Weber's Way to Grill: The Step-by-Step Guide to Expert Grilling (Sunset Books)
by Jamie Purviance
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Author: Jamie PurvianceEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-03
ISBN: 0376020598
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Oxmoor House
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- ISBN13: 9780376020598
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Book Reviews of Weber's Way to Grill: The Step-by-Step Guide to Expert Grilling (Sunset Books)
Book Review: YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER BOOK ON GRILLING.
Summary: 5 Stars
After years of turning out some of the best meals imaginable and creating meal after delectable meal, I figured that my wife had more or less paid her dues. I have always cooked; love to cook, but to be fare and honest, the burden of planning, preparation and serving had always fallen on her shoulders. After so long, did you realize that simply planning meals, day after day after day can become quite a burdensome chore? Anyway, a few of years ago I began taking over more and more of the cooking chores. We have reached a point now that I am the primary cook and more importantly, the primary planner of our meals. At least 60 percent of all the cooking that I do is done on one grill or another.
This review is on Weber's Way to Grill but in reality it is also on two other grill cookbooks, Weber's Big Book of Grilling and Weber's Art of the Grill: Recipes for Outdoor Living.
Now I have quite a number of cookbooks and a goodly number of them deal with grilling. I want to state right now that I have seldom met a cookbook that I did not like or learn something from. As an example, I love all of Bobby Flay's books covering this subject. I have learned much from them and have added many recipes to my arsenal. Flay though often times includes ingredients such as spices, herbs, cuts of meat, etc., which are not only difficult to find in our area, but are rather expensive. I am one of those people that is more than willing to fork out money for spices and such that are necessary and enhance dishes, but some of his stuff is simply not what I use with my everyday cooking.
Anyway, as far as the work being reviewed here, this is by far one of the best I have used, and one of the volumes I put into constant use. Now I will tell you that I do use it in conjunction with Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Between the two I have yet to come across a situation that I could not handle. I would be hard put to tell you which one of these books to purchase first.
This book, the actually one being reviewed here, gives you a concise step-by-step guide to your grilling needs. (Just as the subtitle tells you). It contains over 1,000 step by step photographs and well over 160 different recipes, many to most of which I have tried and have yet to have a failure. One of the sections I found most valuable is the one on sauces and rubs. My wife and I are big on sauces and this work was loaded with good and tasty ideas.
The book is broken down into various sections which include:
Grilling Basics (Many of these comments are indeed basic, but I find a review from time to time is helpful).
Red Meat (Plenty on preparation, rubs and sauces)
Pork
Poultry (one of our favorite sections)
Seafood (The techniques here are worth the price of the book alone)
Vegetables (A section is constant use in our household)
Fruit
Resources (cooking guides for just about everything are found here)
The question always comes up as to which of the two books to purchase first; Webers's Way to Grill or Weber's Big Book of grilling. I will reluctantly stick my neck out here and recommend the one being reviewed here. I think perhaps it is just a bit more instructive that the Big Book. Really though, I would hate to be without either of them. The third book mentioned at the beginning of this review, Weber's Art of the Grill, is a great book, but mainly filled with recipes and not technique. I would hate to be without it too, but if I had to give up one, it would be this one.
Another consideration that should be made is that the book being reviewed here, Way to Grill, leans more toward the charcoal grill and less toward the gas. Techniques can be easily adapted for both but the Big Book tends to address both methods more than this one. As I use both charcoal and gas I have the best of both worlds here.
Anyway, if you are a beginning griller, an expert at the art, or as many of us, somewhere between these two extremes, this is most certainly a book you need to have on your kitchen shelf.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
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Summary of Weber's Way to Grill: The Step-by-Step Guide to Expert Grilling (Sunset Books)
Everything a griller wants to know in the most complete grilling technique book ever:Five keys to grilling great steak
The right way with baby back ribs
What to do when flare-ups happen
The way to smoke a turkey
Five secrets for perfect fish every time
Simple ways to check for doneness
Getting great results with your smoker
The way to handle foods that stick
Working burger magic every time
Over 1,000 step-by-step photos
More than 160 delicious new recipes
Dozens of rubs, sauces, marinades, and more What is Weber's Way to Grill? Well, first of all, it is not just one way to grill. It is not about absolute right and wrong when it comes to issues like gas versus charcoal, direct versus indirect heat, or grilling with the lid on or off. Webers Way to Grill includes and embraces any way to grill so long as it works. And what works best is paying attention to culinary details. There is a big difference between winging it and paying attention. Thats the point of Weber's Way to Grill. That's why this book includes so many how-to photographs and explanatory captions and detailed recipes. The emphasis here is on paying close attention. Its about learning how and why certain ways work well, so that you can move beyond the limits of winging it. Great taste lies in the details. Just pay attention and enjoy a new level of grilling success.
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