Book review

Project Fire

By Steven Raichlen Workman Publishing $33 S teven Raichlen may have already written “The Barbecue! Bible” but but still manage to look possible for trying dishes at home. These don’t look like this is an essential tome of sorts for both expertly staged, teams of chefs on hand the barbecue enthusiast and neophyte. looking images, but close to what most Written in both an easy going and concise can achieve at home. This is barbecue manner, this book covers the very basics meant to be a little dirty, but always with some of the hows and whys of your delicious. flame-based dishes, but still provides Raichlen starts off with “The seven relevant information for the experienced steps to grilling nirvana”, which at first grill master in your life – meaning if you glance seems a little overly enthusiastic, think you already know it all, don’t skip but topics cover choosing the grill, the the first 47 pages. fuel, the tools, and so on. This becomes

From there, sections are devoted to everything you wanted to know but everything from breakfast (really!), most you were afraid to ask or didn’t want of the major proteins, veggies and tofu, to Google, with even a small section and dessert and drinks (seriously!) with on winter grilling which might come in plenty of sauces, rubs and accoutrements handy here at home. for lots of variety, whether you entertain a Recipes start with breakfast where lot or just like to keep things fresh. the Bacon and Egg Quesedilla (p.52)

The photos are fantastic throughout, should fire up anyone’s morning, to Black

Pepper Baby Backs with Whiskey Vanilla Glaze (p.157), to Maple-Sriracha Chicken Drumsticks (p.211). Meats are covered with clear instructions, while on the sides Coconut-Grilled Corn (p.271) should hit the mark once local corn is on the shelves.

This is a solid addition to the bookshelf for anyone interested in grilling or cooking with fire, and while I’m not quite a newbie to working the ‘cue I found most pages offered something new, or at the very least, an explanation of why it’s done a certain way by those in the know.