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The BBQ Queens' Big Book of BBQ (Non) Review

The BBQ Queens' Big Book of BBQ (Non)
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Okay. I was a complete grill greenhorn. I didn't even know how to light a charcoal chimney. But the Queens took me step by step through the process and, drum roll here, it's easy! And I've made some of the best food I've ever had from this book. My favorites are the grilled romaine with the Caesar dressing. Who knew you could grill lettuce, but it's fabulous. I slathered a steak with Porcini Paste, grilled it, and my oh my! I also tried their smoked tomato and basil butter when I got brave enough to venture into slow smoking. It's easy, too. Now, I'm on to barbecued ribs. If they're as good as the Love Potion for the Swine (don't you just love that?) barbecue sauce, I'll be in hog heaven.

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Pacific Grilling: Recipes for the Fire from Baja to the Pacific Northwest Review

Pacific Grilling: Recipes for the Fire from Baja to the Pacific Northwest
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Friends, this is a fine book. I have five grills and a couple dozen barbecue books at home and this book's at the top of the pile. If you're looking for something slick, written by a "celebrity" lightweight with a ghost writer, then buy Bobby Flay. If you want an authoritative guide to grilling written by an engaging companion, this is it.
Although I have to agree that this is an inexpensively published book, the content is extensive and very strong. Kelly's discussion of technique is first rate and his essays on grilling culture are delightful. Better yet - the recipes are delicious. This book deserves a wide audience and a place on every serious griller's shelf.

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Low & Slow: Master the Art of Barbecue in 5 Easy Lessons Review

Low and Slow: Master the Art of Barbecue in 5 Easy Lessons
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I buy far too many cook books. I have everything from the Cooks Illustrated line-up to some Food Network/ PBS shows, etc.
This has to be the best instructional cook book I have read.
This book is not a sum total of recipes, nor is it a compilation of how the technique was developed... It is a lesson plan. It is very much a course in how to barbecue and after you have learned each lesson you will truly know how to read what is going on with your fire and food.
You won't have to go search a website to find out the amount of time you should leave ribs on and at what temperature. You won't have to purchase some digital thermometer or fancy temp control. No more guessing, speculating, or making things much more difficult than they need to be.
After all, should barbecue be that difficult? This is the book that will teach you how, it will give you the skills. You can use this with a weber smokey mountain, an offset, or... a kettle grill!
Now, there are also some great recipes in the book to boot! You'll learn some flavorful marinades and you'll learn the basics of a marinade so that you can whip one up from scratch! The same with brines and with rubs! Being able to create these things successfully from scratch is what separates the ok bbq'er from the great and confident one.
There is also a whole section on what to do with leftovers. I had some smoked chicken left over and used one of the recipes... now I smoke the chicken just to make left overs. By the way, it is the best chicken I've bbq'ed. And it is so fast and easy now that I've done it a couple times.
I can't say enough good things about this book! It is a steal for the price, GET IT!
On a side note, it is really damn fun to work your way through the lessons as well :)

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Step away from the propane tank. Surrender all of your notions about barbecue. Forget everything you've ever learned about cooking with charcoal and fire. It is all wrong. Get it right with the "Five Easy Lessons" program, which includes over 130 recipes and step-by-step instructions for setting up and cooking low and slow on a Weber Smokey Mountain, an offset smoker, or a kettle grill.This program is guided by a singular philosophy: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Do exactly as Gary says, don't even think about opening the lid before it's time, and you will learn:• What gear you do and, more importantly, don't need• Exactly how to start and maintain a proper fire (without lighter fluid)• All about marinades, brines, and rubs• To use your senses and trust your instincts (instead of thermometers)• How to make delicious, delicious barbecue


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She-Smoke: A Backyard Barbecue Book Review

She-Smoke: A Backyard Barbecue Book
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I write online about grilling and barbecue (Barbecue Master blog and Yes You Can Grill web site), so I'm pretty picky about my grilling and smoking books.
She-Grill is one of the best outdoor cooking books I've seen and used.
Julie covers all the basics, so that your outdoor cooking turns out. This book does include recipes, but the the overviews and tips are the beauty here. Whether it's charcoal or gas or high heat on a grill or low and slow on a smoker, it's all here.
There are some family stories as well as history, so you can literally take this to bed in the evening and read and pick up all the info you need to know to rock the grill.
I only have a few barbecue books that I recommend to others. Most are fairly good and have some decent recipes. She-Smoke includes good recipes, but it's a good general guide covering about everything you'd need or want to know to be a success cooking outdoors.


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She-Smoke: A Backyard Barbecue Book, by Julie Reinhardt, empowers women to take their place back at the fire. In She-Smoke, Reinhardt gives step-by-step instructions on a variety of barbecue topics, from buying local, sustainable meats, to building the perfect slow and low fire, and smoking a holiday barbecue feast. She includes a host of delicious recipes aimed to teach women technique, with more in-depth instruction than that of a conventional cookbook. Women will learn the elusive history of ‘cue, the difference between true barbecue and grilling, and all about the world of barbecue competition. Featuring interviews with other "smokin'" women and stories about Reinhardt's family, She-Smoke brings women into the greater community of barbecue.

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