Gill Meller

Outdoor cookery

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    $200

    Includes personal feedback and tuition. More

  • $75

    Learn in an online classroom with no more than 20 classmates. More

Course Description

The perfect course to introduce you to the world of outdoor cooking, Gill Meller of River Cottage will take you through a rich array of cooking methods and recipes to turn you into an accomplished outdoor chef. By the end of the course you’ll feel confident cooking a range of foods – including fish, birds, and pigs – using varied outdoor apparatus.

You’ll begin by gaining an understanding of the principles of laying and fuelling a fire, developing knowledge of three essential pieces of cooking apparatus and how to use them effectively in your outdoor cooking. In the third lesson you’ll even perfect the art of cooking on just the embers of the fire as your tutor takes you through three wonderful recipes that can be cooked on the smoldering remains of a fire.

Once you’ve mastered fire itself, you’ll apply it in a variety of ways. First you’ll explore the possibilities for fish, learning first to ensure its sustainability and then how to perfectly prepare it outdoors. Then in the final lesson you’ll take a look at how to roast larger animals – birds and pigs, among others. It’s here that you’ll discover the joys of spit roasting on natural fuels, making the preparation of your food a real spectacle, perfect for an outdoor event.

Course outline

  • Relight my fire

    This lesson will begin with lighting and fuelling a fire, including which fuels produce the appropriate amount of heat for the task at hand. You will then be introduced to three different pieces of cooking apparatus, with a simple recipe that you can create for yourself being demonstrated on each piece. Finally you will learn how to build the relevant apparatus for yourself.
  • Fish and shellfish

    3 finished dishes using the best ingredients from the coast and land. Master the art of cooking the best sustainable fish and shellfish available in the UK in your hand made outdoor kitchen.
  • Baking in the embers

    Demonstrating the art of cooking with just the embers. Three complete recipes using just the embers of fire.
  • Spit roasting

    Discover different methods of cooking whole carcass animals and birds. In this lesson you will become confident with roasting an array of animals, up to even the size of a pig.

Choose how you want to learn

  • The Expert option

    Recommended

    Develop your learning further with marked assignments and personal tuition from Gill Meller

    • Start course whenever you like
    • 4 weeks tutor access for personalised assignment feedback & coaching
    • 4 assignments marked by Gill Meller
    • Certificate of completion
    • Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
    • 4 lessons with expert videos & notes
    • Group chat & direct message with tutor & classmates
    • Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
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    $200
  • The Peer option

    Discover the benefits of group learning in an online interactive classroom of no more than 20 people. Get the most from shared knowledge and community study

    • Start course whenever you like
    • Practise what you learn with your peers
    • Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
    • 4 lessons with expert videos & notes
    • 4 course assignments
    • Group chat & direct message classmates
    • Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
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    $75

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Food & Drink classroom - how it works

  • Start anytime

    Watch video tutorials led by expert tutors

    Watch video tutorials led by expert tutors
  • Test yourself

    Practice what you learn with inspiring assignments

    Practice what you learn with inspiring assignments
  • Personal tuition

    Get assignment feedback from expert tutors

    Get assignment feedback from expert tutors
  • Share ideas

    Collaborate and chat directly to classmates

    Collaborate and chat directly to classmates

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Awards & Accreditations

  • CPD Accredited (provider 50276)
  • Good Web Guide
  • Red Herring Winner
  • Education Investor Awards 2021 - Finalist
  • Royal Horticultural Society
  • Digital Education Awards 2023 Winner for Digital Health and Wellbeing Learning Product of the Year
  • Digital Education Awards 2023 Winner for Adult Home Learning Product of the Year