full of inspiration and knowledge.

Home butchery class

Become a butcher boss at home. Learn how to bone and butterfly a chicken, how to tie a beautiful lamb leg roast and how to properly sharpen your knives.

Sausage making class

You’ll learn about fat content, mince grades, the delicate balance of herbs and spices in the mix and get to try your hand at the whole process - mincing, mixing and linking.

Advanced butchery class

This is for those with some experience who want to extend their skills and break down a whole body. You'll leave with half a suckling pig prepared into a porchetta, stuffed shoulder and dressed leg.

Beef demonstration class

A detailed introduction into the practice of whole animal butchery, regenerative agriculture and demonstration of breaking down a whole half body of beef.

Private classes

We can also tailor a special class for a private event. Christmas party, team building exercise, buck or hen’s party, staff development, family get-together or just a group of friends catching up to do something a bit different? We’ve had ‘em all. 20 people is about the limit.

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