
The Meathead Method
A BBQ Hall of Famer's Secrets and Science on BBQ, Grilling, and Outdoor Cooking with 114 Recipes
- 432 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The Meathead Method
A BBQ Hall of Famer's Secrets and Science on BBQ, Grilling, and Outdoor Cooking with 114 Recipes
About this book
“The only book on outdoor cookery you’ll ever need.” —Alton Brown
Amazon May 2025 Best of the Month Pick
The Meathead Method is where barbecue goes next. In the follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling, BBQ Hall of Famer and founder of AmazingRibs.com, Meathead presents a guide to new methods for great outdoor cooking with 114 creative and inspiring recipes. The Meathead Method is a toolbox to elevate all your cooking, outdoors and indoors.
Learn the basics of great barbecue, grilling, and griddling plus new methods and science not covered in his first book (or any other): brinerades; sous vide que; koji; wok cooking on a charcoal chimney; smoking with tea, herbs, and spices; building your own rubs and sauces; why foods stick to metal; how to safely deep fry on a gas grill; how enzymes work; dry brining; the inverse square law; the hockey stick; 2- and 3-zone setups; the reverse sear; how to beat the stall; the Smoking Gun; injections; why butter basting doesn’t work the way you think it does; neither does beer can chicken; nor do marinades; ponassing and spatchcocking (get your mind out of the gutter); and much more!
You’ll also learn how to use out-of-the-BBQ-box ingredients like black garlic, gochujang, yuzu, miso, zhug, and tare sauce, and recipes showcasing Meathead’s methods, including:
- The secret recipes of competition champions
- The Ultimate Prime Rib
- Pho with Leftover Brisket and Smoked Bone Broth
- Mussels on Smoked Fettucine
- Miso Maple Black Cod à la Nobu
- Vichyssoise
- Improved Nashville Hot Chicken
- Red Pepper Risotto
- Pineapple Foster
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Alton Brown
- Introduction to the Meathead Method
- 1. Sensory Science
- 2. Basic Food Science
- 3. Cooking Science
- 4. Some More Important Tools
- 5. Safety
- 6. Using My Recipes
- 7. Rubs and Spice Blends
- 8. Marinades, Brinerades, Vinaigrettes, Injections
- 9. Barbecue Sauces
- 10. Butters and Dairy-Based Sauces
- 11. Other Fun Sauces and Coatings
- 12. Beef, Bison, Lamb
- 13. Pork
- 14. Chicken and Turkey
- 15. Ground and Chopped
- 16. Seafood
- 17. Vegetables
- 18. Potatoes
- 19. Breads
- 20. Desserts
- Appendix
- Special Thanks
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
- About the Publisher