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Discover the art of butchery with online classes. Learn essential techniques for breaking down meat, sharpening knives, and creating delectable cuts for your culinary creations.

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Virtual Building Blocks: Fish Butchery and Cookery

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square

Join us virtually for classes inspired by our most popular series in the history of TCB, The Building Blocks, featuring the skills and techniques all home cooks should know. Each class is designed to teach you the fundamentals of how to confidently make better decisions in the kitchen, cook delicious meals by opening your taste buds, and explore the basic science behind cooking. The skills covered in class will not only...

(260) All levels 18 and older
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Virtual Building Blocks: Chicken Butchery and Cookery

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square @ *Online Classroom

Join us virtually for classes inspired by our most popular series in the history of TCB, The Building Blocks, featuring the skills and techniques all home cooks should know. Each class is designed to teach you the fundamentals of how to confidently make better decisions in the kitchen, cook delicious meals by opening your taste buds, and explore the basic science behind cooking. The skills covered in class will not only...

(260) All levels 18 and older
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Butchery is one of the oldest trades that people still enjoy today. A detail-oriented craft that has been refined over thousands of years, butchery is the art of selecting, slaughtering, deboning, cutting, and preparing meat. It’s a practice that relies on a combination of finely-honed skills and high-quality tools, with the goal to get the best cuts from the finest meats. Often considered an art form, it stands in stark juxtaposition against the mass-produced industrial meat products of modern society.

Over 400,000 years old with the earliest documented butchery site in Kent, England, the philosophy of how to efficiently harvest meat has evolved with the human species. Independent butcher shops have seen a rise in popularity as society becomes more intentional about what they consume and how they source it. 

Becoming an expert butcher can improve the experience of your homemade meals. It can also support sustainable farming practices. A butchery course can teach you how to create truly memorable farm-to-table food experiences, for both loved ones and customers. Whether you’re exploring butchery as a new hobby or profession, there’s much to be gained from this ancient and intentional set of skills. 

Why You Should Learn Butchery Online

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Butchery is a well-respected trade that can provide many benefits. It’s a great hobby, one where you are able to hand-select and personally slice your own cuts of meat, elevating your dishes with an artisanal flair. 

Learning how to properly butcher is ideal for those with a focus on environmentalism as you can locally source your meat from sustainable and humane farms and minimize your waste by ensuring every usable part of the animal is properly salvaged. Butchery can create a deeper connection to your food and the environment, resulting in healthy, wholesome, and earth-friendly dishes.

Looking to save a little money on your groceries? Being able to purchase large portions of meat directly from a local ranch and butchering them into prime cuts helps you stock up on meat for longer periods of time. You will also limit your spending since you’ve cut out the middleman and are handling the processing and packaging on your own. 

Want to become more involved in your neighborhood, town, or city? Local butcher shops are often central to their communities with expert butchers forming bonds with both their neighbors and other local businesses. 

The revival of independent butcher shops also makes butchery an exciting career opportunity. More and more people are turning away from factory farming towards less harmful, more sustainable ways to source food. A quality butcher shop can be an essential business that connects ranchers to customers and makes farm-to-table practices more accessible. 

Virtual Butchery Classes 

Online butchery classes offer the flexibility to attend from wherever you want and, with on-demand classes, whenever you want. Attending class at home in your comfy clothes can make the experience even more enjoyable. There’s also no need to deal with paying for gas, getting stuck in traffic, or finding parking. Online butchery courses typically require students to source their own supplies and tools, but they still have an expert instructor and the hands-on experience that in-person classes offer. 

Virtual Building Blocks: Chicken Butchery and Cookery, led by The Chopping Block Lincoln Square, is a two-hour class held via Zoom. Students will learn how to select quality poultry, properly butcher and prepare a chicken, as well as several different cooking techniques like braising, roasting, and sauteing. A recipe packet, equipment list, and class syllabus are all provided upon registration.

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square also hosts Virtual Building Blocks: Fish Butchery and Cookery. Designed for lovers of both freshwater fish and seafood, this class will cover selecting fish, how to identify flat and round fish, techniques for breaking down a whole fish, and various cooking methods. As an added bonus, a Zoom moderator will make sure that all your questions are answered by the chef either during or after class.

Private Online Group Butchery Classes

Do you have a group of friends or a professional team that deserve a little fun? CourseHorse also coordinates private group butchery classes that can be customized to fit the needs of your business or organization. 

There aren’t currently any private group butchery classes available, but there is a virtual steak workshop where participants will select their own cuts of meat (with guidance on how to select the best cuts from the instructor), learn how to prepare their cuts, and then cook a delicious meal. You’ll also learn the best cooking techniques and temperatures to ensure you get a mouth-watering final product every time.

If the exact group class you want isn’t listed, it can still be provided! Reach out through the contact form on the CourseHorse site to learn about the potential private group class options With no booking fees, confirmation within 24 hours, and the ability to adjust your group size within 72 hours of your scheduled class, CourseHorse makes scheduling a breeze. Plus, with extra benefits like multiple supported platforms and having your supplies shipped directly to your group, organizing a private group class has never been easier. 

Online vs. In-Person Butchery Classes

Unsure whether an in-person or online class is right for you? You’ll want to assess your current schedule, the time you’re willing to commit to learning butchery, and what you’re looking to get out of a class. 

If you want a class with lots of structure that’s led by an expert instructor, then formal in-person classes are for you. While not tedious work, acquiring the appropriate skills and knowing the best tools is paramount to becoming a successful butcher. Formal in-person classes provide both of these things while allowing students to be able to ask questions and receive feedback from talented instructors. You will also get to work with other students, creating the opportunity to make new friends.

Live online classes also offer a structured, formal format led by an expert instructor. You can still ask questions and receive feedback during class but you get to attend from anywhere you desire (goodbye commuting!) While it might not be as easy to make friends in a virtual class, you still get to learn alongside other students.

Are you looking for the most flexibility possible? Virtual on-demand classes let you stop and start the course when you need, granting you more time to master a skill or learn at your own pace. These classes can easily fit into hectic schedules and, while they require students to supply their own tools and materials (as most online classes do), they avoid headaches like traffic and parking. 

Can I Learn Butchery for Free Online?

Free online video tutorials and blogs can be a helpful place to start. These tutorials can teach you how to break down an entire animal, properly dispose of leftover waste, and the best ways to store, package, and sell your meat. While they do allow you to learn at your own pace, free online lessons often lack the option to interact with an expert in the industry and don’t offer the structure that many prefer from a learning environment.

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