Big flavour. Live fire. Real theatre.
Bertha masterclasses are designed to showcase the power and versatility of cooking with charcoal. Built around bold ingredients, open flame and professional-grade equipment, these experiences bring people closer to the craft of live-fire cooking.
Hosted in collaboration with chefs, restaurants and cooking schools, each session offers a hands-on opportunity to learn techniques, build confidence and experience what makes Bertha unique.
From slow smoke to high heat, this is outdoor cooking at its most unforgettable.
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