Dr. BBQ's Big-Time Barbecue Cookbook: A Real Barbecue Champion Brings the Tasty Recipes and Juicy Stories of the Barbecue Circuit to Your Backyard [Paperback]

Ray Lampe (Author), Dave Dewitt (Introduction)

Book Description

Release date: April 14, 2005

Delicious slow-smoked barbecue is a star-spangled American specialty, and there's nobody who knows how to put a barbecue smile on people's faces like Ray Lampe, the barbecue chef better known as Dr. BBQ. In Dr. BBQ's Big-Time Barbecue Cookbook, Ray shows every backyard chef how to bring the slow-smoked goodness of real barbecue to the table with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of finger-lickin' goodness. In chapters devoted to equipment, tools, and fuel, he shows readers how easy it is to prepare authentic barbecue with the best rubs, marinades, and mops this side of Arthur Bryant's. Dr. BBQ parts with some of his most treasured recipes so that your picnic table can groan with the likes of:

Dr. BBQs Big-Time Competition Brisket
Dirty Dick's Cajun Ribeye Roast
Meat Loaf for Lisa Marie
Kansas City--Style Pork Butt
Backyard Championship Ribs
Chicago-Style Rib Tips
Cured and Pecan-Smoked King Salmon
Dr. BBQ's Sweet and Spicy Pork Loin
Paradise Ridge Stuffed Lobster
Sherry Butter Turkey
Pork Chops Rancheros

In a book filled with great recipes, surefire techniques, and tall tales from the barbecue trail, Dr. BBQ brings the best of American barbecue to you and your family.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Praise for Ray Lampe

“Dr. BBQ is the premier barbecue teacher in the country today. He is helping to keep the grand old tradition of barbecue alive and well.” ---Fast Eddy Maurin, Fast Eddy’s/Cookshack

“Those of us who have made a study of barbecue know that Ray Lampe does, indeed, know jack about barbecue.... I appreciate his respect for the craft, its history, its traditions, and its practitioners. He’s an original, colorful, sometimes abrasive and prickly character who contributes much to the image of barbecue. If he didn’t exist we’d have to invent him.”
---Doug Worgul, Writer-Editor, Kansas City Star, and author of The Grand Barbecue

From the Back Cover

Dr. BBQ's Awards

2004 Best of the Best Invitational BBQ Championship, 3rd Place Brisket

2004 Jack Daniel's World Championship, Honorable Mention Brisket

2004 Lakeland, Florida, Pig Festival, Reserve Champion

2004 New Hampshire Rock'n Ribs State Championship, Reserve Champion, 1st Place Brisket

2004 Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Pork and Brew Festival, 1st Place Brisket

2003 American Royal Invitational, Honorable Mention Pork

2003 Kentucky State Championship, Grand Champion, 1st Place Brisket

2003 Rockford, Illinois, State Championship, Grand Champion, 1st Place Chicken

2003 Liberty Bell BBQ, 1st Place "180" Beans

2003 Mount Vernon, Illinois, State Championship, 1st Place Pork

2003 Arcadia, Florida, Farm Fest Grand Champion

2002 Grant, Florida, Q-Fest Champion

2002 Pennsylvania State Championship, 1st Place Brisket and "180" Sausage and People's Choice

2002 Wilson County, Tennessee, State Championship, 1st Place Ribs

2002 Michigan State Championship, 1st Place Sausage

2002 Cairo, Illinois, State Reserve Grand Champion

2002 Tryon, North Carolina, Blue Ridge BBQ Festival, "180" Brisket

2002 Huntsville, Alabama, State Championship, Reserve Grand Champion, "180" Brisket and 1st Place Pork

2002 Orlando Bike Week, Grand Champion, 1st Place Chicken, Ribs, and Brisket

2001 Wilson County, Tennessee, State Championship, 1st Place Ribs

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (April 14, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312339798
• ISBN-13: 978-0312339791
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.9 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #233,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was a truck driver in Chicago for 25 years and cooking in BBQ contests was a hobby that started back in 1982. When the trucking business had run it's course and was done I moved to Florida to sell BBQ in a parking lot. I taught a few cooking classes and wrote a few articles and the next thing I knew I was writing my "Big Time Barbecue Cookbook". Since then writing cookbooks and traveling to promote them has become my full time passion and I'm loving every minute of it. I still cook contests when I can and do some cooking classes. My schedule is usually up to date at www.drbbq.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 46 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A NEW STAR OF BBQ! June 22, 2005

By Tim Janson HALL OF FAMETOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

Ray begins his book by talking about how all the other books on BBQ all start out talking about types of grills, grill tools, charcoal etc, and he's not going to start out his that way...Bravo! Good for him! Because most of us ALREADY know all about tools and grills. Insteay Lampe really wants to talk technique and taste. As he points out...cook on whatever you have...no one need feel they can't achieve great BBQ without spending hundreds of dollars on a high end grill or BBQ pit. Ray also tosses out the arguement of grilling vs. BBQ right off the bat and it's clear he has a bit of disdain for snooty types who think their way is the ONLY way. Again I say Bravo! It's this no-nonsene approach that really appealed to me about this book. Use what you can, it's all good and it WILL be good if you follow Ray's advice.

I've sampled a handfull of these recipes so far and here are some of my favorites: Smoked Turkey legs...they have a Renaissance Festival here every late Summer in Michigan and my favorite thing to eat is the giant, grilled, smoked turkey legs. I don't even like dark meat normally but these are delicious and with this recipe I can make them at home.

I like the rib recipes but my favorite was the backyard championship Ribs. Perfectly designed no matter what type of grill you are using. Boneless chicken is a staple in our home and the salsa grilled chicken breasts were also a big hit.

This book has quickly moved to the top of my list of favorites!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great general knowledge BBQ Book October 26, 2005

By B. W. Smith

Format:Paperback

I have been barbequing for several years and have read several really good books on the subject as well as participated in three BBQ on line forums. I have to say, however, that Dr. BBQ's Big-Time Barbeqcue Book is probably the best I have read. It's loaded with lots of "how to" information and loads of really great recipes for everything from excellent rubs and sauces to butts, ribs, chicken, brisket and much more. I highly recommend this book to those who are new to barbecuing as well as those who have some experience. Dr. BBQ (Ray Lampe) has put together a book that is laid out beautifully with lots and lots of great information.

Bill Smith

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best BBQ books I own April 26, 2005

By Reader

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is one of the most down to earth BBQ cookbooks around .

Ray does not bore you with irrelevant fluff but instead devotes the whole book to simple and easy to follow bbq recipes.

Plus he is a real cook ..not just someone writing about it. This is an excellent book for someone who wants to start cooking authentic bbq as well as experienced bbq cooks who want to experiment with different methods. Highly recommended!