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Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes and Recollections from the Pit Bosses | 
 enlarge | Author: Robb Walsh
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 57136
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1St Edition
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0811829618
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.578409764
EAN: 9780811829618
ASIN: 0811829618
Publication Date: April 1, 2002
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Product Description
Welcome to Texas barbecue. They love to make it. They love to eat it. And they love to argue about it -igniting as many feuds as fires from Houston to El Paso. Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook delivers both a practical cookbook and a guided tour of Texas barbecue lore, giving readers straightforward advice right from the pit masters themselves. Their time-honored tips, along with 85 closely guarded recipes, reveal a lip-smacking feast of smoked meats, savory side dishes, and an awesome array of mops, sauces, and rubs. Their opinions are outspoken, their stories outlandish and hilarious. Fascinating archival photography looks back over more than 100 years of barbecue history, from the first turn of the century squirrel roasts to candid shots of Lyndon Johnson chowing down on a plate of ribs. A list of the best barbecue joints and a month-by-month rundown of the most influential statewide cook-offs round out this glorious celebration of barbecue found deep in the heart of Texas.
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Texas, where I was first introduced to real BBQ January 31, 2010
Jaronimo (NJ, the garden state)
I love good BBQ. Seriously, who doesn't? I made a number of business trips to Texas starting about 19 years ago. It was on these trips that I was first introduced to real BBQ. Since I live in New Jersey, a state that until a few years ago barely had a single halfway decent BBQ restaurant, I had to learn to cook my own. I bought my first smoker, and built my second one. Now I have great BBQ whenever I feel the urge to start up one of the smokers.
I know how to make a wicked set of ribs. My brisket is pretty fair. And pork is hard to mess up unless you dry it out or burn it. But I am always looking for inspiration, and that is an area where this book excels.
While this book is a very good recipe book, it is also much more. It is a history of Texas BBQ. The pictures are awesome and so are the stories at the start of every chapter. The sidebars on many pages give insight, wisdom, and just some cool stories about BBQ. You almost feel like you are sitting down listening to these BBQ legends as they share their secrets of cooking great BBQ.
Now most people familiar with BBQ know that you cook it "low and slow", using temps in the 200 to 250 degree range and you do that cooking using indirect heat. It would seem that is not always the case for good BBQ. Many of the pictures show pits dug in the ground and they are cooking over direct heat. They tell of cooking beef shoulder clods at 500 degrees for 4 hours. What? Too hot? Too fast? I guess not.
There are some pages in the book that discuss the important topic of "sauce, or no sauce"? Well I love sauce, but I have also eaten a lot of really good BBQ that did not have a drop of sauce. Then there are the dry rubs to add flavor. Sometimes simple, sometimes complicated, usually a secret recipe, and they all taste great. Some of these legends from the book only use a little salt and pepper to season the meat. And it still tastes good!
The one thing I am taking away from this book is there are many ways to cook good BBQ. And they all turn out some great BBQ.
Chris
Texas Barbecue cook book December 13, 2009
D. Bailey (Bremerton WA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I own this book and love it so much that I bought it for a gift for someone.
Great Recipes and Recollections December 3, 2009
Joan Dieter (Oregon, USA)
Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes and Recollections from the Pit Bosses (Paperback)
This cookbook is amazing. It will take months to try all the recipes. The stories are wonderful and gives you an insight into how the barbecue came about.
One thing that is different about this book that you don't see in most barbecue recipes is the sides to accompany the barbecue.
You really need to try this book. You won't be disappointed.
This book is everything we wanted, but I would like to see a sample of the inside of the books before buying. I realize you can't read the whole thing, but it would be nice to get an idea what you are buying.
Best bbq book ever. April 20, 2009
Buffalo lady (South Dakota)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Book arrived quickly and in excellent condition. A must for barbeque and smoker cooks. Good price too!
Great Book July 16, 2008
kk (Houston TX)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The recipes are honest and simple enough for every level of BBQ er's. Have used a few recipes so far. My husband, with his new super grill, and I are both extremely happy with this item.
We are going to purchase additional copies for family and friends. Experts or not.
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