Weber's Charcoal Grilling: The Art of Cooking with Live Fire

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Anyone with half a taste bud knows the difference a good charcoal fire can make. There is no mistaking the effects of its woodsy aromas or the primordial satisfaction of grilling over crackling flames and glowing embers. Now Weber, the inventor of the first covered charcoal grill, presents the definitive book on this unique grilling style, which lately has been surging in popularity. Thoroughly researched and handsomely designed, Weber's Charcoal Grilling(tm) cookbook holds the most captivating examples of charcoal grilling and authentic barbecue from around the globe. More than 100 triple-tested recipes take readers through the full range of a charcoal grill's versatility, including seared steaks, roasted vegetables, smoked fish, barbecued ribs, wood-fired pizzas, and much more. The pages of Weber's Charcoal Grilling(tm) cookbook dazzle with more than 150 color photographs, one for each recipe, plus many more for illustrating essential grilling techniques and barbecue secrets. Additional photos and stories document a culture woven together by unforgettable personalities, an amazing culinary history, and a passionate appreciation for cooking over a live fire. Features: Written by chef and journalist Jamie Purviance, author of Weber's Real Grilling(tm) and other bestselling books on outdoor cooking

Featuring a simple, never-fail approach to lighting and tending a charcoal fire, which is the basis for a wide variety of more advanced approaches covered throughout the book

Richly illustrated by James Beard award-winning photographer Tim Turner, who provides a full-color photograph with each recipe

Packed with priceless advice--set apart in sidebars titled Live Fire Wisdom(tm)--from America's most trusted grillers, including chefs, barbecue champions, and charcoal fanatics

• ISBN13: 9780376020475
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Books on outdoor grilling abound, but few get the job done as concisely as Weber's Charcoal Grilling. Addressed, as most such books are, to the male cook, this collection of 115 attractive recipes, which range from rubs and sauces to desserts--and includes, besides the basics, the tasty likes of Filet Mignon Steaks with Martini Marinade; Dutch Oven Jambalaya; and Caribbean-Spiced Grouper with Yellow Pepper Sauce--necessarily concentrates on technique. A comprehensive, color-photo-illustrated section on fire-mastery helps guide readers through fundamentals and more advanced approaches like outdoor smoking. Included also are portraits of successful guy-grillers, which should provide further encouragement to the grilling-diffident. With good notes on shopping and grilling pitfalls--how to avoid fish sticking to the grill is one--this is an excellent, to-the-point guide. --Arthur Boehm

Customer Reviews ::

This is a "real man's" cookboom - D. Kolton - The Great Northwest
There would be few if any dishes in this compendium of gastronomiq delight that any man (or woman) wouldn't enjoy. I have now cooked several dishes from here, both on the grill and on the stove (SACRILIDGE!) and they all come out just great. The tomatillo sauce used in a few of the recipies is a huge hit with everyone who tries it, and the jambalaya i did last night (with a substitution of chorizo for one of the sausages) was a spicy delight that rivals easily what I have eaten in some pretty good restaurants. Whenever I want to cook, which with this economy seems more and more often, THIS is the first book I turn to!

If you're a guy, you need this. If you need a gift for a guy, this would be a great cookbook. And if you're a woman, well.... just sit back and watch the guy do all the work and treat you!