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Low & Slow Southern American BBQ Cooking Class
Fire up your passion for authentic Southern BBQ with this fun, hands-on cooking class that celebrates the art of “low and slow” smoking. Perfect for BBQ enthusiasts and party hosts alike, this experience will teach you how to master mouthwatering meats, irresistible appetisers, and the classic sides that make every BBQ a feast to remember.
Fire up your passion for authentic Southern BBQ with this fun, hands-on cooking class that celebrates the art of “low and slow” smoking. Perfect for BBQ enthusiasts and party hosts alike, this experience will teach you how to master mouthwatering meats, irresistible appetisers, and the classic sides that make every BBQ a feast to remember.
What to Expect
On arrival, you’ll be greeted with a cold beer and handed your apron before meeting your expert chefs for the day. They’ll walk you through the format of the session, the menu, and the skills you’ll be learning. From rubs, sauces, and temperatures to timing and troubleshooting, you’ll gain insider knowledge of the BBQ techniques that define the deep South.
Throughout the class, you’ll get hands-on experience preparing fresh meats, sides, sauces, and accompaniments. Some meats will already be pre-smoked to demonstrate key methods, while others you’ll prepare from start to finish. Along the way, you’ll graze on your creations before sitting down to enjoy the ultimate Low & Slow BBQ Feast at the end of the day.
Your chef will cover essential techniques including equipment setup, charcoal use, the Texas Crutch method, and tips for creating “fall-off-the-bone” perfection every time.
On arrival, you’ll be greeted with a cold beer and handed your apron before meeting your expert chefs for the day. They’ll walk you through the format of the session, the menu, and the skills you’ll be learning. From rubs, sauces, and temperatures to timing and troubleshooting, you’ll gain insider knowledge of the BBQ techniques that define the deep South.
Throughout the class, you’ll get hands-on experience preparing fresh meats, sides, sauces, and accompaniments. Some meats will already be pre-smoked to demonstrate key methods, while others you’ll prepare from start to finish. Along the way, you’ll graze on your creations before sitting down to enjoy the ultimate Low & Slow BBQ Feast at the end of the day.
Your chef will cover essential techniques including equipment setup, charcoal use, the Texas Crutch method, and tips for creating “fall-off-the-bone” perfection every time.
Class Highlights
Learn to produce tender, juicy, fall-off-the-bone BBQ every time
Master rubs, sauces, and authentic Southern sides
Gain hands-on experience with “low and slow” smoking techniques
Enjoy beer on arrival and a full American BBQ Feast
Learn to produce tender, juicy, fall-off-the-bone BBQ every time
Master rubs, sauces, and authentic Southern sides
Gain hands-on experience with “low and slow” smoking techniques
Enjoy beer on arrival and a full American BBQ Feast
On the Menu
Beef Brisket Burnt Ends
Pork Belly Pinwheel Lollipops
Southern Smoked Chicken Wings
Mac and Cheese
Southern Collard Greens
Texas Style BBQ Sauce
Corn Ribs
Beef Brisket Burnt Ends
Pork Belly Pinwheel Lollipops
Southern Smoked Chicken Wings
Mac and Cheese
Southern Collard Greens
Texas Style BBQ Sauce
Corn Ribs
What’s Included
Friendly instruction from a qualified chef
Beer on arrival
All ingredients, tools, and apron provided
A relaxed, social cooking environment
A full feast of your creations to enjoy during and after class
Friendly instruction from a qualified chef
Beer on arrival
All ingredients, tools, and apron provided
A relaxed, social cooking environment
A full feast of your creations to enjoy during and after class
Bonus
After your class, explore our BBQ store where you can stock up on rubs, knives, accessories, and gear from brands such as Oklahoma Joe’s, Broil King, Masterbuilt, Gasmate, and Kamado Joe. Plus, receive 50% off your next cooking class with the purchase of any BBQ or smoker!
After your class, explore our BBQ store where you can stock up on rubs, knives, accessories, and gear from brands such as Oklahoma Joe’s, Broil King, Masterbuilt, Gasmate, and Kamado Joe. Plus, receive 50% off your next cooking class with the purchase of any BBQ or smoker!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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If you're even remotely curious about mastering the grill or simply want to witness BBQ greatness up close—Chef John and Ted deliver a master class that’s equal parts education and sizzling entertainment.
From the moment the first flame was lit to the final bite of smoky perfection, the experience was flawless.
Short cut Ribs were delight.
👨🍳 Chef John is a culinary force of nature. His passion for BBQ is infectious, his techniques are refined yet approachable, and his ability to teach while keeping everyone engaged is next-level. Whether it was perfecting the reverse sear or explaining the magic behind his dry rub, he made sure everyone walked away with real, usable skills
🔥 Ted, the pit boss extraordinaire, brought a down-to-earth energy that made the class feel like a backyard cook-up with friends except everything was executed with professional finesse. His tips on managing heat, wood selection, and timing were absolute game changers
📝 What made it truly outstanding:
- Seamless blend of hands-on learning and expert demonstration
- High-quality ingredients and gear provided
- Welcoming, encouraging atmosphere for all experience levels
- Plenty of laughs, stories, and chances to ask questions
- Most importantly... the BBQ. Oh, the BBQ, Bourbon BBQ sauce wa top notch.
Every bite told a story of technique, patience, and passion. Whether you're a seasoned griller or a total newbie, you’ll leave this master class not just full but fired up to take your skills to the next level.
Big kudos to Chef John and Ted for making flames, smoke, and serious skill look effortless.
Highly recommend!
After watching the chef prepare a range of smoked meats, including the brisket, which was clearly the star of the show, we were each served a plate to sample the afternoon’s work. While others around me received decent portions, I was given a noticeably smaller serving. I’m not sure if it was a mistake or if the chef took a disliking to me, but it felt unfair.
There wasn’t much hands-on cooking, so I had expected the tasting to be a highlight. For $160, I certainly didn’t expect to leave needing to eat again once I got home.
I’m usually easygoing and easy to please, I rarely leave negative reviews but this experience genuinely left me disappointed.
Thank you for your response.
I appreciate the effort to provide context, but I stand by my experience. While I understand others may have had a positive time, the portion I received was significantly smaller than those around me, which left me feeling disappointed, especially given the cost and that this was a thoughtful gift from my wife.
I did purchase some of your BBQ rubs on the day and stayed engaged throughout, which reflects my genuine interest. However, with due respect, your response, particularly the statement that you are “confident” in the delivery of the session, does not acknowledge or validate my experience. Simply pointing to others’ enjoyment does not address the issue I raised, and your mention of guests being invited for seconds and even taking food home is the first I’ve heard of it. That detail only reinforces the sense that others had a noticeably different and more generous experience than I did.
I’m an easygoing person, generally supportive of small businesses, and I had hoped this feedback might be met with some openness. Unfortunately, your response has chosen to double down rather than engage with my experience, and that’s disappointing in itself.
Best regards, Daniel
Loved the bargains at the end too.. picked up a beautiful knife set and a bunk a rubs to start my own journey.
A perfect way to spend a corporate experience with our customers - Time to take up smoking !
Great location
Great value
Friendly staff
Would recommend
Whilst it was an enjoyable class, it wasn't as hands on as I was expecting. Everyone only cooked their own steaks, but all the other prep work was done by the chefs, with some (minimal) help from those attending the class. It would have also been a better experience if one of the chefs stayed near the BBQ when we were cooking the steaks to make sure we were looking out for the right things, and confirming we were doing it as they just taught.
The venue was not ideal as it was facilitated on the deck at the Indooroopilly Hotel. Therefore there was regular car and train noise which meant it was very hard to hear the instructors at times. It also meant we had to walk downstairs whenever we needed to use the bathroom.
Firstly, I expected the lesson to be held in a proper kitchen environment. Instead the course was held on the balcony of a pub with tables covered with plastic wrap. The balcony is opposite the train station and next to a main road so the location isn’t great when trying to listen to the chef.
The chef demonstrated how to make the dough, but we didn’t get a chance to try it ourselves, which was a major goal for most attendees. I understand the dough needs to ferment however the attendees should still practice until the consistency is correct.
During the course we ran out of pizza sauce and were forced to use bbq sauce instead. About half of the attendees had to use BBQ sauce for their pizzas, which is unacceptable for a masterclass session $140. 2 pizza ovens for 17 people was also not ideal.
I also expected to learn techniques on how to shape the pizza correctly and create a crust etc but none of this was really covered. Additionally, when it came time to put the pizzas in the oven, there was very little direction and more than half of the pizzas were burnt. I’m not sure if the chef was unfamiliar with the pizza ovens but there was no supervision to create a perfect pizza.
Overall, the experience was far below expectations, definitely not worth the cost. You will gain no knowledge on how to cook a pizza at home other than the basic process which can be found online.
After enjoying the Meat BBQ course, I dared to venture on
to the Seafood course. So glad I did. I will have to practice
and absorb all learnt before moving on to the Smoking courses.
A big thanks to Julian, Steph and our chef, Drew of Canberra.
Great fun, fresh food and great people. My kind regards, Phil
Morenna is very helpful with the enrolment process. I recommend any of the classes at Sydney Cooking School as a really fun evening out with delicious food to eat. There is always plenty of food and a glass of wine and at the end we sit down together to enjoy our creations. Try it and discover a great place in Sydney that gives you so much more than a nice meal, it actually allows you to recreate that meal at home for your loved ones.
Paul inspired us with his knowledge and experience and now we have more confidence to cook seafood on the BBQ.
Can't wait for summer to finally hit Sydney so we can blow out our friends' tastebuds and show off what we learnt!
I have had a love affair with the ocean and its produce all my life and I learnt some great new recipes and very good tips which will change the way I prepare and cook seafood in the future.
Thanks Paul and team and congratulations.
Maybe to try the meat bbq as they sure can't cook Seafood.
Can’t wait to do the Spanish paella & tapas course.
Thanks Paul and team for a great night.
Peter.
Cooking class with Brett
Great experience and a fun morning with loads of food and recipes. Also test your listening skills. A great Mexican experience and you eat your own cooking, grab the leftovers as take come treats.
Here is what we made today.
Tomatillo salsa with avocado
Tortillas
Pollo Borracho (Drunken chicken)
Mexican Rice Pila
Also provided details with additional pre made foods to make ends meet
Pulled Port
Finishing up with Strawberry & margaritas.
A very enjoyable day.
Thoroughly enjoyable . Will certainly do some more classes. Highly recommend. A very professional company.
Plenty of help along the way to ensure our success
The best lesson is the organisation and care it takes to prepare good food and the pleasure in sharing it
Essentially it came down to the fact they don't accomodate people who have disabilities or may need help unless you are prepared to pay for 2 spots - I understand this is their perogative amd the main issue I was lead to believe, is around a non-paying person taking the space that a paying customer could. I get this, they are a business and this makes sense. But what about looking at dates and offering for someone who needs support to attend a cooking session that is not full so that the helper is not taking the spot of a paying customer?
I asked why didn't they just say it wsn't possible from the beginning instead of wasting mine (and their own) time and was told 'we didn't want to say no'.
Overall very poor form - if you can't accomadate people with disabilities without needing to charge for a spot please just say this upfront please.
Instructor was pretty funny and we had a few laughs, but that’s not worth what we’re paying for, sorry! ????♀️



























