Comments on: How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques, A Barbecue Bible! Cookbook

By: Luke Navarro

Luke Navarro — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 04:23:04 +0000

All about technique What the Barbecue Bible! was to inspiration, How to Grill is to technique. Written around 100+ grilling and barbecue techniques this book provides the Backyard Barbecue Chef with an arsenal capable of cooking just about any cut of meat to perfection. In his conversational style the author takes the reader through the process of selecting and preparing the meat, using rubs and marinades and best applying fire to food. After reading this book you will have the ability and knowledge to treat each cut of meat with a cooking technique that will best enhance the natural traits of the food.Be warned that this book is a little biased toward the charcoal grill, but most of the recipes can be done on a gas grill if that is your taste. In addition it is primarily a book about grilling. The author only touches on advanced cooking techniques such as barbecuing and smoking. He does however treat rotisserie grilling very thoroughly. The section on materials is short but does provide…

By: Matthew Hanley

Matthew Hanley — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 03:53:35 +0000

Outstanding book, with something for almost everyone. At first I almost called this a great basic grilling book. To be honest, I think this book has changed the definition of a “basic grilling book”, simply because while it shows the burgers, etc. that most experienced grill cooks know, it also shows other foods that really are a natural for the grill – expanding the envelope of what really is basic. Many different foods are shown, but nothing is redundant and every subtlety in preparation is explained – giving each recipe a reason for belonging. (ie there aren’t seperate recipes for hot dog, cheese dog, and chili dog because there aren’t 3 different techniques involved).The layout and format are simply outstanding – done, again, in what seems to be a “basic grilling book” format. Tons of color pictures showing various techniques. You want to know how to grill chicken breasts? Bam! It’s right there. Bone-in chicken? Whole chicken? Chicken sate? Chicken wings? All there.And for the more seasoned cook,…