Upcoming events.
{ The CLEAVER Academy}
The team at CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets are excited to collaborate with our sibling company String & Salt to present the CLEAVER Academy.
The CLEAVER Academy is a collection of classes and workshops focused on salting, curing, dry aging, butchery and wild caught game offering experience which is:
thoroughly hands-on
focused on traditional skills and quality produce.
driven by generous hospitality.
Our 2026 collection of curing workshops will be released on 1st October 2025.
CLEAVER Events Calendar
CLEAVER Salami Making Demonstration - Malaga, Perth
Join Dave Cann, founder and owner of CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets, back in Perth for a demonstration covering the basics of salami making.
Start your salami making journey or expand your knowledge base with tips and techniques regarding meat selection, preparation, process, salts and spices, and maintain the correct curing environment.
They will also be an opportunity to ask questions and pick Dave’s brain and experience too.
Date: Wednesday 17th September, 2025 | 6:00pm
Venue: MPS - Meat Processing Supplies
Address: 7 Oxleigh Drive, Malaga, WA 6090
Cost: FREE
Bookings: 08 9248 1974 or graham@mpswa.net
CLEAVER Salami Making Demonstration - Osborne Park, Perth
Join Dave Cann, founder and owner of CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets, back in Perth for a demonstration covering the basics of salami making.
Start your salami making journey or expand your knowledge base with tips and techniques regarding meat selection, preparation, process, salts and spices, and maintain the correct curing environment.
They will also be an opportunity to ask questions and pick Dave’s brain and experience too.
Date: Thursday 18th September, 2025 | 5:30pm
Venue: The Outdoor Chef
Address: 1/392 Scarborough Beach Road, Osborne Park 6017
Cost: FREE
Bookings: (08) 9217 7473 or sales@theoutdoorchef.com.au
Victorian Salami Festival 2025
The long-raging salami debate will finally end with the Salami Smackdown at the 2025 Victorian Salami Festival at Dal Zotto Wines on Saturday 4th October. Mark that date in your diary, you won't want to miss it.
CLEAVER Academy: Fresh Sausage Making
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
Do you feel the need to lift your snag game? Are they tasty but a bit dry? Nice, but not special?
By the end of this hands-on class you will be the toast of the BBQ!
Italian Festa Salami Competition 2025
CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets is partnering with Viva Leichhardt and The Norton Street Italian Festa to bring you Sydney’s best amateur Italian salami competition.
The Great Murray River Salami Festival 2025
A fun filled day with live entertainment, market stalls and kids activities as well as one Australia's richest amateur salami competitions and salami making demonstration with James Merle.
Pork Ewe Deli ‘Meats’ CLEAVER Salumi
CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets is partnering with Pork Ewe Deli in Newcastle for an in-depth Salami Class.
Pork Ewe Deli ‘Meats’ CLEAVER Salumi
CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets is partnering with Pork Ewe Deli in Newcastle for an in-depth Salami Class.
Tasmanian Salami Festival 2025
The 2nd Tasmanian Salami Festival is happening again this November at the Highlands Bushfest in Bothwell.
Celebrating Tassie artisans and wild game.
Proudly sponsored by CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets
CLEAVER Academy: Salami & N'duja
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
A class dedicated on refining your dried sausage skills.
Dave will take you through the 5-key steps to make a high quality salami from meat selection to the correct curing environment.
CLEAVER Academy: Whole Muscle Curing
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
There’s no mincer required for this class as we explore the world of curing whole muscles including prosciutto, capicola, pancetta and guanciale.
CLEAVER Academy: The Big Pig Weekend
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
The ultimate weekend of butchery, charcuterie making and slow cooking, with a pork themed degustation at Hogget Kitchen!
The Big Pig weekend - our flagship class - is a highly anticipated event, booking out year after year.
CLEAVER Academy: Wild Game Curing
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
Get more out of your wild-caught game than simply a freezer full of mince and schnitzels.
Learn how to extend the life of your meat with tasty venison salami and bresaola. Create a simple and tasty duck prosciutto and a terrine recipe to turn any game meat into the hero of your next charcuterie platter.
CLEAVER Academy: The Big Pig Weekend
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
The ultimate weekend of butchery, charcuterie making and slow cooking, with a pork themed degustation at Hogget Kitchen!
The Big Pig weekend - our flagship class - is a highly anticipated event, booking out year after year.
CLEAVER Academy: Salting & Curing
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
Hands-on class covering all the principles of making and curing salami, capicola, pancetta and prosciutto, as well as fresh sausage making.
CLEAVER Academy: Salami & N'duja
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
A class dedicated on refining your dried sausage skills.
Dave will take you through the 5-key steps to make a high quality salami from meat selection to the correct curing environment.
CLEAVER Academy: Salting & Curing
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
Hands-on class covering all the principles of making and curing salami, capicola, pancetta and prosciutto, as well as fresh sausage making.
CLEAVER Academy: Salting & Curing
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
Hands-on class covering all the principles of making and curing salami, capicola, pancetta and prosciutto, as well as fresh sausage making.
CLEAVER Academy: Fresh Sausage Making
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
Do you feel the need to lift your snag game? Are they tasty but a bit dry? Nice, but not special?
By the end of this hands-on class you will be the toast of the BBQ!
CLEAVER Academy: Salting & Curing
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
Hands-on class covering all the principles of making and curing salami, capicola, pancetta and prosciutto, as well as fresh sausage making.
CLEAVER Academy: Salami & N'duja
CLEAVER Academy 2025 Program
A class dedicated on refining your dried sausage skills.
Dave will take you through the 5-key steps to make a high quality salami from meat selection to the correct curing environment.
Highlands Bushfest 2024
The 2024 10th Anniversary of the Highlands Bushfest festival of all things outdoors is set to ignite excitement in the heart of the Central Highlands – Bothwell, the ultimate destination for outdoor enthusiasts.
Tasmanian Salami Festival 2024
The inaugural Tasmanian Salami Festival is happening this November at the Highlands Bushfest in Bothwell.
Celebrating Tassie artisans and wild game.
Proudly sponsored by CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets
Pork Ewe Deli ‘Meats’ CLEAVER Salumi
CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets is partnering with Pork Ewe Deli in Newcastle for an in-depth Salami Class.
Pork Ewe Deli ‘Meats’ CLEAVER Salumi
CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets is partnering with Pork Ewe Deli in Newcastle for an in-depth Salami Class.
The Great Murray River Salami Festival
A fun filled day with live entertainment, market stalls and kids activities as well as one Australia's richest amateur salami competitions and salami making demonstration with James Merle.
Salami Making Demo on Marketplace Leichhardt Cooking Stage
Join Dave Cann, founder and owner of CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets, at this year’s Norton Street Italian Festa on the Marketplace Leichhardt Panetta Mercato Stage for a live salami making demonstrations.
Italian Festa Salami Competition 2024
CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets is partnering with Viva Leichhardt and The Norton Street Italian Festa to bring Sydney’s first amateur salami competition.
SSAA Shot Expo 2024
The 2024 SSAA SHOT Expo will be the first major shooting, hunting and outdoor trades exhibition in 2024 and one of the largest exhibition of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, featuring hundreds of brands and over 16,000 visitors across two days.
CLEAVER Whole Muscle Curing Demonstration - Narellan
Join Dave Cann, founder and owner of CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets, at our Narellan agent, Southern Highland Home Brewing for a an introductory demonstration into basics of whole muscle curing including salt boxing and EQ methods with capicola and pancetta.
Start your curing journey or expand your knowledge base with tips and techniques regarding meat selection, preparation, process, salting methods, spices, and maintain the correct curing environment.
They will also be an opportunity to ask questions and pick Dave’s brain and experience too.
Date: Tuesday 25th June, 2024 | 6:30pm
Venue: Southern Highland Home Brewing, Narellan
Address: 8 Maxwell Place, Narellan, NSW 2567
Cost: FREE
Bookings: Call: (02) 7209 3346 or southernhighlandshomebrewing@outlook.com
CLEAVER Salami Making Demonstration - St Peters
Join Dave Cann, founder and owner of CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets, back in Sydney for a a demonstration covering the basics of salami making.
Start your salami making journey or expand your knowledge base with tips and techniques regarding meat selection, preparation, process, salts and spices, and maintain the correct curing environment.
They will also be an opportunity to ask questions and pick Dave’s brain and experience too.
Date: Monday 24th June, 2024 | 6:30pm
Venue: BBQ Aroma (St Peters Warehouse)
Address: 4/2 Berne Street, St Peters NSW 2044
Cost: FREE
Bookings: Call: 02 80033325 or sales@bbqaroma.com.au
CLEAVER Demonstration - Laverton North
Join Dave Cann, founder and owner of CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets, for a session on the basics of salami making.
Start your salami making journey or expand your knowledge base with tips and techniques regarding meat selection, preparation, process, salts and spices, and maintain the correct curing environment.
They will also be an opportunity to ask questions and pick Dave’s brain and experience too.
Date: Saturday 25th May, 12:30pm
Venue: The Artisan’s Bottega, Laverton North
Address: 176-178 Cherry Lane, Laverton North VIC 3026
Cost: FREE
Bookings: 03 9422 1711
CLEAVER Demonstration - Epping
Join Dave Cann, founder and owner of CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets, for a session on the basics of salami making.
Start your salami making journey or expand your knowledge base with tips and techniques regarding meat selection, preparation, process, salts and spices, and maintain the correct curing environment.
They will also be an opportunity to ask questions and pick Dave’s brain and experience too.
Date: Thursday 23rd May, 5:30pm
Venue: The Artisan’s Bottega, Epping
Address: 218 Cooper Street, Epping VIC 3076
Cost: FREE
Bookings: (03) 9422 1711
Salami & N’duja Class (Perth)
Join Dave in Perth for an in-depth class into salami and n’duja making.
Pork Ewe Deli ‘Meats’ CLEAVER Salumi
CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets is partnering with Pork Ewe Deli for an in-depth Salami Class as part of Newcastle Food Month in April 2024
Pork Ewe Deli ‘Meats’ CLEAVER Salumi
CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets is partnering with Pork Ewe Deli for an in-depth Salami Class as part of Newcastle Food Month in April 2024
CLEAVER Demonstration - Huon Valley
We’re back in Tassie for a salami making demonstration with Rob from the Country Brewer in Huonville (Ranelagh). Join Dave Cann, founder and owner of CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets, for a session on the basics of salami making.
Start your salami making journey or expand your knowledge base with tips and techniques regarding meat selection, preparation, process, salts and spices, and maintain the correct curing environment.
They will also be an opportunity to ask questions and pick Dave’s brain and experience too.
Date: Thursday 4th April 2024, 6:30pm
Venue: Country Brewer Huonville
Address: 14-20 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, TAS
Cost: FREE
Bookings: (03) 6294 7092 or huonville@countrybrewer.com.au
CLEAVER Academy - Whole Muscle Curing
There’s no mincer required for this class as we explore the world of curing whole muscles including prosciutto, capicola, pancetta and guanciale.
Learn how to butcher and prepare a prosciutto and see the process of curing from the start to 3 years of age.
Mirboo North Italian Festa
There’s so much to love about Italy and the Mirboo North Italian Festa wants to share it all with you!
Come along to Baromi Park in Mirboo North on Sunday 11th February 2024 to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of all things Italian.