Offers fifty simple recipes that use no more than five main ingredients and includes tips on everything from shopping and preparation to grilling and presentation.
ABOUT THE BOOK It's a popular American suburban myth that men are born knowing how to grill. In popular culture such as novels and television, men are always shown standing around the barbecue grill, while women are usually in the kitchen whipping up the side dishes. If a man's worth is measured by his skill at cooking a steak over a flame, many men have a secret inadequacy that they'll share with few people. The truth is, no one is born knowing how to grill. If a guy wants to be an expert at backyard cooking, he's got to learn just like with any other skill. Grilling is much more than slapping a steak over a fire and letting it brown. In order to be a grill expert, you must learn about a variety of culinary subjects, from equipment to cooking techniques. You can begin by specializing in one type of dish, as many men do with their steak expertise, but every topic you master adds to your skill quotient. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK Charcoal grills give grill masters much more leeway when it comes to flavor and effect. Food automatically gets a smoky flavor when cooked over coals; indeed, you can even use a charcoal grill as a smoker. Almost anyone can afford at least a small charcoal grill. Small hibachi grills and beginning backyard grills can be had for around $20, although elaborate setups can run into the hundreds of dollars. Far from being a gas grill's poor cousin, charcoal is a legitimate alternative with fans who will never convert. Other Important Grilling Tools Once you have your grill in the yard, it's time to collect the rest of the tools you'll need for successfully becoming a grill master. While you can find most of the equipment you need for grilling in your kitchen drawers, there are a few tools you will have to purchase specifically for backyard cooking... Buy a copy to keep reading!
Building on the tremendous success of Weber's Art of the Grill (over 100,000 copies sold!), the world's best-known and most trusted grilling experts bring us the ultimate in barbecue cookbooks. Destined to become a sauce-stained classic, it's packed with 350 of the tastiest and most reliable recipes ever to hit the grill, hundreds of mouthwatering full-color photos, and countless sure-fire, time-honored techniques and tricks of the trade guaranteed to turn anyone into a barbecue champion. For the chef who's barely flipped a burger to the local grilling guru, here's all the advice and all the fabulous food required to wow the neighborhood--and at a price that's as red hot as the coals!
Since before the invention of the wheel, grilling has been one of the best-and sometimes most intimidating-ways to cook. But what if you burn the chicken every time? Or what if your steaks are always black on the outside and raw in the middle? The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grillingis just the solution you need. For any barbeque novice, expert author Don Mauer walks readers through the basic techniques from building a fire (for charcoal grills) to getting the heat just right (for gas grills). With this Complete Idiot's Guide, readers will master the grill like a pro and surprise family and guests with everything from hamburger basics to fantastic looking fish and veggies.
The Emmy Award-winning host of Sam the Cooking Guy and Just Cook This provides unconventional ideas for cooking anything on the grill and includes recipes and instructions for making sauces, drinks and everything else for the perfect backyard barbecue. Original.
The genius of Raichlen meets the magic of vegetables. Celebrating all the ways to grill green, this mouthwatering, ground breaking cookbook from America’s master griller” (Esquire) shows how to bring live fire or wood smoke to every imaginable vegetable. How to fire-blister tomatoes, cedar-plank eggplant, hay-smoke lettuce, spit-roast brussels sprouts on the stalk, grill corn five ways—even cook whole onions caveman-style in the embers. And how to put it all together through 115 inspired recipes. Plus chapters on grilling breads, pizza, eggs, cheese, desserts and more. PS: While vegetables shine in every dish, this is not a strictly vegetarian cookbook—yes, there will be bacon. “Raichlen’s done it again! I am so happy that he has turned his focus to the amazingly versatile yet underrated world of vegetables, creating some of the most exciting ways to use live fire. If you love to grill and want to learn something new, then this is the perfect book for you. Steven is truly the master of the grill!” –Jose Andres, Chef and Humanitarian “Destined to join Steven Raichlen’s other books as a masterpiece. Just thumb through it, and you’ll understand that this is one of those rare must-have cookbooks–and one that planet Earth will welcome.” –Nancy Silverton, Chef and Owner of Mozza restaurants
"The Guide for Guys" walks men through all the things they should--but too often, don't--know. From changing directions on the dance floor to wielding a circular saw, this amusingly illustrated guide is the go-to book for any guy.
A detailed guide to grilling for beginners. Whether you're grilling steaks, chicken breasts, or an assortment of garden-fresh fruits and vegetables, you'll quickly discover that grilled food just tastes better. This grilling cookbook introduces you to 70 delicious recipes that range from American classics to international favorites. The grilling season is finally here, and this guide is sure to be your best companion. After an introduction to best practices, common terminology, and tools, this grilling cookbook helps you get started by teaching the four main techniques that will serve as the foundation for your outdoor cooking journey. Once you master the fundamentals, you'll be amazed at the range of dishes you can tackle with relative ease, including Classic Burgers, Kansas City Style-Smoked Baby Back Ribs, and Garlic and Lime Shrimp. This grilling cookbook makes an amazing grilling gift, and includes: Types of heat—Get a grilling cookbook that makes it easy to enjoy the benefits of cooking over direct and indirect flames, harnessing the power of smoke, and using a spinning rotisserie. The Maillard Reaction—Learn all about the chemical reaction between amino acids and sugars that gives grilled food its distinctive browned coloring and savory flavor. Burgers and beyond—In addition to American favorites, this grilling cookbook introduces you to a world of grilling traditions, like Moroccan lamb kebabs and Japanese tataki. Serve up deliciousness every time you fire up the grill thanks to this informative grilling cookbook.
What guy doesn't need some pointers on how to be the man he wants to be? And we know that being a man is so much more than building a successful career and mastering the mechanics of daily life (like oil changes), those functional things are really important too. By addressing the basic, primal, and archetypal moments that all men experience, this book helps men become more invested in their passions, their families, their lives, and God.
Just imagine: a never-ending supply of pulled pork, beef brisket, chicken, turkey, appetizers, and ribs, all smoked to perfection by you. What better way to impress family and friends—not to mention your gullet—with your new culinary skills? Sound too good to be true? Indeed, for some people who are just beginning, merely choosing which type of smoker to use is intimidating enough, never mind learning how to use it. If that sounds familiar, The Old Fat Guy’s Guide to Smoking Meat is the book for you. Crammed full of information, techniques, and tools gleaned from the author’s years of experience, this guidebook provides beginning and intermediate smokers with everything they need to start producing classic versions of signature smoked dishes. Contrary to popular belief, smoking doesn’t require special skills or expertise. The basic methods are easy, and anyone can learn them. This book covers everything from what type of smoker to purchase, to smoke many types of meat, and health and safety practices to follow. It also includes forty-eight classic recipes that you can follow note for note or adapt as you see fit. Even experienced smokers will appreciate the book’s wealth of wisdom and simple step-by-step instructions. Learn the techniques in this guide and apply them, and even if you’re the rawest beginner, you will quickly be transformed into a pit master or barbecue diva!