This is it! We are bringing the Under the Hood BBQ Class Experience to the regions!
Each location will vary slightly in course content, time, price and menu but the essence remains the same - tactile, hands on, tasty goodness - cook, learn and eat your hearts out. Come hungry to eat and to learn!
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Topics covered
Different styles of barbecue cooking, pros & cons of each
Low & Slow vs Hot & Fast - what's the difference?
Fire and heat management - common pitfalls and how to's
Preparation of different cuts of meat, hands on cooking & eating
Plenty of Q&A to answer all the burning BBQ questions
Cheat sheet booklet emailed to each attendee after the class
Discounts and specials on Under the Hood products
Queenstown - Friday 21 June - 6 - 8.30pm
Canyon Brewery, $189pp, BBQ Class includes Canyon Tasting Paddle. Mid Winter warm up! We will be getting you fired up with some incredible cuts of meat from our friends at Raeward Fresh Queenstown that will make you realise that barbecue is not a season! Epic night of eating and drinking!
We will be cooking across a range of different barbecues and showing how they work and how you can produce some amazing food.
BBQ Burgers to get you warmed up, then,
Pork Belly with Crackling
Reverse seared Tomahawk steaks – served with Chimichurri
Chicken -spatchcock
Lamb leg – Hot n Fast, served with warm bread and tzatziki
Napier - Friday 26 July - 6 - 8.30pm
The Puketapu Tavern, $169pp, BBQ Class, includes your first drink on us. Join us for a tasty evening as we showcase a range of different grills & styles of barbecue cooking. Everything we cook we eat
Burgers to kick off the evening!
BBQ Lamb leg & Shoulder
Rolled Pork Belly with crunchy crackling
Chicken 2 ways
Reverse seared tomahawk steaks with chimmichurri
Christchurch - Friday 16 August - 6.00 - 8.00pm
BBQs Direct, $149pp, BBQ 101 Class, featuring our SmokeDogg trailer.
Getting started with barbecue cooking?
Not sure which BBQ is right for you? Hungry? Book in!
Basics of barbecue, different charcoals, usage and application, how to light charcoal, how do pellet grills work? How to prepare, cook and eat the following cuts:
Smash burgers, chicken , reverse seared steaks & chimichurri & leg of lamb
Christchurch - Saturday 17 August - 9.30am - 12.30pm
BBQs Direct, $169pp, BBQ Class, featuring our SmokeDogg trailer. More in depth teaching on different barbecue techniques, we'll be covering hot & fast cooks that you can take home and nail in your own back yard.
Smash Burgers on the SmokeDogg hot plate
Reverse Seared Tomahawks & chimichurri
Pork Belly with crackling over charcoal
Chicken Thighs stuffed with Halloumi & wrapped in bacon
New Plymouth - Thursday 29 August - 6.00 - 9.00pm
The Kiwi Butcher, $149, BBQ Class. Featuring Hot & Fast BBQ cooks showcasing delicious cuts of meats from our mates at the The Kiwi Butcher Shop. Everything we cook we eat, it's gonna be a great night!
Blenheim - Saturday 07 September - 10am - 2pm
BBQ Hub, $169pp, BBQ Class, featuring our SmokeDogg trailer. We will be trekking over the hill and setting up with Brad from the BBQ Hub at an exclusive private location at Rarangi Beach. We're gonna change up the menu and showcase some low n slow cuts too this time! Perfect Fathers Day Gift idea!
Tauranga - Friday 04 October - 6.00 - 9.00pm
Palmers Bethlehem, $175pp, BBQ Class, Home town to our friends at Samba, they will be bringing some goodie bags to the party. Check out all things Weber in action at the official local stockists store!
Burgers – Low n Slow cooked meat
Rolled pork belly – gas bbq vs charcoal
Leg of Lamb – SmokeFire or Charcoal
Chicken – spatchcock & butterfly
Steaks – reverse seared tomahawks w chimmichuri