Holy Smoke The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue
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Holy Smoke The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue
North Carolina is home to the longest continuous barbecue tradition on the North American mainland. Authoritative, spirited, and opinionated (in the best way), Holy Smoke is a passionate exploration of the lore, recipes, traditions, and people who have helped shape North Carolina’s signature slow-food dish.
Three barbecue devotees, John Shelton Reed, Dale Volberg Reed, and William McKinney, trace the origins of North Carolina ‘cue and the emergence of the heated rivalry between Eastern and Piedmont styles. They provide detailed instructions for cooking barbecue at home, along with recipes for the traditional array of side dishes that should accompany it. The final section of the book presents some of the people who cook barbecue for a living, recording firsthand what experts say about the past and future of North Carolina barbecue.
Filled with historic and contemporary photographs showing centuries of North Carolina’s “barbeculture,” as the authors call it, Holy Smoke is one of a kind, offering a comprehensive exploration of the Tar Heel barbecue tradition.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Well Researched
This book is an excellent overview of North Carolina barbecue. What sets this book apart from others on the subject is the amount of detailed research. The authors not only did their homework, they interviewed many of the major figures in North Carolina barbecue first hand.
The unique structure makes the book very readable. First they give a detailed history of barbecue in North Carolina while touching on the debates that echo within the state as to what constitutes “real” barbecue and what does not. This ranges from the style of sauce and what cut of the pig is used, to what fuel does the cooking (wood vs. gas, electric, etc.) Second, they go into the food in detail giving many excellent recipes and enough detail that even a barbecue novice could produce their own ‘cue. Finally (and my favorite part) are the interviews. The authors scoured the state, interviewing the important restaurant owners and pitmasters who make North Carolina the epicenter of barbecue as we know it.
Highly recommended for fans of good food and history.
5 Stars Wonderful book!
This is a great book on North Carolina barbecue and is worthy of a spot next to “North Carolina Barbecue” by Bob Garner, another good read. They make you want to hit the NC barbecue trail!
5 Stars holy smoke!!
I got this book as a gift for my husband for Christmas. Let me just say that we LOVE North Carolina barbecue. My husband has thoroughly enjoyed Holy Smoke. It is a great reference for the historical and cultural aspect of NC barbecue and also includes some very interesting and authentic recipes. The pictures are great too. He has several other books dedicated to North Carolina barbecue, but this one is unique.
5 Stars Great book for BBQ fans
Bought it for my father-in-law for Christmas. We took turns reading it over the holiday. He and I agree of all the BBQ books we’ve read, Holy Smoke might just be the best.
It covers every aspect from history to recipes to making excellent BBQ at home. Highly recommended for fans of North Carolina barbeque.
5 Stars BBQ Odyssey
Bob from Baltimore:
I am a native of Baltimore, Maryland; a state that was the most northern of the southern culture and most southern of northern industry, I have a foot (or toe) in both. I first sampled Carolina Barbecue (BBQ) in the mid 1970’s after a sister-in-law married into a North Carolina family. Initially a culinary culture shock; that defied my notion of BBQ, but over the years I came to love the unique local food and the small family restaurants that purvey it. I had the opportunity of meeting the authors of Holy Smoke at a book signing near Chapel Hill, NC. Their knowledge of Southern food and cultural history runs deeper than their most recent work. The book is highly read-able and cleverly illustrated with old images of BBQ “joints”, advertisement and other themes. John and Dale Reed aided by Bill McKinney have connected the dots of this pit cooked North Carolina Odyssey to reveal a portrait of tradition, community and rivalry. The only this missing was a scratch and sniff of hickory smoke.
Webers Real Grilling Over 200 Original Recipes Each with a Color Photo
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Webers Real Grilling Over 200 Original Recipes Each with a Color Photo
For sublime outdoor cooking and entertainment, who better to turn to than the foremost authority on grills? With the experts from Weber taking you through the basics and beyond, you’ll be sizzling in no time. Over 200 recipes—each with a mouthwatering photo—are simple to follow and feature common ingredients found in the local market. You’ll also find, can’t-miss techniques, and even substitution tricks… Mark your favorites—and there’ll be plenty—with the handy enclosed page flags. And yes, once they’ve sampled the savory results of your newfound grilling skills, friends and family will be begging for your secrets. Just nod and say, “It’s all in the technique.”
Key Features:
* One-of-a-kind grilling cookbook with over 200 original recipes, each with a color photos
* Photos illustrate tips and techniques throughout
* Recipes are big on flavor with easy to find ingredients
* Tabbed chapters and included page flags to mark your favorite recipes
* From basic preparation to advanced fire-tending methods, Weber’s Real Grilling™ has all the tools for successful grilling
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Weber’s real grilling…the best!
Weber’s Real Grilling
This is a great book. It has lots of ideas, recipes, everything! I would recommend this to veteran grillers and to newbies. It is a definite “must have”!
5 Stars A Must Have Grilling Cookbook
This book is my most valued cookbook. I have tried a number of the recipes and there isn’t one my entire family didn’t love. The grilling tips throughout the book are extremely informative and have helped quite a lot. I have purchased this book as a gift for a family member and would recommend it to anyone who loves to grill, or wants to learn.
4 Stars Great Book
I like this book. It has a lot of great tips for those who are semi new to grilling or moving more into their own on the grill. I found the recipes to be a little different.. But most of them are very good. Of course since it was published by weber the pushed their products..
5 Stars Best Cookbook Ever
I bought this for my husband a couple years ago. Since then we have made many recipes, not a single one has disappointed us. This book is used at least twice a week in the summer when it is warm out. Not only does it include great recipes, but it offer invaluable tips about how to grill, temperature settings, marinading food, etc. You will not be disappointed with this book, it is great!!
5 Stars Excellent book
My grilling went from mediocre to great (according to friends) with the help of this book. It provides recipes for most kinds of meat, clearly explains how to pick out the meat, the basics of rubs and marinades, and most importantly exactly how to cook the meat. I highly recommend this book to anyone that loves to grill!
Pizza on the Grill 100 Feisty Fire Roasted Recipes for Pizza and More
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Pizza on the Grill 100 Feisty Fire Roasted Recipes for Pizza and More
Americans love pizza and Americans love to grill–put them together and you have your own made-at-home version of a wood-oven pizza, straight from your gas or charcoal grill. Pizza on the Grill contains 100 recipes for innovative, just-got-to-make-it pizzas–including dessert pizzas–that will make you the backyard patio grill meister or mistress of your neighborhood–think Thai One On Pizza, Pulled Pork Pizza, and Fig, Walnut, and Rosemary Pizza, along with traditional classics like Pizza Margherita and Little Italy Pepperoni Pizza. Each recipe will contain music-to-grill-by and drink suggestions, as well as appetizers and salads to round out the meal and make this a one-top entertaining resource.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Delicious Grilled Pizza!
I primarily bought this book for the technique for making grilled pizza. The process is well documented and photographed and worked perfectly. I have never had better pizza!
5 Stars Finally a Great Book on Grilled Pizza
Pizza On The Grill is the book I have been looking to find for a long time!!! Pizza is so easy to make especially on the grill and with the expert guidance of Elizabeth and Bob it turns out a wonderful finished product. The pictures throughout the book give you a visual as well as many different ways to obtain flavor beyond belief.
Thanks guys for a long overdue book that I am sure many will enjoy for a long time.
Jamie
5 Stars Adventurous Pizza Making
Who would have thought that a grill works as well for making a pizza as slow roasting beer-brats? I’ve always loved making pizza, but limited myself to the confines of my kitchen and used a baking stone for ‘crispy crust.’ Not anymore. This book will teach you how to turn out restaurant quality thin crust pizzas using your grill. I was excited enough about trying it out that I braved some pretty nasty January in Chicago weather to try things out. (I had to increase the temperature of the grill by 25 degrees because it was -9F outside at the time!).
A nice thing about the book is that it contains more than just pizza recipes. There are also recipes for side dishes, appetizers, etc. You can prepare an entire meal, sides and all, just using the grill.
If you want to start to explore a whole new world of pizza making, and learn to make some pretty fantastic pizza along the way, this is a great book. I now think that EVERYTHING is better off the grill, and wonder what other culinary secrets I can unlock using my trusty grill. It’s really got my imagination going: pot roast on the grill, mac&cheese on the grill, lentil soup on the grill… you get the idea.
4 Stars If you love making pizza
If you love making pizza—then this is the cookbook for you. Soft cover, nice pictures and great recipes. My gift recipient loved it.
5 Stars Lots of good ideas
I bought this book as a gift. The receipient likes it very much and has made several of the recipes and said it has really good ideas for future meals.
Best Grilling Recipes More Than 100 Regional Favorites Tested and Perfected for the Outdoor Cook
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Best Grilling Recipes More Than 100 Regional Favorites Tested and Perfected for the Outdoor Cook
Take a winding cross-country trip and you’ll discover barbecue shacks with offerings like tender-smoky Baltimore pit beef and saucy St. Louis pork steaks. To bring you the best of these hidden gems, along with all the classics, the editors of Cook’s Country magazine scoured the country, then tested and perfected their favorites. HEre traditions large and small are brought into the backyard, from Hawaii’s rotisserie favorite, the golden-hued Huli Huli Chicken, to fall-off-the-bone Chicago Barbecued Ribs. In Kansas City, they’re all about the sauce, and for our saucy Kansas City Sticky Ribs, we found a surprise ingredient-root beer. We also tackle all the best sides.
Not sure where or how to start? This cookbook kicks off with an easy-to-follow primer that will get newcomers all fired up. Whether you want to entertain a crowd or just want to learn to make perfect burgers, Best Grilling Recipes shows you the way.
Peace Love and Barbecue Recipes Secrets Tall Tales and Outright Lies from the Legends of Barbecue
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Peace Love and Barbecue Recipes Secrets Tall Tales and Outright Lies from the Legends of Barbecue
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars not the real magic dust recipe
This book is pretty good, the best of the two books I ordered. The main reason I ordered this book was to get the recipe for “magic dust” that Mills is famous for. So I put some together and put the rub on some ribs I then smoked the next day… Not great. Then I turn on food network and what do I see? Food Network is proclaiming Mills as having the best ribs in the country due to his magic dust that has 16 different spices in it. The “magic dust” in this book only has 8. It is orange due to the extremely large amount of paprika where the real magic dust was a yellowish color. The book is okay, but dont believe the hype that he gives away any secrete recipes, most of the recipes you could think of yourself (put pulled pork in a baked potato or a stuffed pepper)
5 Stars Great BBQ Recipe Book
The book was great. My son had one and my daughter-in-law wanted one. We ordered one and so did my other son. We returned ours. It wasn’t because we were dissatisfied. We just didn’t need two.
5 Stars Fabulous book!
Thoroughly engaging book of colorful anecdotes and great recipes, written in an honest, informative style. Great design & readability. I’m reading it from cover-to-cover and recommend it for anyone else fascinated by barbecue and the circuit. Plan to do a barbecue journey to some of the locations, and attend some cookouts! Going through withdrawal in Northern MA.
5 Stars This book will save you 20 years and lots of tears
I have been a BBQ fanatic for over 30 years. I have thousands of recipes and took over 20 years to perfect my sauce.
Boy, I wish this book would have come out years ago. While I have enjoyed the process I think of all the hogs that died in vain while I figured out by trial and error what Mike so graciously shares withing the pages of this book.
I’ll be honest, I have not changed much in the way I do things, but I have picked up some valuable pointers and a couple of killer recipes.
Buy the book, you will never regret it.
Firemanbill
5 Stars Wow!
This is a GREAT book. The stories are as wonderful as the recipes. An absolute MUST read for anyone who likes to cook and eat bbq.
