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
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10.00am – 3.00pm, Friday 23rd May, £155 | Fully booked - join waiting list |
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