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Summary: easy to follow
Review: Lots of step-by-step illustration and easy to follow. Recipe are just a few ingredients; nothing you need from a specialty store. Very good explanation on how to do it.
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Summary: How to Grill Review
Review: I was a grill novice until I read this book. Stephen gives you all the information needed to grill great tasting foods. I have tried the beer can chicken, grilled chicken parts, hamburger and hot dog suggestions with great success. I've made three sauces too and they are really good. For the small investment I made in the book, the results on the grill have paid major dividends. Good grilling. CH
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Summary: The PERFECT reference guide for grilling
Review: _____The book's greatest feature is its completeness. Raichlen covers all aspects of grilling: 1: Types of grills - Raichlen discusses the basics on gas grills, charcoal grills, hibachis, tuscan grills, smokers, you name it. 2: How to set everything up - I learned how to probperly light coals, clean and oil the grate, and test for proper temperature. 3: Recipes! - From steak to ribs to chicken, and even lobster and vegetables, Raichlen provides detailed instructions on how to cook just about anything on the grill. Plus, he even has quite a few recipes for rubs and sauces. 4: Everything else - Essential accessories, tips, and how to be a flamboyant griller can be found here. _____In addition, the book is easy to read and logically outlined; you won't need to flip through trying to find specific information - you can find it easily once you know the layout. _____I thought I was already an expert griller, but this book taught me A LOT of stuff, stuff that every griller should know. BUY IT!!
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Summary: Even a neophyte griller will be able to impress!
Review: From the rank beginner to the consumate professional, everyone will be able to glean new, exciting grilling knowledge with this book. Simple recipes, numerous tips and hints, and pictures galore explaining everything in explicit detail are the basis for this exceptional cookbook. The author even lists suppliers for the grills and grilling tools he uses in the cookbook, plus pros and cons of different brands and styles of grills.
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Summary: A Real Education
Review: If you are like me, you just bought a grill and started throwing burgers and chicken and dogs on it. But you weren't too happy with the charred and dry result. This book is grilling 101, and it teaches you how to do everything right. So the recipes ARE basic but they are good and if you follow the directions, they will turn out fine. Most important, you will get the skills to move on to bigger and better things. A real cook has knowledge of the quirks of what he is cooking and what the techniques he is using do, and this book will teach it.
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Summary: I Once Was Lost
Review: Like many people I once thought I knew everything I needed to know about grilling -- and how to do it. I own several grilling books, including Barbecue Bible by the author, and have had many successes. But until I got this book I never knew how great grilling could be. Things I have done and especially those I never thought of doing or attempting -- like a whole chicken or turkey or pineapple -- are explained in such great (and color!) detail that I am rethinking every possibility and doing it all better than before. There must be at least six photos or more for every technique -- and the details are helpful even when I am not following the recipes like skewering shrimp or chicken wings. The asparagus "rafts" were a real eye opener and have already saved dozens from a firey fate. Every time you grill you should check this book, not just to find a recipe but just to brush up or learn how to do anything on the grill. Thanks Steven!
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Summary: Good techniques. Not so good recipes.
Review: I was very excited about this book coming out. The layout and photographs are really nice (full color) and the techniques great (although *BEWARE* it didn't really teach me anything I hadn't learned from the Barbeque Bible already.) But in the end, the recipes left me disappointed as I was hoping for something more sophisticated. My advice, don't buy this book if you already have the first one. And don't buy this book unless you like all your meat products stuffed with cheese.
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Summary: Raichlen does it again!
Review: Let me start by saying that I own just about every grilling/smoking/barbeque cookbook available. I've read most of them, and I devote a lot of time to this subject. Steven Raichlen's 'How to Grill' is the best and most thorough resource I've seen for an education in outdoor meal preparation. The pictures are fabulous, showing step-by-step photos of a grilled meal-in-process. You almost get the feeling that you're standing there in the backyard while Steven cooks. I was impressed enough by his previous books, but this one takes the cake! Thanks again, Steven! Keep 'em coming..........
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Summary: Outstanding book, with something for almost everyone.
Review: 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, there are new things as well. Recipes like rum-cured smoked salmon and turkey pastrami are a few non-everyday recipes that are quite excellent. And yes, I've tried many of the recipes and they've all come out quite well. In addition, there are plenty of notes and comments that will bring any cook to a higher level. One note, however. I also bought his 'The Barbecue! Bible' book, and it appears that most of the recipes are also in that book as well, albeit not as nicely illustrated and laid out. I still, though, use both quite frequently (the photos on cutting up a whole chicken are just one of the things that are better in this book).
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Summary: 0-60 quick
Review: Recommended by a friend with great grilling abilities, I began with the simple stuff, picked up some good techniques and now a shelf of spices (it's ok to be a guy and have spices) and have moved on in bigger beef, beer can chicken, coconut shirmp... yadidoda... The format is consistent, Raichlen is readable, This book is great, but the binding...buy a copy, drill holes in it and stick it in a binder, it will fall apart.
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