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Summary: Easy even for me!
Review: This book is wonderful and easy to use!As a novice cuer, I am not one to boast about my grilling skills (except for my turkey which is astonishingly good). But, this book is making me better by providing me insights and cool ideas into other things I can do and should do when firing up the grill. The book is exceedingly well-organized and accessible. This Summer will be one for the ages as my friends and family enjoy the marked improvement in my skills!
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Summary: Easy even for me!
Review: This book is great! Doesn't matter what level of cuer you are or even what age you are (almost), it is easy to read, understand and use. This is wonderful for me as I love BBQ but have never been really good at it (except for my orange glazed turkey which is mouth watering). And, I want/need books that are accessible. This one works for me better than anything else I have seen.
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Summary: Great marinades - Beautifully organized book
Review: Let me start off by saying that I intended to gift this book to my husband who is one of the few men I know who doesn't (yet) know the grill. Instead I hoarded it, and only passed it on to him after a thorough review. It is so well organized and user friendly. It's a breeze to use. The graphics and photos are terrific, and the retro pictures of the early days of grilling are a kick. I especially enjoyed the recipe for grilling roasted peppers on page 329. Overall a great book. Now I have to get it out of the clutches of my husband.
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Summary: Fire up the grill!
Review: What a fun cookbook! Not only are the recipes wonderful and easy, the stories from Weber are laugh out loud funny! Also, the pictures of the grilled food will make your stomach grumble with hunger and envy. This would make a great present for anyone who loves to grill -either on charcoal or gas.
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Summary: Weber's Big Book of Grilling
Review: The folks at Weber have poured their years of experience into this masterful compendium of grilling. What truly sets this grilling cookbook apart is that in addition to hundreds of tasty recipes, it masterfully tells the highly entertaining story of Weber's involvement with, and passion for, the grill. Savor the recipes, but read the book. If you weren't a Weber fan before, you will be now.
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Summary: Love my Weber grill, love this book!
Review: I got a new bar-b-que grill last Fall and have been experimenting. It's a Weber Genesis Silver B grill and I love it! So far I have grilled lamb on it for Easter, strip steaks with garlic butter, chicken halves with a dry-rub spice mixture, hamburgers of course, and last night we grilled some marinated skirt steaks for my favorite Mexican food: fajitas! Mmm... So, this review is about a book that I bought this Spring in conjunction with the new grill called Weber's Big Book of Grilling. I thought I knew how to grill meat before -- it's easy, right? Just slap the chicken or burgers or steak on the hot grill and cook 'til you think it's done. That's OK for your average schmo who's satisfied with burnt-raw chicken or hockey-puck burgers. But there is an "art" to grilling foods if you want to do it right. And this book certainly explains how to do it right. Selecting the best meat is certainly near the top of the list. I bought some cheap strip steaks on sale at a local market and followed the book's instructions on how to grill them right. They looked and smelled delicious - but were as tough as shoeleather. Now I learned that you generally get what you pay for -- good quality meat costs more. Last night's skirt steaks (USDA Choice, this time!), marinated in a lime juice, oil and herb mixture for a day (OK, I cheated and added some Tequila that wasn't in the recipe!), grilled on direct high heat for only about 6 minutes, made the best fajitas I have had - rivaling some of the best ones I've had at restaurants. The marinade recipe, how to prepare and grill the meat, even a recipe for pico de gallo -- they're all in the book. I learning through the book how to cook hickory-smoked pork ribs, slowly by indirect heat, on the gas grill. The tangy "basting/dipping sauce" recipe they include with the grilling instructions is excellent -- I never would have thought of any of that on my own. There is good information about how to select meats (all kinds: beef, pork, poultry, fish), how to prepare them, recipes for sauces and marinades, even sections on grilling vegetables and desserts! The writing is easy to follow, with a sense of humor throughout. There are also some entertaining stories about the origins of Weber and grilling. Get yourself a good grill, get this book, select top-quality meat, use kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, pour your beer into an iced lager glass, and you're in business!
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Summary: Enter the grilling world from here
Review: Most grill cook books does not have the detail of this book. I learned to grill with this book two month age. It tells me all the details I need to know. Everyone who tasted my food can't believe I can cook such great food. I have to say that I owe it all to this book. I have since tried 10 recipes from this book. All came out great. I did not have any problem following the directions.
If you just start to grill, this is the ONE to get. If you are expreienced this can also be a great reference book.
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Summary: Best ever cookbook for the grill
Review: Easy instructions for different types of grilling and great recipies for all types of foods.
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Summary: Lets try for 30 stars!!!!!!
Review: The best bbq book I have every had the joy of using (and I have lots of them). Try out the Grilled Asparagus with Tarragon Butter on Page 341. Wow - also the crab cakes - need I go on? The explanations regarding direct and indirect grilling methods are concise and well thought out - I bought one and have more on order for others - enjoy and buy!!!!
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Summary: We Refer To This Book As "The Bible"!
Review: The first time I tasted grilled food, many years before Weber existed, I remember wondering why all meat was not cooked over charcoal. As I got older, I started grilling a bit but the recipes were the staples: burgers, steaks and chicken.
Then I purchased a Weber charcoal kettle, which came with some neat, out of the ordinary recipes. I started experimenting, and branched out into growing fresh herbs to season the food. There are now four Weber grills on my deck, including the little "Smokey Joe", for little projects and The Summit gas grille for the big ones.
As a result of a couple of major cooking projects I did for the neighborhood, I was given this book. I didn't know whether it was a thank you, or a subtle way of saying that my cooking needed improvement. What a horizon expanding book it is! If there is anything outside its covers that is needed to teach the novice or improve the good cook, I don't know what it is.
Recipes? Yep, and not a single loser out of 350. Grilling advice? Yep, everything from buying to using to maintaining your grill. There's a section on the uses of fresh herbs, including reduction formulas for the use of store bought seasoning. There are explanations as to why fresh ground black pepper and Kosher salt are preferred.
I have used this book exhaustively since I got it, and have given it as gifts to many, many friends, all of whom are as enthusiastic about it as I am. Simply put, if grilling means burning meat to you, save your money. But if you enjoy the looks of friends and family when you place a truly outstanding meal on the table, get this book.
Cooking seems to intimidate some guys. I don't know why. But Weber's book takes the fear out of cooking, and after a couple of successes, generates a bit of enthusiasm for the next time, both for the cook and the eaters.
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