Ribstars Backyard Smoking & BBQ Cookbook [Paperback]

Richard W. McPeake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2002

This is a very unique cookbook dedicated solely to the method of backyard smoking. It includes 136 pages of hints, tips, procedures and 118 fully tested recipes. With 35 pages of information that is necessary for successful BBQ. The book features 10 chapters of recipes:

Brine and Cures, Jerky Meats, Marinades, Meats, Mops, Rotisserie Meats, Rubs, Salsa & Relishes, Sauces, Side Dishes.

It is meant for the beginning and novice BBQer, who is looking to learn this method of cooking. All recipes have been developed, tested and retested by myself (Richard McPeake)

Editorial Reviews

Review

The BBQer Magazine (National Publication) Very good review, highlighting the straight forwardness of the book and recipes. -- The BBQer Magazine, Feb. 2002

About the Author

Chef Richard W. McPeake
Has been a professional chef for 23 years. He is an Alumni of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. He is currently Vice President and Culinary Director of the Haddad Restaurant Group in Kansas City. Which owns and operates several award winning restaurants. He is also an active member of the ACF, KC Chef Association, KCBS and NBBQA. Chef McPeake currently is the only chef to have cooked for over 22 years on the Country Club Plaza, going back to the original days of Gilbert Robinson. To date he has written over 5,000 recipes, including his barbecue recipes.

His have been on the BBQ scene off and on for 20 years, being part of the 1982 American Royal Grand Champion, Commercial Division. Currently he has formed a new team in the last five years with some other chefs and friends. They have quickly proved to be one of the top 100 teams in the 380 team American Royal Barbecue Contest ( the world’s biggest BBQ contest). His book is unique since it concentrates mostly on smoking tips and recipes and is design to help the average person to learn to smoke great foods. Plus the fact that he have written and self published the whole project.

Product Details

• Paperback: 138 pages
• Publisher: Richard W. McPeake (January 15, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0971801401
• ISBN-13: 978-0971801400
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,756,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK IS A REAL FIND!, March 11, 2002

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SISSY (TEXAS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ribstars Backyard Smoking & BBQ Cookbook (Paperback)

I'm from Texas so I'm particular about my barbeque! This book is for SMOKING and BBQ lovers and there is something for everyone in this little gem! You can tell that "the Chef" (and author) has tried and tested these recipes.... it gives you the confidence to try it his way! I like the fact that this book gives you details in plain language..... I especially enjoyed the tips and tidbit information throughout......and a bonus at the end of the book was some great summertime side dishes and salad recipes. So far, every recipe my husband and I have tried has been perfect and delicious...just ask all of our friends and neighbors!!!

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Desperately Needs an Editor, December 19, 2004

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Beauzeaux (Sunshine Coast, British Columbia) - See all my reviews

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The author may be a great cook but you'll have no chance of emulating him using this book. Whole sections are completely incoherent. Recipes are mostly impossible to follow. A recipe will have a list of ingredients -- some of which never show up again in the process.
I've been cooking for a long time and don't need to have my hand held but this is by far the worst cookbook I've ever seen. I can't believe it ever got into print. That I had to pay for it only adds to the insult.

28 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing...but has some value, August 23, 2003

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Charles J. Yeager (Norristown, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This is my first review of any book at all. I have chosen to write this becuase I have never been as disappointed with a book as I have with this one.

From page 1 you realize that this book is written by someone other than a professional writer. That can be good or bad. In this case it is bad... very bad. Yes, the writer has experience in winning BBQ awards, though not very recently if you read his list of awards won, and even many of those were not first or second place. That is OK, but what is not OK is that this book is written with a tremendous amount of grammatical errors which should have been caught by a proofreader.

Also the book frequently has recipes for very large sized parties and not you average backyard BBQ. But what really bothered me the most is that the writer in several instances could mislead you by not giving you all the information you need to make good "Q".

For instance, in one recipe the writer uses "Pick-a-Peppa" sauce. Well that is all fine and dandy excpet that there is a brown version of that sauce and a red version of that sauce and they are ENTIRELY different in flavor. One could not be substituted for the other without adversely affecting four end product. And, if I remember correctly, the recipe calls for a WHOLE BOTTLE of sauce... Gee, I'ld hate to use the wrong color sauce. I could go on and on.

There are a few recipes worth checking out. And some good background info on making good "Q", but you would be far better served by finding another book, and so would your guests.