JOIN US FOR A FREE MASTER CLASS AT OUR STATE OF THE ART training facility
BERTHA (a trading division of Gastronomy Plus Ltd) are a visionary British company that have been taking the charcoal cooking market by storm since 2013. We are ‘revolutionising the way food is being cooked’. The 3 key benefits of cooking on charcoal are speed, moisture retention, flavour, as well as versatility and creativity.
Our 1st Charcoal Oven, “The Original”, was in 2013 where it has been cooking up food from Britain to Bahrain and beyond and is endorsed by Michelin star chefs and food critics alike. “The Original” Bertha Charcoal Oven design puts functionality and performance first. The size of the chamber, the high-grade stainless steel and the insulation are the key ingredients for the performance of the oven.
Northcote Cookery School x Gastronomy Plus
Join Northcote Cookery School for an exclusive live-fire cooking experience in partnership with Gastronomy Plus and Bertha Coal Ovens.
Throughout the day, you’ll cook across a range of premium outdoor equipment while learning how to get the very best from charcoal cooking - from smoked beer can chicken and charred seafood to hanging duck cooked over flame.
Alongside hands-on cooking, guests will enjoy breakfast, alfresco lunch, refreshments, recipe packs and food to take home.
Please note: bookings are handled directly by Northcote Cookery School.
Throughout the demonstration day, our development chef Bruno will give you an insight into:
Smoking on the Bertha Charcoal Ovens
The benefits of high temperature cooking
The benefits of cooking in the coals (also know as backwards cooking)
Different types of charcoal and what the benefits are.
How to cook meat well with charcoal, no more burnt on the outside, raw on the inside
Long and slow cooking, what can be achieved
Faster cooking including a Spatchcock chicken recipe
How to prep and cook vegetables and salads on charcoal
Held at the Toolshed,Claughton, Lancaster, LA2 9JX