Serious Barbecue is the greatest cookbook ever.

horoegg · August 2013

Wow, I have a first edition of this book, I had no idea it was worth so much money!

nolaegghead · August 2013

horoegg said:

Wow, I have a first edition of this book, I had no idea it was worth so much money!

Sorry, not any more (since they decided to print a 2nd edition)...

Got mine yesterday.

Nature Boy · August 2013

APL thinks about food in a very unique way. Nice humble fellow too. Cheers.

Chris

Botch · August 2013

I posted about this book on my Home Theater forum, and generated at least three more sales.

billybon · August 2013

Eggcelsior said:

My copy arrived while I was at the lake. I haven't even read a word and this is why:

Eggcelsior, check your in box.

Canugghead · August 2013

Ordered ... what a pleasant surprise it's cheaper at amazon.ca $31.09, also ordered updated version of Charcuterie to be released Sep 3.

Duganboy · August 2013

I swear off buying new cookbooks every year and then I buy one. Bought this one last night on Amazon.

beteez · August 2013

First weekend & no cook reports?

Eggcelsior · August 2013

beteez said:

First weekend & no cook reports?

I actually did his Fajitas recipe. I documented it but haven't gotten around to documenting it; new baby and all.

EDIT: I photographed it. Sleep is not something I get to enjoy right now.

Fred19Flintstone · August 2013

I get mine Wednesday.

Dan4BBQ · August 2013

I just went to order and it is $300 or $160 used!

Suggestions please.

Dan

Lit · August 2013

The 2nd edition came out recently on amazon like $33.

Lit · August 2013

Actually the price has gone down to $27. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0986042501/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1376348410&sr=8-1&pi=SL75

Dan4BBQ · August 2013

Thanks much

I just put it on order--a lot better than $300

What is everyone's favorite recipe for this cookbook?

Dan

fljoemon · August 2013

Absolutely no difference between the first & second edition .. just the dust jacket is missing from the second edition. I'm so glad I didn't pay a ridiculous amount to get the first edition.

this is one of my favorite recipe from the book:

http://www.cookstr.com/recipes/bone-in-pork-butt-with-green-apple-and-crushed-hot-red-pepper

JohnInCarolina · August 2013

Just read a few pages. Interesting that he recommends soaking your wood chips and chunks. Uhm mm...

GrannyX4 · August 2013

I checked the book out from the library. Best price. ;;)

SoCal_Griller · August 2013

I ordered a week or two ago and received it last week. I bought it on Amazon used and laughed when I saw that the book I received came from a library, its stamped "DISCARDED". I have been drooling over the cooks in the book, and have applied some of his techniques already with good results. That Beef Shank looks unreal, now I just need to figure out where I can get one of those.

Z_Eggineer · August 2013

I can only buy 1 APL book. Is this the best?

U_tarded · August 2013

Z_Eggineer said:

I can only buy 1 APL book. Is this the best?

it is his most desired I do believe. I have 25 and charred and scruffed. I like them both a lot, if this one is as good as those and lives up to 1/2 the hype it should be worth grabbing. also, things like the herb brush, scoring meat, and the like he does in charred and scruffed I have seen him do in Serious BBQ.

grege345 · August 2013

I did the bacon on Sunday. 1/4 inch thick from my butcher. Cooked 2 hours and it came out pretty good. First time I cooked bacon and added spices to it. Highly recommend

grege345 · August 2013

If I don't work because of the rain today I'm goin to wegmans and doin burnt ends

Sm62577 · August 2013

I never buy cook books since you can get just about all the recipes and techniques you'll ever need off the Internet like YouTube and this forum...

JohnInCarolina · August 2013

Just ordered a copy from Amazon. Added a bug-A-salt for good measure. Giddyup.

QuackatthePrincipal · August 2013

I spent a lot of time this weekend cooking things out of this book. I tried his pork butt, grilled shrimp, and the APL BBQ sauce. All turned out excellent and received high praise.

jfm0830 · August 2013

This is an excellent cookbook. I would describe it as gourmet BBQ. I will admit to being suspicious of a Barbecue cookbook where the author uses three names and the middle one isn't something like Bubba. I have made 16 recipes from Serious Barbecue and many of them were best in class. This is my go to book if I am really trying to impress someone with a special meal.-

That said there are two negatives I will mention. These recipes are not for the time challenged. Some of these take a long time to make due to the complexity of the recipes. APL builds up layers of flavor that are amazing.

The second item is there are some prep methods that seem to be more for effect than for a tangible result. He often has you wrap something in foil or put items in a foil pan and cover with foil. These items then go onto the smoker for X amount of time using ______ wood. I'm sorry but if something is wrapped in foil in order to keep the juices and steam from escaping, how is the smoke going to get in? It isn't. To my thinking the steps where you are using foil in his recipes could be done just as easily in the regular oven and you don't end us wasting wood chunks for no good reason.

But those caveats aside this is my to to cookbook if I have plenty of time and want to knock someone's socks off.

Jim