How to Grill [Hardcover]

Cook's Illustrated Magazine (Author), John Burgoyne (Illustrator), Christopher P. Kimball (Introduction), Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine (Author), Jack Bishop (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cook's Illustrated How to Cook | Publication Date: 1998

An illustrated step-by-step guide to cooking steaks, chops, burgers, seafood, chicken and vegetables outdoors

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Successful grilling depends on simple but often-ignored techniques. How to Grill explores this great American culinary art succinctly. In fewer than 100 pages it provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for grilling meat, seafood, poultry, and vegetables outdoors--recipes, tips, and information that all cooks can use.

Beginning with a section on grilling basics that emphasizes the usefulness of the two-level charcoal fire--a hot section for searing, a cooler one for cooking through--the book then explores the best approach to making grilled steaks and burgers; pork tenderloin and chops; and lamb chops, chicken, seafood, and vegetables. Recipes cover various cuts within a particular food category--grilled strip steak, porterhouse, and London broil, for example--or offer a theme with variations, such as basic grilled salmon with a mustard glaze or Indian flavors with mango chutney. Throughout, underlying techniques are explored and illustrated (preparing a two-level fire is particularly helpful), and sensible tips abound (for example, to determine the amount of gas left in tank, pour a cup of boiling water on the outside; the tank will feel warm where it's empty, hot where it's full).

A true primer, the book is part of the Cook's Illustrated Library series. Like the magazine, the books are dedicated to presenting tried-and-perfected recipes and cooking techniques in a concise, approachable way. --Arthur Boehm

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Boston Common Press; 1st edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936184256
• ISBN-13: 978-0936184258
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,754,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting little book, May 25, 2007

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marilyn guchereau (Church Point, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Grill (Hardcover)

good tips and great recipes, and best of all it gave a great bit of advice that when i used it i wound up NOT having cajun (aka blackened/charcoaled) chicken! could be a little cheaper in price tho.