Father's Day Butchery Workshop: Sausage & Bacon At Home

This Father's Day, treat the dads in your life to a unique, interactive workshop—perfect for curious cooks who want to understand pork, from breakdown to finished product. Led by our on-site butcher, Thomas Coss, you’ll start with a half-hog breakdown, learning how different cuts are identified and used. We’ll get the belly on cure for bacon and dig into the fundamentals of salt ratios, curing time, and smoking—what matters, why it works, and how to do it at home.

From there, the focus shifts to sausage making. You’ll cut and sort lean meat and fat, grind the meat together, and season and mix the batch—everyone will have a chance to run the grinder and get hands-on with the process. We’ll then move on to stuffing sausages into casings, with each guest getting a turn at the stuffer and guidance on technique and texture.

Snacks and drinks will be provided. To make sure you still leave with something delicious, we’ll have sausages prepared ahead of time and sliced bacon ready for each guest to take home—so you can enjoy the results long after the class ends.

Rooted in thoughtful sourcing and regenerative values, this workshop offers a deeper look at traditional charcuterie, practical skills you can use again and again, and a greater appreciation for the craft behind great sausage and bacon.

About our Butcher: Instructor Thomas Coss is a butcher and chef with over a decade of experience working with local farms and ranches in the PNW. He specializes in nose-to-tail butchery with a focus on ethical sourcing.His expertise has been a welcome addition to our culinary team. You most likely have tasted his work for yourself in our Farm-Cured Beef Jerky, Farm Meatballs, Smashburgers, and more!

About the Pork: We source the pork for our sausage and bacon class from Hogstead Farms, a Washington-based family farm known for raising animals with care, patience, and respect for the land. Their hogs are pasture-raised and thoughtfully managed, resulting in pork with exceptional flavor and integrity.

Hogstead Farms is deeply committed to regenerative and humane farming practices, prioritizing animal welfare, soil health, and responsible land stewardship. It’s a partnership we’re proud of—connecting our butchery classes to farmers who share our values and help us tell a more complete story about where our food comes from.

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