Salami and sausage fest

The thick of winter heralds the time to make salami and sausages and as more home cooks get interested in the process, there are classes to get your seasonal sausage stock sorted.

Bar Idda in Brunswick East is holding its ''Salami Sessions'', where you can learn to make two types of sausages, pork and fennel, and pork and chilli, as well as salami. Class cost is $150, (Saturday, 10.30am).

Out of town, Yarra Glen Quality Meats master butcher Rod Faulkner is conducting a sausage and salami class on August 11. Faulkner will cover breaking down a beast, curing your own meats and how to make a good snag. The cost is $175, transport is included. For more information, see yarraglenqualitymeats.com.au