Product Description

The art of grilling means much more than burgers around the picnic table. Whether using charcoal kettle barbecues or top-of-the-line backyard kitchens, today's grill lovers can create a fantastic range of sophisticated dishes. No one understands the lure of the flame like the people at Weber, the preeminent maker of home grills. Their fabulously photographed cookbook starts off with techniques, tricks, and tools of the trade; includes basic sauces, bastes, rubs, and marinades; and continues with more than 100 recipes for everything from your classic burger and perfect steak to succulent garlic-mint chicken and spicy swordfish.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #166113 in Books
• Published on: 1999-05-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

From Amazon.com
Ever grill a banana? Want to grill a peach, but not sure what to do next? You need Weber's Art of the Grill from those nice people at Weber who brought us the covered kettle charcoal grill and, now, a full array of gas-fired outdoor grills. It's not just about grilling hamburgers anymore, and this lush book is here to prove how wide a range of cooking opportunities exist under the cover of your grill.

We start with the essentials, the differences between direct and indirect cooking, and move right into those basic sauces that give grilled foods the piquancy we so adore: Honey-Ginger Peach Sauce, Dijon Wine Sauce, Hot Pepper Vinegar Sauce, Weber's Tangy Barbecue Sauce. Then there's a menu planner. The Wine Country Lunch, for example, includes Grilled Tuna Niçoise, Butterflied Chicken Under Bricks, and Grilled Peaches with Fresh Cherry Sauce. Business Casual includes Caponata Bruschetta, Smoky Lobster Tails and Corn on the Cob, and S'Mores All Grown Up.

The chapters break out as Starters, Meats, Chicken and Poultry, Fish and Seafood, Vegetable Main Dishes, Sides and Salads, and Desserts--all of it based on grilled foods of one kind (the grilled bread of Bruschetta) or another (the grilled butternut squash of Grilled Butternut Squash and Ginger Soup with Spiced Peanuts). This is not a snooty, party-food book loaded with recipes you'll never want to try--not with the likes of Prime Rib with Texas Dry Rub or Moroccan Butterflied Leg of Lamb tucked between the book's covers. Author Jamie Purviance's central theme through all the recipes is to make it easy to get that terrific grilled flavor on the table. He knows that given just a little exposure to working with a grill--and admittedly, there is a little bit of a learning curve to get to the comfort zone--any cook who likes to eat great-tasting food will keep coming back.

With Weber's Art of the Grill in hand, you may find yourself outside in the middle of winter firing up the grill to bring those midsummer flavors on home. And who could blame you? --Schuyler Ingle

From Library Journal
This lavish book from the grill manufacturer includes full-page color photographs (of the extreme close-up, "big food" variety) of every recipe and a techniques section illustrated with attractive watercolors. The upscale, sophisticated recipes, ranging from Grilled Scallops with Fresh Pea Sauce to Fettuccine with Grilled Radicchio and Roquefort Cheese, are interspersed with a few spreads called "Settings" that portray the good life (e.g., "Wine Country Lunch"). Recommended for collections where grilling books are popular.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Sunset
For barbecue enthusiasts, Weber's Art of the Grill: Recipes for Outdoor Living, by Jamie Purviance is a rich resource. Practical-as expected from master barbecue manufacturer Weber-Stephen Products Co.-and handsome, this book is full imaginative recipes and beautiful photographs. Its chapters are devoted to courses with bonus wine suggestions and entertaining ideas.

Customer Reviews

Become one with the grill...
I sent this book as a gift to my best friend of over 20 years and he loves it. I've always been the "BBQ King" among my friends and amaze people with my marinades and cooking techniques, but not I have compettition!
My best friend has embraced this amazing book and now it getting praise from my true believers! His mediocre skills have so jumped up in skill that I've had to buy this book for myself in sheer defense.
Very easy to use, great recipes and super tips on being a better BBQ'er. One of the best books on the market and certainly the most complete whter you are a charcoal or gas man.
Amaze and astound yur friends and family under the directionss of this book, truly the art of the grill.

Creative bbq you can be PROUD of.
The Art of the Grill is a top notch cookbook. Finally, a bbq cookbook that is not only filled with great food, but one that leaves the chef feeling like a true culinary wizard. It is truely rewarding to create a meal entirely from scratch and have it turn out professional grade. The recipes are easy to understand and well laid out for organized grilling. The time and temperature settings are precise and prepare the food flawlessly. Get grilling and find out how much your family loves a great backyard chef!!

It really is the ART of the grill
I purchased Weber's Art of the Grill at the same time as Weber's Big Book of Grilling. I feel that with this book they went for a more upscale level of grilling which is fine. I would recommend this book to anyone new to grilling or an old pro. It is well layed out and the pictures are of high quality. As in the other Weber cookbooks, the format is easy to use and well thought out. If you are looking for a more "beginner" Weber grilling book check out Weber's Big Book of Grilling, you can't go wrong with it. I was glad I purchased both.