Low & Slow: Master the Art of Barbecue in 5 Easy Lessons (Paperback)

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Step away from the propane tank. Surrender all of your notions about barbecue. Forget everything you've ever learned about cooking with charcoal and fire. It is all wrong. Get it right with the "Five Easy Lessons" program, which includes over 130 recipes and step-by-step instructions for setting up and cooking low and slow on a Weber Smokey Mountain, an offset smoker, or a kettle grill.

This program is guided by a singular philosophy: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Do exactly as Gary says, don't even think about opening the lid before it's time, and you will learn:

• What gear you do and, more importantly, don’t need
• Exactly how to start and maintain a proper fire (without lighter fluid)
• All about marinades, brines, and rubs
• To use your senses and trust your instincts (instead of thermometers)
• How to make delicious, delicious barbecue

About the Author

Gary Wiviott is a barbecue life coach. From the popular online tutorial that started it all to his lively cooking demonstrations and teaching diehards how to set up a smoker in Chicago’s notoriously brutal winter weather, he is committed to spreading the gospel of low and slow barbecue. He is no stranger to the most popular national barbecue forums and food communities, including TheSmokeRing.com, Slow Food USA, and the Society for the Preservation of Traditional Southern Barbecue. Gary is also the founder of LTHForum.com, the Chicago-based culinary chat site.

Colleen Rush is the author of The Mere Mortal’s Guide to Fine Dining: From Salad Forks to Sommeliers, How to Eat and Drink in Style Without Fear of Faux Pas (Broadway, 2006). She knew very little (okay, nothing) about barbecue before meeting Gary—thought nothing of using lighter fluid—but has since reformed her ways and makes a damn fine pulled pork sandwich.

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Product Details Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Running Press (April 27, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0762436093 ISBN-13: 978-0762436095 Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,260 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #9 in  Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Outdoor Cooking > Barbecuing & Grilling #51 in  Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Regional & International > U.S. Regional

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tart wash, stop billowing smoke, check the oven thermometer, four chicken halves, refill the water pan, first few cooks, kettle recipe, wabba wabba, unlit charcoal, brine into the bag, check the water pan, smallest rack, use your tongs, grate temperature, brined chicken, charcoal stops, charcoal chamber, slow barbecue, close the cooker, slow cookery, rotate the meat, natural lump charcoal, chimney starter, cup prepared yellow mustard, aluminum loaf pan

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Toasted Mexican Pepper Blend, Texas Pete, Gary Wiviott, The Spice House, Rudimentary Rub, Starting Your Chimney, North Carolina, Thai Herb Paste, Arthur Bryant, Junior Rub, Dry Rib Rub, Five-Spice Rub, Thai Marinade, Mojo Criollo, Charcoal Level, Basic Brine, Check the Vents

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars An Instant Classic, June 7, 2009 By  Uncle Fester (NJ) - See all my reviews I buy far too many cook books. I have everything from the Cooks Illustrated line-up to some Food Network/ PBS shows, etc. This has to be the best instructional cook book I have read. This book is not a sum total of recipes, nor is it a compilation of how the technique was developed... It is a lesson plan. It is very much a course in how to barbecue and after you have learned each lesson you will truly know how to read what is going on with your fire and food. You won't have to go search a website to find out the amount of time you should leave ribs on and at what temperature. You won't have to purchase some digital thermometer or fancy temp control. No more guessing, speculating, or making things much more difficult than they need to be. After all, should barbecue be that difficult? This is the book that will teach you how, it will give you the skills. You can use this with a weber smokey mountain, an offset, or... a kettle grill! Now, there are also some great recipes in the book to boot! You'll learn some flavorful marinades and you'll learn the basics of a marinade so that you can whip one up from scratch! The same with brines and with rubs! Being able to create these things successfully from scratch is what separates the ok bbq'er from the great and confident one. There is also a whole section on what to do with leftovers. I had some smoked chicken left over and used one of the recipes... now I smoke the chicken just to make left overs. By the way, it is the best chicken I've bbq'ed. And it is so fast and easy now that I've done it a couple times. I can't say enough good things about this book! It is a steal for the price, GET IT! On a side note, it is really damn fun to work your way through the lessons as well :) 16 of 19 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars The Man Knows What He is Writing About, April 23, 2009 By  Bruce Ingebretsen - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Gary Wiviott's "LOW & SLOW" should be required reading with every smoker sold. Prof. Wiviott has been there, made the mistakes, learned from them and now passes on his experience and knowledge. Do what he says, because he has done it and knows it works, and you will turn out real Barbecue. The book is a complete walk thru on learning true Barbecue. Do it and you will be doing it right. Plus there is the added bonus of recipes that taste good. This author knows food, prepares food, and shares it all. I have no hesitation in a full reccommendation of "LOW & SLOW." 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book, May 13, 2009 By  C. Ewald - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Wow...this book is awesome. I never really knew how to use a smoker, and this book is the bomb with easy to understand instructions. The best smoked meat I've ever had is now what I cook! There are also fabulous recipes for sauces, sides and so much more! This book would make a great Father's Day gift, but I bought one just for me!		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and humorous! If you're going to take the time to learn something right, you'd be well served to learn from someone who had "been there and done that. Read more Published 16 days ago by D. Bayles 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Learning to Cue I bought this book earlier this summer because I was starting to really understand how to use my new charcoal grill and was getting into outdoor cooking big time. 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Ishler 5.0 out of 5 stars Great book This book is very informative. Whether you've been barbecuing for years or just started, this book will take you through the steps to making and understanding great barbecue. Read more Published 3 months ago by B. Troyer 4.0 out of 5 stars Best, and so far, only, how-to book on Real BBQ! If you want to graduate beyond the boring and typical grilling of burgers and chicken over lighter-fluid-drenched briquettes, this is probably the book for you. Read more Published 4 months ago by Raijer 5.0 out of 5 stars A must have! This guy walks you thru the barbequing process like a drill sargent at a Marine Boot Camp. But when it's over you'll be glad you did it his way! Read more Published 6 months ago by ashton Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Running Press (April 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762436093
• ISBN-13: 978-0762436095
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,260 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #9 in	Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Outdoor Cooking > Barbecuing & Grilling
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Instant Classic, June 7, 2009

By	Uncle Fester (NJ) - See all my reviews

I buy far too many cook books. I have everything from the Cooks Illustrated line-up to some Food Network/ PBS shows, etc.

This has to be the best instructional cook book I have read.

This book is not a sum total of recipes, nor is it a compilation of how the technique was developed... It is a lesson plan. It is very much a course in how to barbecue and after you have learned each lesson you will truly know how to read what is going on with your fire and food.

You won't have to go search a website to find out the amount of time you should leave ribs on and at what temperature. You won't have to purchase some digital thermometer or fancy temp control. No more guessing, speculating, or making things much more difficult than they need to be.

After all, should barbecue be that difficult? This is the book that will teach you how, it will give you the skills. You can use this with a weber smokey mountain, an offset, or... a kettle grill!

Now, there are also some great recipes in the book to boot! You'll learn some flavorful marinades and you'll learn the basics of a marinade so that you can whip one up from scratch! The same with brines and with rubs! Being able to create these things successfully from scratch is what separates the ok bbq'er from the great and confident one.

There is also a whole section on what to do with leftovers. I had some smoked chicken left over and used one of the recipes... now I smoke the chicken just to make left overs. By the way, it is the best chicken I've bbq'ed. And it is so fast and easy now that I've done it a couple times.

I can't say enough good things about this book! It is a steal for the price, GET IT!

On a side note, it is really damn fun to work your way through the lessons as well :)

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Man Knows What He is Writing About, April 23, 2009

By	Bruce Ingebretsen - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Gary Wiviott's "LOW & SLOW" should be required reading with every smoker sold. Prof. Wiviott has been there, made the mistakes, learned from them and now passes on his experience and knowledge. Do what he says, because he has done it and knows it works, and you will turn out real Barbecue. The book is a complete walk thru on learning true Barbecue. Do it and you will be doing it right. Plus there is the added bonus of recipes that taste good. This author knows food, prepares food, and shares it all. I have no hesitation in a full reccommendation of "LOW & SLOW."

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book, May 13, 2009

By	C. Ewald - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Wow...this book is awesome. I never really knew how to use a smoker, and this book is the bomb with easy to understand instructions. The best smoked meat I've ever had is now what I cook! There are also fabulous recipes for sauces, sides and so much more! This book would make a great Father's Day gift, but I bought one just for me!