CLEAVER Academy
at String & Salt

The team at String & Salt are excited to collaborate with our sibling company CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets to present the CLEAVER Academy - Australia’s foremost space for curing, butchery and wild-game classes.

The CLEAVER Academy is one of Australia’s leading cooking schools with a clear focus on salting, curing, dry aging, butchery and wild caught game, offering classes which are thoroughly hands-on, demonstrating traditional skills and quality produce and providing generous hospitality.

CLEAVER Academy 2026 classes:

  • The Big Pig Weekend

  • Salting & Curing

  • Salami & N’duja

  • The Prosciutto Workshop

  • Fresh Sausage Making

Our 2026 collection of curing
workshops will be available
to book online from 1st October 2025

Your Presenter: Dave Cann

As the founder of CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets and the curator of our huge range of salts and spices at String & Salt, Dave knows a thing or two about the art of curing meat with salt.  

After releasing the world’s first domestic curing cabinet, here in Warragul, CLEAVER has grown to have nearly 3,000 customers and over 30 agents across Australia and New Zealand becoming recognised as one of the major brands in the curing sector.

As the brand has grown, Dave has had the opportunity to travel Australia and New Zealand running salami classes and demonstrations and developing a reputation for delivering informative and engaging sessions. He has also had the honour of judging many amateur salami competitions.