License to Grill: Achieve Greatness At The Grill With 200 Sizzling Recipes [Hardcover]

Christopher Schlesinger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 23, 1997

This is grilling designed for the novice or pro, the duffer or dedicated man, woman, or child. In addition to covering the basics, Chris and Doc add several new, lighter dimensions to their grilling canon, with more grilled vegetables, more seafood, more pasta, and more surprisingly grillable fruit. Vibrant and adventurous, the recipes combine fresh herbs, chiles, citrus, and spices with that indefinable grilled flavor to create dishes that both satisfy and intrigue. Special features of the book include an in-depth grill briefing, including tips on easy fire starting, answers to the ten most frequently asked grilling questions, five keys to easy grilling, and - for those who can't bear to put the grill away when the winter comes - a guide to fireplace grilling. Packed with practical grilling instructions, anecdotes, and inventive recipes that join simple pleasure with culinary adventure, here's a book that has direct appeal to anyone who's ever wanted to put food over fire. Whether you're a novice looking for your initial License to Grill, an accomplished live fire devotee ready to earn your Ph.G. (Doctorate of Grilling), or you just want to spend some time hanging out by the fire, this is the book for you.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

License to Grill follows the Thrill of the Grill, the award winning cookbook Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby wrote in 1990 that was a breakthrough in making cooking over a fire a gourmet kind of thing. License to Grill stands fully on its own as an updated manifesto. It provides all you need to know about equipment, fire building, what to cook, and how to do it. In this, their fifth collaboration, the flippant, expert, creative team of Schlesinger and Willoughby have a grand time. Their recipes, shouting with flavor and simple to prepare, draw you into the fun. The book starts with soups and salads, then carries on to beef, poultry, and lots of seafood and veggie dishes. Sections on Hobo Packs (cooked in foil), skewer recipes, and desserts are appealing. The chapter on barbecuing and smoke roasting is outstanding. Would that the type was easier to read, but that's the only fault to be found with this zesty book.

Review

"Chris Schlesinger is one of those natural cooks who cannot put a spoon wrong when it comes to flavor..." -- Barbara Kafka, author of Roasting: A Simple Art

"Grilling brings out the essence of food and Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby expertly capture this..." -- Ferdinand Metz, president, Culinary Institute of America

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks; 1 edition (April 23, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688139434
• ISBN-13: 978-0688139438
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #476,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've Tried 80% of the recipes and they're ALL GREAT!, May 20, 2000

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BruPete "Susan" (Glen Ellyn, Il United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: License to Grill: Achieve Greatness At The Grill With 200 Sizzling Recipes (Hardcover)

How many cookbooks can you really say you've tried 80% of the recipes and they're ALL GREAT? Company coming try Neo Post Modern Polynesion chicken or how about Grilled Halibut with Fried Green Apples, Bacon and Horseradish Sour Cream...This is the only cookbook I can say that about. WOW...I'm buying the rest of their books!
...and about the pepper crusted steak my fellow reviewer noted above...use that cup of pepper, the blue cheese complements it. I have made that dish several times and always to raves!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent All-Around Grilling Reference, May 21, 2001

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Rod S. - See all my reviews

This review is from: License to Grill: Achieve Greatness At The Grill With 200 Sizzling Recipes (Hardcover)

This book really lets you take grilling beyond burgers, dogs and steaks -- even if you have limited experience. The recipes are easy to follow, and the course combinations allow preparation of complete meals that work well together. Every time I have referred to this book, I have found at least one (and usually more than one) recipe that was right on target. It is limited on color photos, but I have not found this to be a problem since the text is quite descriptive and well-written. I highly recommend it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A worthy follow-up to Thrill of the Grill, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: License to Grill: Achieve Greatness At The Grill With 200 Sizzling Recipes (Hardcover)

Schlesinger and Willoughby did it again. After Thrill of the grill they came out out with another grilling/BBQ bible! Continuing what they already did in earlier books,they dazzle the reader/homecook with easy to make recipes. Very subtle recipes intermingle with hot and fiery ones. Another forte of the authors are the side dishes. Try them and you'll be surprised. So get out the grill and light your fires! The book will give you plenty of recipes to awaken your griller-instincts!