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I found this APL chicken recipe, @beteez; http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe?id=10616434#.US4Dq3li4y4.email From what I see, Serious Barbeque is like his "bible" or vision, BBQ 25 is like a greatest hits album, and Charred and Scruffed is like his next thing, like what the Beatles did after Sgt. Pepper. Am I close there? I skimmed through Charred and Scruffed at a book store yesterday. There was a lamb recipe, I think, that called for microplaning a piece of lump for what he called "charcoal salt". That's one way to get wood flavor in your food. Interesting stuff. I think I'll pick up BBQ 25.
I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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GrannyX4 said:I have a LARGE collection of cookbooks and by far my favorite is a Houston Junior League cookbook " Stop and Smell the Rosemary".
Truthfully though, even though I collect cookbooks I usually do an internet search if I'm looking for a recipe. I look at several and then work off of those.
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500 said:I found this APL chicken recipe, @beteez; http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe?id=10616434#.US4Dq3li4y4.email From what I see, Serious Barbeque is like his "bible" or vision, BBQ 25 is like a greatest hits album, and Charred and Scruffed is like his next thing, like what the Beatles did after Sgt. Pepper. Am I close there? I skimmed through Charred and Scruffed at a book store yesterday. There was a lamb recipe, I think, that called for microplaning a piece of lump for what he called "charcoal salt". That's one way to get wood flavor in your food. Interesting stuff. I think I'll pick up BBQ 25.
Yeah, that is close. I have Serious Barbecue, Charred and Scruffed. Here is a short video discussing a couple of his eggcellent techniques. Serious Barbecue is by far, my favorite barbecue book.BrandonQuad Cities
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some very good recommendations on here .. The New Professional Chef is a great reference book. I also like What Einstein told his Cook..I'm going to also recommend Rhulman's Ratio .. excellent reference tool. I also like Bourdain's Les Halles. Bourdain offers some very practical applications for making good quality stocks and sauces at home.
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@500 that recipe is from 25 I posted around 2 weeks ago when I cooked it http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1148348/tonights-boneless-skinless#latest . The brines in 25 are worth the price of the book. I found a copy of Serious Barbecue at the local books A Million several months ago, so there are a few copies floating around at reasonable prices. APL indicated to a friend on Twitter that it would be back in publication soon. Like you said Scruffed has some very unique techniques that go way beyond an ordinary cook, Generally a seasoning, a brine, a rub, a glaze, a finnishing salt, a bd dressing & a spackle. My favorites from 25 are the thick pork chops in apple compote (best chops I have ever made, comparable to a $25 entree), the bone in chicken parts, boneless rib roast & grilled veggies.
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beteez said:500 said:So of all the Adam Perry Lang books, which is best? Maybe a bad question, if they are all different. I want to start with one of his, and go from there.
Now I plan to get Serious BBQ when I can find it <$35 or perhaps library will get it. Going to return "Thai Food". I appreciate how complete it is but MANY of the ingredients are wayy too hard to find/stock. So we are looking for another thai food cookbook. Dancing Shrimp looks good but hard to find and expensive.
I decided to get Peace, Love, and BBQ next. We tried 2 recipes from Stir-Frying to Sky's Edge last night and liked it alot. Still need to get better at wok techniques, but that will come.
As I get through some of the ones I just got, will start looking at even more technique based such as something from AB, Cookwise, Escoffier, Einsten, J Pepin, etc series.
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I forgot to mention "Ruhlman's 20." Its on my list of books that get into essential cooking techniques.
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Very interesting on the Serious BBQ book. I did not know it was out of print. I have all 3 books and all three are worth having. Is the Serious BBQ worth paying several hundred.....nope. Wait for it to come back in print. But those 3 books are great. I also love:
Raichlen's BBQ bible, Big Bob Gibson, Almost all the books by the Jamison's, Another one I love is by Ted Reader...King of the Q's Blue Plate Barbecue. Have most of the Weber books as well. Man I just realized I have way too many cookbooks....
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IMO no collection is complete without a vintage copy of The Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer. It is the cook book that many of our mothers and grandmothers learned to cook from. You can get good deals on eBay if you're patient.
Mike
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Smokin with Myron Mixon Ribs, Chops, Steaks,and Wings by Dr. BBQExtra Large, Large, and Mini. Tucker, GA
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BOWHUNR said:IMO no collection is complete without a vintage copy of The Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer. It is the cook book that many of our mothers and grandmothers learned to cook from. You can get good deals on eBay if you're patient.
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BOWHUNR said:IMO no collection is complete without a vintage copy of The Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer. It is the cook book that many of our mothers and grandmothers learned to cook from. You can get good deals on eBay if you're patient.
Mike
Did you happen to see "Julie and Julia?" There's part where Julia and partner get to meet Irma Rombauer, who is sort of their hero for getting a cook book out. They ask her if she has cooked all the recipes in the book. Its a hoot. Evidently, some of the early editions had recipes that might not be quite so "tried and true."
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I was at Barnes and noble this weekend and they said you can order APL serious barbecue for $35.
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Just ordered APL's BBQ 25 and Charred and Scruffed. Got them both used off Amazon.
I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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Thank you for Peace, Love, and BBQ recommendation. Everything has been good and lots of good stories in there. I think I have alot in common with Mike. It will be good to master the basics before moving on to APL stuff with 5+ layers of flavor on everything.
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