The Meathead Method
eBook - ePub

The Meathead Method

A BBQ Hall of Famer's Secrets and Science on BBQ, Grilling, and Outdoor Cooking with 114 Recipes

  1. 432 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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 MeatheadThe 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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Information

Publisher
Harvest
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9780063272859
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Food Science

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword by Alton Brown
  6. Introduction to the Meathead Method
  7. 1. Sensory Science
  8. 2. Basic Food Science
  9. 3. Cooking Science
  10. 4. Some More Important Tools
  11. 5. Safety
  12. 6. Using My Recipes
  13. 7. Rubs and Spice Blends
  14. 8. Marinades, Brinerades, Vinaigrettes, Injections
  15. 9. Barbecue Sauces
  16. 10. Butters and Dairy-Based Sauces
  17. 11. Other Fun Sauces and Coatings
  18. 12. Beef, Bison, Lamb
  19. 13. Pork
  20. 14. Chicken and Turkey
  21. 15. Ground and Chopped
  22. 16. Seafood
  23. 17. Vegetables
  24. 18. Potatoes
  25. 19. Breads
  26. 20. Desserts
  27. Appendix
  28. Special Thanks
  29. Index
  30. About the Author
  31. Copyright
  32. About the Publisher