North House Folk School

In this class, you will revisit time-honored skills that have fallen out of daily use and learn important lessons about how meats have been preserved in the past so you can enjoy quality home processed meats in the future. Through both hands-on participation and demonstration, you'll cover a wide variety of skills and products, including rendering lard, canning meats and stock, dehydrating and drying meats, chicken confit, smoking bone-in meats and sausage, whole muscle meats, and cured fish. The class will also cover freezing, brining, and curing a variety of meats as well. Students will take home a basketful of samples and the knowledge to tackle meat preservation in their home kitchens. 

There is a materials fee of $85-$120 payable to the instructor during class. Please bring cash or check.

Required Tools

• Cooler to bring home your meats (about 10lbs)
• Apron
• Short sleeve shirts

Optional Tools

Feel free to bring your favorite tools and whatever materials you might feel appropriate for this course to try and show others.