"Nunya Bidnits" > wrote in message
...
> said:
>> On Sep 8, 11:29 am, "Nunya Bidnits" <nunyabidn...@eternal-
>> september.invalid> wrote:
>>> RegForte said:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Theron wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Here's a list of BBQ cookbooks, almost all of which I haven't heard
>>>>> of. Take a look at:
>>>>> http://bbq.netrelief.com/cookbooks/b..._reviews.shtml
>>>
>>>>> Do any use and rely on any of these? I know this subject has been
>>>>> beaten around a fair amount. However, I think this list may be of
>>>>> interest.
>>>
>>>> The Smoked-Foods Cookbook
>>>> by: Lue and Ed Park
>>>
>>>> Excellent book to broaden your knowledge of smoking beyond the
>>>> standard brisket n' butt category. I'm pretty sure this
>>>> was the book that helped me perfect various smoked nuts
>>>> recipes.
>>>
>>>> Smoke & Spice
>>>> by: Cheryl Alters Jamison & Bill Jamison
>>>
>>>> Overrated book, but it seems to have struck a chord with many
>>>> beginners. A surprising number of people treat this book as some
>>>> sort of bible. Too much emphasis on ingredients and not enough on
>>>> cooking technique.
>>>
>>>> License To Grill
>>>> by: Chris Schlesinger & John Willoughb
>>>
>>>> Excellent book. I recommend anything by Chris Schlesinger. His
>>>> skills go beyond the narrower subject of smoking/grilling to the
>>>> broader subject of how to cook properly meat of all kinds in all
>>>> ways.
>>>
>>> Those are all excellent suggestions. I agree about Smoke and Spice.
>>>
>>> Paul Kirk's Championship Barbecue is a fairly good book too.
>>>
>>> MartyB in KC
>>
>> I like some of Paul's books, too. Probably because if you actually
>> read the book, IF you can get over his ego, he is a very talented cook
>> that seems to improvise quite a bit. He isn't restrained by hard,
>> fast rules.
>
> That's true about the ego. But what I like is that he approached every
> competition season with a different concept and recipes to see if he could
> not just come up with a winner, but with something unique that stood out
> in
> a crowd as well.
>
> I think the days of being able to do that are way past over... it's gotten
> much too inbred, at least where KCBS is concerned. I've started calling
> them
> the sauce and salad contests. Trouble is, you can't find a contest
> sanctioned by anyone else in the KC region, for obvious reasons. They rule
> the turf.
>
>> I have this one, and with some good recipes, it is also a very amusing
>> read. The guy just loves barbecue and the whole culture of the 'que
>> and competition.
>>
>> "Peace, Love, & Barbecue: Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and Outright
>> Lies from the Legends of Barbecue" by Mike Mills
>>
>> You can find it for about $15 at Amazon, and cheaper still in the
>> second hand stores. As much as I like some of the bbq books out
>> there, I haven't ever had to pay full price for any of them.
>>
>> Robert
>
> Half Price Books rules! I've picked up wonderful deals there.
>
> I've been collecting old Joy of Cooking editions. I picked up one, minus
> the
> dust jacket, but otherwise pristine, at HPB for five bucks... 1951
> edition.
> I'm trying not to mess it up. <g>
>
> MartyB in KC
>
Wow! The "Joy of Cooking" is the first book I reach for still, when I don't
know what to do.

Ed