Sneak Peek
Self Paced 20-hour course to help you understand more about preserving meat and fish
Learn how to preserve your own meat and fish in this course. Preserving meat and fish is a great way to make your own food last longer, save money and time (in the long run) and also eat more healthier food that you have prepared yourself. Whether you are interested in becoming more self-sufficient or you would like to start your own small business preserving meat, this course will give you the essential information that you need.
Our 20 hour courses are self paced and will help you understand a topic
in a short amount of time. You can work through the course when you
like- test yourself with mini-tests along the way. There are extra case
studies or research you can undertake if you would really like to get
into the topic. Once you have completed the lessons and self assessment
tasks, there is a final exam undertaken online- you can then download
your personalised certificate.
This course covers the following lessons:
Lesson 1 introduction
Methods
Health risks
Lesson 2 curing meats
Salts, sugars and nitrites
Making salami
Making dry fermented salami
Curing prosciutto
Pickling fish in vinegar or salt
Lesson 3 drying meat
What drying does
What meats to use
Meat drying techniques
Sun drying
Solar drying
Lesson 4 smoking
Temperature control
Which wood to use
Humidity of the smoker
Preparing the meat
Smoking times
Recipes
Lesson 5 canning
The pressure method
Processing procedures
Chicken
Beef, lamb, pork
Minced meat
Game meats
Beef bolognese sauce
Beef or chicken stock
Tuna
Lesson 6 freezing
Freezing meat, poultry and fish
Processing meat for freezing
Freezing meat
Freezing fish and seafood
Lesson 7 vacuum packaging
Types of domestic vacuum sealers
What dangers are there in vacuum sealing?
Lesson 8 business and work opportunities
Opportunities
Business risks
What is conflict?
How does this course work?
You can enrol at any time.
Once you have paid for the course, you will be able to start straight away.
Study when and where you like. Work through at your own pace.
You can download your study-guide to your smart phone, tablet or laptop to read offline.
There are automated self-assessment tests you can complete at the end
of each lesson. You can attempt these as many times as you wish and
each time, upon completion, you can see your results. You will need
internet access to complete the self assessment tests.
At the end of the course, you are presented with a large assessment
which can be attempted online, anywhere, anytime. If you achieve a 60%
pass in the exam; you immediately receive a downloadable certificate of
completion with your name on it.