Weber's Real Grilling

I have 3 Weber cookbooks, and each one is exceptional. The Weber cookbook author, Jamie Purviance, really has a great sense of taste and the ability to combine interesting ingredients to make grilled food great. One thing I was wary of with these book was I thought it may be one giant advertisement for Weber grills, but that is not the case (although I must admit I am a Weber fan, all of my grills have been Webers).

The focus is simply on the food, and it is done so well. Purviance seems to like Californian-style food, that is, lots of Mexican influence with spices and avacados and corn, etc. The recipes are well written and easy to follow, and are accopanied by large, full-color pictures that make you want to try every recipe.

I have made many of the recipes in this book, and have yet to be disappointed. They are great for a tailgate or a backyard BBQ party, and you'll soon gladly find yourself burning through your fair share of charcoal if you get this book. Definitely recommended!

For me, this recipe is worth the price of the book. Okay, a book review said it's got the backing of Weber...and, so...? Just check out the background of the author and you will know that a lot of education, experience and thought went into the making of this well written, informative, beautifully photographed book. The combination of ingredients in his recipes are not only creative but are what give that extra kick of flavor that goes above and beyond ordinary. I had taken the book from the shelf expecting to find the usual run of the mill standby grilling book. Not so. I couldn't put it down, I had to have it. What more do you want? You won't be disappointed.

The book was as decirbed with nice color pictures, simple recipies, very good tasting food by following the simple instructions. What I like a lot are the instructions on searing of the foods as well as each section of foods give their individual grilling times, and heat settings. It would be pretty hard to mess up. Everything I have tried so far...beef, fish, poultry, pork, came out perfect! Great book for grilling and very simple to understand!! "This one's a keeper"!

I have found most recipes i have tried to be excellent. However most of the dry rubs tend to be extremely salty and i have had to reduce the amount of salt by as much as 2/3s to make the rub palatable.

Great book, but when I added it to my cart, I was offered a deal if purchased with "The Art of Grilling". Some deal... many (if not all, I haven't compared it page for page) of the recipes are repeated in this book. I knew it had the same author, but I didn't expect the same book only rebranded.