Perry's Field to Fork Mini Express sessions are fast-paced, hands-on 90-minute cooking classes built to give you real kitchen confidence — quickly. Designed especially to get more men cooking confidently, these classes are ideal for university students, young professionals, and complete beginners who want to master proper food without the intimidation. You'll learn solid British cooking foundations using fresh, seasonal ingredients — the kind of meals you'll actually cook again at home. No fluff. No cheffy jargon. Just straightforward skills, honest ingredients, and good food done properly.
What You'll Cook: During the session, you'll prepare and cook your own signature handmade burgers from scratch, learning how to season, shape, and cook them with confidence. In addition, you'll create a rich, slow-style shin beef on-the-bone chilli, alongside a selection of traditional BBQ side dishes. Everything you make is enjoyed together at the table.
What You'll Learn: You'll explore the importance of provenance and sustainably reared meat, artisan butchery skills including minced beef and shin beef on-the-bone, how to build flavour using fat and seasoning, BBQ cooking fundamentals including wood vs charcoal, smoking and grilling techniques, making burgers from scratch, and creating a rich beef bone-in chilli.
What's Included: Apron, all equipment and ingredients. Free on-site parking. Kitchen angels on hand to support throughout. Washing up taken care of. Bring your own containers to take food home, or containers will be provided.
The course takes place in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, easily accessible from Derbyshire, Shropshire, and Cheshire, minutes from the M6, A51, A50, and A34. Arrive from 5:15pm for refreshments before the session starts at 5:30pm. No prior experience required.
