Grill Pan Cookbook: Great Recipes for Stovetop Grilling

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Summary: easy yummy, guides you through the technique
Review: Good cookbook with easy directions, and by and large, not too many difficult-to-find ingredients. Normally I shy away from special appliances and the books to go with 'em (always believed you should just learn to COOK, period), but I got a grill pan for xmas and then I bought this book. I'd say I now cook at least 50% of my dinners with the pan, and this book covers the topic well -- a good section on basics of using a grill pan. The recipies are not complex, they're more there to teach and reinforce general grill pan techniques. It covers vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, etc, so it pretty much runs the gamut. If you use cookbooks only for step by step verbatim technique and ingredents, this gets the job done. If you use cookbooks to guide you through a technique to add to your kitchen skills, this is excellent.

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Summary: So Easy and Delicious!
Review: I just bought this cookbook and went straight to the store and bought a grill pan. I've already made the lamb chops (they were perfectly pink and tender), the red snapper (it was slightly crispy on the outside and perfect on the inside) and the turkey chops (they were tender and juicy.) The cornish game hens had some problems - I ended up having to cut the hen halves into all the separate pieces and continuing to grill them for about 20 minutes per side. When it was done it tasted wonderful.

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Summary: This is a GREAT recipe book
Review: I just bought this cookbook and went straight to the store and bought a grill pan. I've already made the lamb chops (they were perfectly pink and tender), the red snapper (it was slightly crispy on the outside and perfect on the inside) and the turkey chops (they were tender and juicy.) The cornish game hens had some problems - I ended up having to cut the hen halves into all the separate pieces and continuing to grill them for about 20 minutes per side. When it was done it tasted wonderful.

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Summary: JAMEE RUTH IS A STAR !!!
Review: I met Jamee Ruth at a book signing in New York and she is amazing!! I bought both of her books, this one and MIX IT UP!, and have just ordered more for gifts. She is not only an incredible writer she is absolutely gorgeous! What an inspiration to see a chef and author that looks like a model straight out of Vogue. And so friendly you want to go to her house for dinner. Jamee said she is almost finished with another book-I can't wait!!! Her writing is so easy to follow, she really is an expert teacher. If you ever hear that she is doing a book signing go and see her-I wish she had her own show so I could see her and learn from her everyday!

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Summary: Thank you Jamee!
Review: I never thought I would be able to cook like this. I will buy anything Jamee writes! Don't be afraid to try everything. Just read and follow the simple perfectly written instructions and you will be a cook. Give us more Jamee!!

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Summary: dinner is a snap!
Review: I recived this book with a grill pan as a wedding present and I'm buying one for a friend who is getting married next month. I love Jamee's recipes, I am a master grill pan cook thanks to her!

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Summary: dinner is a snap!
Review: I recived this book with a grill pan as a wedding present and I'm buying one for a friend who is getting married next month. I love Jamee's recipes, I am a master grill pan cook thanks to her!

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Summary: Everyone needs this book
Review: If you have only one pan and one book this is it. This book should be the first for everyone who wants to cook. Jamee is the best teacher. This was my first book of hers, also check out Mix It Up! The only book you need for the stand mixer. Do not settle for anything less than what Jamee gives you, the manual. Not just a cookbook.

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Summary: Start a controversy...all in one pan.
Review: If you love that succulent, fresh-grilled flavor, the Grill Pan Cookbook will revolutionize your kitchen. One part cookbook, one part technical manual, this book will enable you to master a new way of cooking easy, high flavor meals in minutes, while adding a contemporary flair to your own favorite dishes. With the ease of a frying pan but the taste of a grill, the grill pan's heated ridges sear the flavor into food-with no need for added fat. Vegetables stay crisp and full of vitamins and minerals, with a wonderful smokey edge, while meat and poultry cook up juicy and flavorful. And the grill pan takes the guesswork out of seafood cooking, delivering perfect fillets, kabobs, and fish steaks every time. From Deep Sea Lightning Salad to Rock Cornish Game Hens with Mango Salsa to Cowboy Porterhouse Steak with Green Peppercorn Sauce, you can enjoy that great grilled taste, no matter what the season of the sun.

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Summary: So Easy and Delicious!
Review: Not only are the recipes in this book great-tasting, they are very easy to make. Living in an apartment with a tiny kitchen, I could never make complex recipes with long lists of ingredients, but this book was perfect. It emphasizes fresh flavors and even though the recipes are very straightforward, I found the dishes to be sophisticated and elegant. Even as a beginner cook, I was making grilled lamb chops with rosemary and glazed salmon steaks at least once a week. You realize that you don't need a gourmet kitchen and lots of equipment to make excellent meals and eat well. I especially liked that her recipes sometimes include the main dish and a vegetable side dish, all made in the grill pan at once, making preparation and clean-up even easier. I bought this book a year ago, and it really inspired me to learn to cook and to expand beyond just the grill pan. I would be interested in other cookbooks by this author as well.