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Step up your barbeque game. Pitmaster is the definitive guide to becoming a barbecue aficionado and top-shelf cook from renowned chefs Andy Husbands and Chris Hart. Barbecue is more than a great way to cook a tasty dinner. For a true pitmaster, barbecue is a way of life. Whether you're new to the grill or a seasoned vet, Pitmaster is here to show you what it takes to truly put your barbeque game on point. Recipes begin with basics, like cooking Memphis-style ribs, and expand to smoking whole hogs North Carolina style. There is no single path to becoming a pitmaster. Barbecue lovers are equally inspired by restaurants with a commitment to regional traditions , competition barbecue champions , families with a multi-generational tradition of roasting whole hogs, and even amateur backyard fanatics. This definitive collection of barbecue expertise will leave you in no doubt why expert chefs and backyard cooks alike eat, live, and breathe barbecue. Pitmaster features: Specific tips and techniques for proper smoker operation—the cornerstone of all successful barbecue recipes—using Weber, Offset, Kamado, and other classic smoker styles A backyard cooking chapter offering the basics of becoming a successful barbecue cook Spotlights on specific regional barbecue styles, such as Texas, Kansas City, and the Carolinas, which set the stage for more advanced barbecue techniques and recipes, such as Butterfly Pork Butt Burnt Ends and Central Texas Beef Ribs An exploration of new styles of barbecue developing in the North Chris and Andy’s secret competition barbecue recipes that have won them hundreds of awards Regional side dishes, cocktails, and simple desserts A guest pitmaster in each chapter who is an expert in their given region or style of barbecue cooking. Guest pitmasters include: Steve Raichlen (author and host of Project Smoke on PBS), Jake Jacobs, Sam Jones (Skylight Inn and Sam Jones Barbecue), Elizabeth Karmel (Carolina Cue To Go), Tuffy Stone (Q Barbecue), Rod Gray (eat bbq), John Lewis (Lewis Barbecue), Jamie Geer (owner of Jambo Pits) and Billy Durney (Hometown Bar-B-Que) Review: Deeee-licious! Love this book. Great range and great contributors. - Delicious recipes and a great range. I’m in love with this book. They have a great string of contributors, too. My thoughts and pics on some of the dishes we tried: 1) Caveman T-Bones with Hellfire Hot Sauce – p 42. Perfection. The garlic jalapeno sauce is fantastic, and the simple steak treatment is just right. Total keeper from Steven Raichlen. 2) Classic Macaroni and Cheese – p 39. Super simple and very yummy. I did it just as instructed the first time, but next time, I’ll make it a few minutes early and keep it warm in the smoker for an extra layer of deliciousness. 3) Burnt Ends – p 95. Delicious. I’ve always made these with brisket, and had no idea you could use chuck roast. That’s awesome because you can watch for two cuts on sales flyers. I still used brisket point. The rub and sauce are yummy. 4) Texas Toast – p 141. Easy and yummy. I’d never included pepper in it before and that really makes it. My kids loved it. 5) American Whiskey (a collection of delectable sounding cocktails) – p 109. This one’s called a Bourbon Belle. Smooth, gorgeous summer sipper. 6) Jake’s Cowboy Beans (leftover brisket) – p 34. Ken “Jake” Jacobs. These are awesome beans, and substantial enough to be a main. I cut the red pepper flakes to 1 Tablespoon, and it was still plenty spicy. 7) Meat @ Slim’s Tiramisu – p 217. I laughed so hard when I saw that this tiramisu recipe is not made with ladyfingers, but Twinkies! It’s wonderful. Some others I have flagged to try: Juicy BBQ Chicken Breasts – p 22 * Classic Pulled Pork on a Kamado-style Ceramic Smoker – p 25 * Beef Barbecue – p 29 * Cornbread with Butter, Honey, and Sea Salt – p 37 * Gold Sauce – p 47 * North Carolina Table Sauce – p 60 * Pimento Cheese Spread – p 61 * Day Drinking with Sweet Tea – p 73 * Lexington-Style Cheerwine Pork Shoulder – p 79 with Cheerwine BBQ Sauce – p 80 * Hot Garlic Crunch Cream (for prime rib) – p 101 * 3-2-1 St. Louis Ribs – p 103 * Butcher Paper Brisket – p 119 * Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast – p 120 * Central Texas Beef Ribs – p 125 * Red State Sauce – p 129 * Salt and Pepper Spareribs – p 131 * The Smoke Shop Hot Links – p 133 * Bowl of Texas Red – p 136 * The Jambo Texan Sandwich – p 143 (leftover pulled pork, brisket, bologna chub, smoked sausage, and pork ribs) * Hometown Bar-B-Que Chinese Sticky Ribs – p 157 * Short Ribs and New England Lobster Roll – p 163 (leftover beef ribs) * Lakeside Smokers’ Rib Recipe – p 192 * Hot and Fast Pork Shoulder – p 199 * IQUE 180 Beef Brisket – p 205 * Competition-Style Beef Rib Eye – p 209 * Sonoran Hot Dogs – p 214 * I’ll update this as I play in the book more. Review: Pitmaster is the very BEST barbecue cookbook - There are so many delicious recipes in this cookbook - treat yourself or surprise your favorite backyard griller with this masterpiece. You will learn how to build the perfect fire, to create from scratch your own baby back ribs, and to whip up a batch of Andy's delicious cornbread. Andy and Chris are passionate about barbecue and their dedication to their craft is found throughout this book. The beautiful photos in the cookbook not only give praise to barbecue legends but also showcase some beautiful places in America. This cookbook contains a huge amount of recipes - pulled pork, bbq beef, sauces, rubs, sides, veggies, and desserts can all be found in Pitmaster. I am so looking forward to outside, weekend parties.

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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,264 Reviews |
J**O
Deeee-licious! Love this book. Great range and great contributors.
Delicious recipes and a great range. I’m in love with this book. They have a great string of contributors, too. My thoughts and pics on some of the dishes we tried: 1) Caveman T-Bones with Hellfire Hot Sauce – p 42. Perfection. The garlic jalapeno sauce is fantastic, and the simple steak treatment is just right. Total keeper from Steven Raichlen. 2) Classic Macaroni and Cheese – p 39. Super simple and very yummy. I did it just as instructed the first time, but next time, I’ll make it a few minutes early and keep it warm in the smoker for an extra layer of deliciousness. 3) Burnt Ends – p 95. Delicious. I’ve always made these with brisket, and had no idea you could use chuck roast. That’s awesome because you can watch for two cuts on sales flyers. I still used brisket point. The rub and sauce are yummy. 4) Texas Toast – p 141. Easy and yummy. I’d never included pepper in it before and that really makes it. My kids loved it. 5) American Whiskey (a collection of delectable sounding cocktails) – p 109. This one’s called a Bourbon Belle. Smooth, gorgeous summer sipper. 6) Jake’s Cowboy Beans (leftover brisket) – p 34. Ken “Jake” Jacobs. These are awesome beans, and substantial enough to be a main. I cut the red pepper flakes to 1 Tablespoon, and it was still plenty spicy. 7) Meat @ Slim’s Tiramisu – p 217. I laughed so hard when I saw that this tiramisu recipe is not made with ladyfingers, but Twinkies! It’s wonderful. Some others I have flagged to try: Juicy BBQ Chicken Breasts – p 22 * Classic Pulled Pork on a Kamado-style Ceramic Smoker – p 25 * Beef Barbecue – p 29 * Cornbread with Butter, Honey, and Sea Salt – p 37 * Gold Sauce – p 47 * North Carolina Table Sauce – p 60 * Pimento Cheese Spread – p 61 * Day Drinking with Sweet Tea – p 73 * Lexington-Style Cheerwine Pork Shoulder – p 79 with Cheerwine BBQ Sauce – p 80 * Hot Garlic Crunch Cream (for prime rib) – p 101 * 3-2-1 St. Louis Ribs – p 103 * Butcher Paper Brisket – p 119 * Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast – p 120 * Central Texas Beef Ribs – p 125 * Red State Sauce – p 129 * Salt and Pepper Spareribs – p 131 * The Smoke Shop Hot Links – p 133 * Bowl of Texas Red – p 136 * The Jambo Texan Sandwich – p 143 (leftover pulled pork, brisket, bologna chub, smoked sausage, and pork ribs) * Hometown Bar-B-Que Chinese Sticky Ribs – p 157 * Short Ribs and New England Lobster Roll – p 163 (leftover beef ribs) * Lakeside Smokers’ Rib Recipe – p 192 * Hot and Fast Pork Shoulder – p 199 * IQUE 180 Beef Brisket – p 205 * Competition-Style Beef Rib Eye – p 209 * Sonoran Hot Dogs – p 214 * I’ll update this as I play in the book more.
P**Z
Pitmaster is the very BEST barbecue cookbook
There are so many delicious recipes in this cookbook - treat yourself or surprise your favorite backyard griller with this masterpiece. You will learn how to build the perfect fire, to create from scratch your own baby back ribs, and to whip up a batch of Andy's delicious cornbread. Andy and Chris are passionate about barbecue and their dedication to their craft is found throughout this book. The beautiful photos in the cookbook not only give praise to barbecue legends but also showcase some beautiful places in America. This cookbook contains a huge amount of recipes - pulled pork, bbq beef, sauces, rubs, sides, veggies, and desserts can all be found in Pitmaster. I am so looking forward to outside, weekend parties.
T**S
Amazing barbecue book from real barbecue people
Andy Husbands and Chris Hart are pros. Top shelf pros, they know their barbecue, they could have just written another book with all their recipes and tips, like "Wicked Good Barbeque", "Wicked Good Burgers", and more, and it would have been a great book. This time around, Andy and Chris go a bit further and invite their peers to share in the book. As those cool kids say these days: "real recognize real". This is what Andy and Chris are doing here; allowing their peers to shine, as well as themselves. This book is a great journey through barbecue, barbecue land and barbecue people. Andy and Chris seem to want to blur those lines and have everyone share in and enjoy what is "real" barbecue culture. Of course, once again, the photography is bad ass; Ken Goodman is another pro, with that "eye" that makes everything look fantastic. Highly recommend this book.
K**M
Great BBQ recipe book
The book has great recipes and information on BBQ, really well written.
C**N
Requires Smoker
Great book, good recipes, but The majority of these will require a smoker. Some of the recipes made a lot of servings.
V**R
Tips and tricks
This book is gearing me up to start bbqing!
A**R
Some great recipes and techniques
I picked up this book along with several others recently after buying a pellet grill and beginning to learn to smoke meats. Not all info applies since this doesn’t focus on pellet smoking, but I’ve still learned a lot. The best thing, though, is the recipe for white cole slaw. My husband loves cole slaw, but in 20 years, I’ve never been able to find a recipe that he likes. Then I tried the recipe from this book, and he gave it a big thumbs up. I did alter the recipe to his taste (no onions, no hot sauce, cabbage thinly sliced rather than chopped). He loves it so much that I make a double batch ever time (full head of cabbage) so that he can enjoy it for several days.
K**.
BBQ Perfection
I first met Chris back in 2010 at the Jack Daniels championship, we were next door neighbors and we had the chance to chat. I quickly learned that he LOVED cooking, not only BBQ, but all things that excited your palate. I purchased this book based upon the assumption that it would be nothing but perfection... and I was not disappointed. Chris and Andy break down regional BBQ recipes, supply easy to follow steps and recipes, effectively translate tips and techniques, and demonstrate their pure joy of all things BBQ. You will not be disappointed... order away!
P**A
Contenido de calidad,buena encuadernación
Es ,un buen libro sobre el tema
R**A
Excelente libro de recetas
Excelente libro, ayuda mucho a aprender nuevas técnicas y recetas para ir mejorando sabores
B**R
Amazing book!
Pittmaster is fantastic book! Highly recommend. I bought this book along with a few other items for my partner who recently purchased a smoker. As smoking isn't as big in Australia as it is in the US, it's a great guide and gives clear instructions for how to handle different proteins, develop flavours and building confidence for pittmasters of all levels. Great recipes in there as well.
J**S
A Meat lovers bible
An absolute triumph of a recipie book for any meat lover. The book is extremely high quality with excellent images and descriptions. The recipes are easy to follow and understand with small fonts of added knowledge popping up here and there. If you are passionate about BBQ then this is an excellent purchase or gift that is great value for money. Highly recommend!
M**Y
Delicious
Si vous chercher un livre avec beaucoup de delicious recette acheter se livre
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