American Smoking BBQ Cooking Class

Recent reviews of American Smoking BBQ Cooking Class

• 5/5 from Matt Kingsberry, attended Sep 2026: My husband and I had a fantastic afternoon and really enjoyed this cooking class. The hosts were approachable, clear, informative, engaging and charismatic. We were able to get involved in the preparation in a relaxed, no pressure way and got to enjoy the delicious food at the end.
• 5/5 from Trevor J Gillbard, attended Sep 2026: The teachers were fun and patient. The food is brilliant. If you are looking for a great activity to do with the boys where you might even improve yourself in the process this is for you. This is the second of these BBQ courses I have done and although this was probably less useful to me in my real life, it was just as enjoyable!
• 5/5 from Hamish McKenzie, attended Apr 2026: Our teacher Connor was an amazing host with great charisma and guidance. He made everything about smoking seem very much less daunting and made me keen to try some new things.
• 5/5 from Warren Tierney, attended Mar 2026: Have been to other classes but this was another level. Put simply, so many handy tips explained so everyone had a full understanding of how we all could improve our cooks. All questions were answered well and appreciated. I would absolutely recommend this class to both novices and ones who thought we had a good handle on smoking.
• 5/5 from Rodney Duff, attended Oct 2025: Teacher was fantastic. Very informative, approachable, jovial.... Knows how to interact with people well.. I liked the knowledge I took from the course, and look forward to putting it in to practice myself.. They were a lovely group of people that also did the class too. Made the day go swimmingly..
• 5/5 from Rod Blayden, attended Sep 2025: Very informative, excellent presentation of topics covered. The skills learned will be utilised in the future when smoking meats and the accompanying sauces.
• 5/5 from Emily Evans, attended Sep 2025: I got this as a father's day gift for my dad and he absolutely loved it! Learnt a lot, said the teacher was knowledgable and it was a great day.
• 4/5 from Elsie Wertenbach, attended Sep 2025: Would be five stars only we had to eat our meal in the dark squashed up together on three high tables. Decent seating and lights would have topped off a great afternoon.
• 5/5 from Aarron Henderson, attended Aug 2025: Class was a lot of fun, very relaxed setting. Connor (our teacher) was approachable, answered all questions thrown his was and was knowledgeable.
• 5/5 from Graeme Greethead, attended Jul 2025: Chefs were great, knew what they were doing and explained in an easy to understand way with plenty of tips and tricks. Food was great so make sure you go with an empty stomach. Very enjoyable way to spend an arvo.
• 4/5 from Nathan Paul Skinner, attended Jun 2025: I really learnt a lot from the American smoking BBQ cooking class - there was a great mix of techniques, tips, and some minimal hands-on experience. However, it did feel like a lot was squeezed into the session, especially considering that smoking meat properly takes longer than four hours. I thoroughly enjoyed the class overall, but at times it felt a bit rushed, particularly as we were the final Sunday session. A late start due to the previous class running over seemed to put pressure on the chefs to wrap things up quickly. That said, the Chefs were knowledgeable and passionate, and I still walked away with valuable skills and a better understanding of the smoking process. Would recommend, but maybe with a bit more time allocated to let the experience breathe and or a diffent time session for the class
• 5/5 from Kylie Pereira, attended Feb 2025: Cannot recommend this class enough. Perfect for someone with intermediate smoking knowledge who is looking for tips to improve their skills through expert advice. The class was so well run and packed full of information. The tastings were sensational and covered a good range of options to increase your repertoire of dishes to serve. Thanks again for an enjoyable afternoon.
• 5/5 from Doug Campbell, attended Feb 2025: A sensational course, I will definitely be back to do more. Shane, Brie and Mel were Great. A fun and informative atmosphere. Hands on was available to those of us who wanted to, so I jumped up and got involved with Prep every time I was able. The food was nothing short of spectacular. I refined a few skills and learned lots of new ones! Thanks again to Shane, Brie and Mel. Awesome, I 100% recommend this to anyone who enjoys cooking and BBQ. Cheers from Doug!
• 5/5 from Allan Carey, attended Feb 2025: Superb. Great fun but also great information. I learned a lot.
• 4/5 from Jonathon Andersen, attended Feb 2025: Excellent presentation. Venue was ok. Teacher was great. Food was excellent.
• 5/5 from Craig More, attended Nov 2024: Enjoyable afternoon. Learnt some new recipes and new things to try on the smoker at home. The teach could make it in comedy!
• 5/5 from Darren Rowe, attended Oct 2024: Was a great course, teachers were both approachable and wealth of knowledge, food was amazing and the course was related back to what most Aussie’s have in their backyards. Would definitely recommend this experience to anyone keen to give it a go. Great job guys!!
• 5/5 from Michelle Rundmann, attended Oct 2024: Great class! Learnt a lot! We all really enjoyed our Christmas presents! Looking forward to putting g it into practice!
• 5/5 from Rachelle Ibbott, attended Sep 2024: The chef teaching this class had amazing energy and made sure everyone interacted enough to feel included, but not too much to make them feel overwhelmed. He had a lovely personality and a great knowledge of BBQ. Was cautious because of the cost of the workshop, but it was very much worth it.
• 5/5 from Stephen Walsh, attended Jul 2024: Im an Amateur smoker. So I had heaps of questions because there is so much out there to sift through. He was blunt but exactly what I needed. Perfect class for what I was looking for
• 4/5 from Dave Butcher, attended Jun 2024: Very enjoyable, good tips on cooking at home. Great food too, well prepared and cooked.
• 5/5 from James Watt, attended May 2024: Very interesting. Learnt a lot. Enjoyable interaction with other attendees. Would recommend to others in the future
• 5/5 from Nathan Chandler, attended May 2024: Chef was great lots of knowledge and experience. Could have spoken to him longer if we both had the time
• 5/5 from James McLennan, attended May 2024: Great class with awesome teachers that really know their stuff, we had a great time and learnt heaps of new and handy tips and tricks to make my smoking even better
• 4/5 from Fedel Palmero, attended May 2024: Teacher/Facilitator: Approachable, knowledgeable and good communicator. Presentation was clear and informative. Points To Maintain: Topic. BBQ is a bit of an art, let alone smoking or conducting things such as open fire cooking. I felt that the subject/topic is Defiantly something to continue in order to build a culture of cooking enthusiasts. Points to Fix/Improve: There was not enough cooking. I understand that BBQ is a challenging topic due to the cooking lead time but there was next to nil hands on practical skill. Out of the 20-25 learners who attended, we each got the opportunity to prep one single component which maybe resulted in chopping a quarter of a cabbage or taking the seeds out of 5 jalepenos. The rest was observing a process or asking questions but the entire activity lacked the physicality of what a typical cooking class contains. Having completed a number of cooking experiences (Greek, Italian, Vietnamese, French) this activity paled in competition at in some cases double the cost. A great example is a Melbourne class I attended for French cooking. For roughly $200 for a learner group of 8, the class collectively cooked 10 dishes with each learner completing at least 4 almost independently. Recommendations for the future: - Increase interactive components. For applying the rub, you have 3 different pieces of meat, select 6 learners in groups of 2 to apply and handle that process - Increase cooking activities. Have students in 5 different groups all make the same dish from scratch ie: the brownie. You could have very easily allowed all students to prep, fill and cook 5 jalepeno poppers each from start to finish. There were not even enough of the meal to allow all students to eat and taste - Passive lessons. Discuss types of knives, sharpening techniques, demonstrate how to build a fire, explain smoke and how too much white smoke occurs and why - More cooking. Simple easy wins like Portuguese chicken skewers over a Coal bbq. Students dice a breast, whip up a marinade from a group shared resources and skewer/cook their own bbq kebabs Overall: I appreciated the intent but I would not recommend or pay $160 for that experience again.
• 5/5 from Daryl Lyons, attended Apr 2024: Honesty and simplicity of smoking rather than all these unnecessary rules and stuff. Easygoing and relaxed class. Food was great.
• 5/5 from Rod Blayden, attended Apr 2024: Very informative, very well presented, teachers passed on their experiences exceptionally well, questions were always answered without hesitation. Venue was well organised and easy to get too.
• 5/5 from Suey Cooper, attended Apr 2024: This was a Father and son outing and they haven’t stopped talking about how great it was and how they want to go back! Mark and his team were awesome
• 5/5 from Samuel John Hensen, attended Apr 2024: Great relaxing afternoon. I learnt something to take home. Thanks again. Loved the jallapoinos poppers
• 5/5 from David Postle, attended Apr 2024: A gift for a group of 4 Very informative and good hands on experience There was some background noise from traffic and trains but location otherwise suitable Great food to finish
• 5/5 from Lorilee Pender, attended Apr 2024: It was a brithday gift from my 9 year old daughter. She attended with me. I was worried it would be more adult oriented but eveyone was great and inclusive with her. We had a ball. Learned some new skills and throughly enjoyed ourselves.
• 5/5 from Alice Dedrie, attended Apr 2024: Took my boyfriend there as his Christmas present, and we loved it! The teacher was so nice and easy to learn from him. He gave us great tips, and was eager to respond all our questions. The food cooked was amazing too!
• 5/5 from Grant Bower, attended Apr 2024: My son and I did this class and it was great. we are going to buy a smoker now to practice. Venue could have been better as it had a lot of road and train noise
• 4/5 from Gabrielle de Chastel, attended Apr 2024: Teachers were good, although the main guy was pretty hard to hear. Lots of good information and knowledge to be shared. I was expecting a but more hands on but that would be hard with the about of people. I know it's not 100% in the theme but maybe does some rubs on chicken wings would get it a bit more hands on. The venue itself left A LOT to be desired, but beers were cheap.
• 5/5 from Karen Parker, attended Mar 2024: Having not had any previous experience with smoking, we found the course very informative and easy to understand. Lots of tips from the teacher who was very professional and knowledgeable. The cooked food was amazing and plenty of it. Variety of students from beginners to experienced. Well worth attending the course.
• 5/5 from Amanda Dryden, attended Mar 2024: Pleasant way to spend the afternoon no pressure plenty of beer and delicious food. Lots of tips on how to have a successful BBQ
• 5/5 from Paul Brinckman, attended Oct 2023: The Mark was awesome and the other guys were very helpful as well. Very easy to follow. I asked so many questions and he was so calm and easy going and passionate about BBQ. I loved the day. Cheers Paul
• 5/5 from Ken McKay, attended Oct 2023: Mark was great. We enjoyed the class. Would have been good to have another option other than beer for ladies that were there. I felt that there were too many people in the class as it meant to needed to shuffle around to see and hear. Food was delicious.
• 4/5 from Sophie Pearson, attended Oct 2023: it was good, instructor was informative and very male dominated. More women should do this class.
• 5/5 from Rukshan Senanayake, attended Jul 2023: If you own a smoker and want to get some extra tips, then this class is excellent. Well conducted and teachers were very welcoming and accommodating to questions.
• 5/5 from Alistair Blackley, attended Jul 2023: The class was extremely well presented and the information was to keep it simple and to follow some simple guidelines as beginners and the first experience should be a good one. The food at the end of the course was plentiful and delicious. A ripper 3 hours.
• 5/5 from Jasmine Campbell, attended Jun 2023: Really entertaining with very knowledgeable teachers the food was great and 3 hours flew by!
• 5/5 from Thomas Davis, attended Jun 2023: Great class and great chefs! Looking forward to bringing our friends to the next one!
• 5/5 from Martin McKay, attended May 2023: Great presentation and loved the fact we all got a go at creating some wonderful food to prep and to eat - chefs were excellent with the presentation - 5*****
• 5/5 from Peter England, attended Apr 2023: Great fun and informative class. Great mix of engaging Teachers, quality information and great food.
• 5/5 from Brad Dewey, attended Apr 2023: Great teacher, good venue, donn m r good tips and had loads of fun. Highly recommend
• 5/5 from Carmen Rigney, attended Feb 2023: I purchased a gift for my 2 sons and husband. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience The chef was great. The venue was great. I'd recommend.
• 3/5 from Sheridan Thompson, attended Feb 2023: Was a fun experience but didn’t feel like I learnt much about how to cook smoked meats/use a smoker. Wasn’t much hands on time either. Food was delicious.
• 5/5 from Andrew O'Brien, attended Jan 2023: Was a great class. Enjoyed it and the food was great. Thank you very much
• 3/5 from Emily Rowe, attended Jan 2023: The teachers were nice, the food was nice. Definitely worth one class. They sell a lot of product.