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Whether you a budding cheese maker, a cheese enthusiast or simply just love cheese, our workshops are a great introduction to cheesemaking.
The workshops are held in our ‘classroom’ on the farm next to our dairy (home of Bidlea Dairy, The Orchards Farm, Twemlow Lane, Holmes Chapel CW4 8DS) they are run by Claire Burt, for more information contact Claire on 0770 9394292 or email claire@burtscheese.com
Cheese Making Workshops we cover the basic principles of cheese-making, giving you the opportunity to get hands on and make your own fresh soft cheese, which you can take away to enjoy at home. We’ll also show you how we make our Burts Cheese, and you can get involved in the process too. This cheese will be cared for and matured at the dairy and can be collected from the dairy at a later date. And of course there’s plenty to sample and taste along the way!
Mozzarella Making Workshops before the class we’ll transform the milk into curds, then in class you’ll perform the all important ‘stretch test’ to understand when the curds are ready for the ‘filatura’ (spinning the curds in hot water), watch as curds undergo this process and gets hands on shaping the mozzarella into balls. We also have a go at making a Burrata (thats a Mozzarella case filled with Mozzarella and cream! After we’ve made our cheese, we’ll serve it with some accompaniments.
Group ‘experiences’ we can tailor our cheese making workshops for private and corporate experiences, for more information contact Claire Burt on 07709394292 or email claire@burtscheese.com
We typically post new dates one to two months in advance, for dates, availability and booking (click here), visit our ‘Shop’.
Our cancellation policy:
We limit the numbers on our workshops to 6, we therefore have a clear 10 day cancellation policy to ensure that we cover our costs and ensure the ongoing viability of the workshops. However, we appreciate due to unforeseen circumstances you maybe unable to attend a workshop so we are happy for you to send someone to take your place if you are unable to attend with less than 10 days notice, we just will need their name and contact details prior to the workshop.
If you contact us 10 days in advance of the workshop, we can offer a transfer to a workshop on an alternative date. If there are no immediate suitable future dates, we can provide a voucher to be used for a future workshop booking. Unfortunately, there are no make-ups for missed workshops.
Should we need to cancel a workshop due to unforeseen circumstances, we will aim to give you as much notice as possible of the cancellation and a full refund. Unfortunately, we cannot accept any liability for travel or other costs.
“I attended An Introduction to Cheesemaking with Claire Burt, who makes the delicious award winning Burts Blue. The class was fun, relaxed and a nice sized group. We actually got to make cheese too. Claire really does know her stuff and I will definitely be attending her next event and would recommend her events to anyone who loves cheese.” Hayley Hadfield – Off The Wheaten Track
“I love cheese and I loved making cheese with Claire. She is a wonderful host and extremely knowledgable. Her passion for all things cheese is clear and is infectious. Delighted I took part in the course and have embarked on my own cheese making journey.” Sarah – Cheese Enthusiast