Butchery and Live Fire Cooking Woodland Experience

A full day of traditional butchery, live-fire cooking and serious beef in the heart of the woods.

Step away from the supermarket counter and learn what goes into transforming premium roasting joints into some of the best steaks on the animal.Created in partnership with Uncle Beef Butchers, this one of a kind, hands-on experience combines traditional beef butchery with the raw theatre of cooking over open fire in our private woodland in Groombridge.You’ll work alongside Steve from Uncle Beef and Wayne from Daddy Bear Grills as you break down rump, loin and rib joints, learning where the different cuts come from, how to prepare them properly and the best ways to cook them.This isn’t a butchery demonstration where you stand around watching. You’ll have a knife in your hand, meat on the block and fire in front of you. We’ll butcher, cook and eat throughout the day, building towards a proper woodland feast.

What to Expect

• A warm woodland welcome with coffee and freshly cooked bacon and egg rolls
• Introductions and the stories behind Daddy Bear Grills and Uncle Beef Butchers
• A hands-on introduction to beef butchery, knife skills and safe handling
• Learn how to break down rump, loin and rib roasting joints
• Discover where popular steak cuts come from and how to prepare them
• Learn how to trim, portion and cook premium beef properly
• Live-fire cooking across multiple stations
• Cook and eat throughout the day as the butchery progresses
• A relaxed woodland atmosphere surrounded by fire, smoke and seriously good food

The Menu

• Breakfast on Arrival: Bacon and Egg Rolls with freshly brewed coffee & tea
• Butcher’s Lunch: Freshly butchered Rump Steaks, cooked over fire and served in toasted sandwiches with Dirty Onions and Homemade Chimichurri
• The Main Feast:
  • T-Bone Steaks
  • Cowboy Steaks
  • Ribeye Steaks
  • Duck Fat Hasselback Potatoes
  • Seasonal Vegetables cooked directly in the embers
  • Homemade Chimichurri

The exact cuts and menu may vary slightly depending on the size and quality of the joints available. That’s part of proper butchery. Working with the animal rather than forcing everything into a fixed supermarket box.

You’ll Walk Away With:

• A proper understanding of the main beef roasting joints
• Practical knife, trimming and portioning skills
• The confidence to identify and prepare different steak cuts
• A better understanding of how butchery affects the final cook
• Real live-fire steak cooking experience
• A belly full of exceptional beef and a woodland memory that sticks

Whether you’re a complete beginner, an enthusiastic home cook or a full-blown steak obsessive, this experience will change the way you look at beef.Spaces are strictly limited to keep the experience genuinely hands-on.Friday 2nd October – Private Woodland, Groombridge (exact location details sent after booking)Break it down. Cook it over fire. Eat the bloody lot.