BBQ Sauces, Rubs and Marinades For Dummies

Think only master chefs can create the savory, succulent barbecue masterpieces you love to eat? Nonsense! BBQ Sauces, Rubs & Marinades For Dummies shows you everything you need to dig in, get your apron dirty, and start stirring up scrumptious sauces, magical marinades, and rubs to remember. Featuring 100 bold new recipes, along with lots of savvy tips for spicing up your backyard barbecue, this get-the-flavor guide a healthy dose of barbecue passion as it delivers practical advice and great recipes from some of America's best competition barbecue cooks. You get formulas for spicing up chicken, beef, pork, and even seafood, plus plenty of suggestions on equipment, side dishes, and much more. Discover how to: Choose the right types of meat Build a BBQ tool set Craft your own sauces Smoke and grill like a pro Marinate like a master Choose the perfect time to add sauce Rub your meat the right way Whip up fantastic sides Add flavor with the right fuel Plan hours (and hours) ahead Cook low and slow for the best results Avoid flavoring pitfalls Turn BBQ leftovers into ambrosia Complete with helpful lists of dos and don ts, as well as major barbecue events and associations, BBQ Sauces, Rubs & Marinades For Dummies is the secret ingredient that will have your family, friends, and neighborhoods begging for more.

Think only master chefs can create the savory, succulent barbecuemasterpieces you love to eat? Nonsense! BBQ Sauces, Rubs &Marinades For Dummies shows you everything you need to dig inget your apron dirty, and start stirring up scrumptious saucesmagical marinades, and rubs to remember.Featuring 100 bold new recipes, along with lots of savvy tipsfor spicing up your backyard barbecue, this get-the-flavor guide ahealthy dose of barbecue passion as it delivers practical adviceand great recipes from some of America's best competition barbecuecooks. You get formulas for spicing up chicken, beef, pork, andeven seafood, plus plenty of suggestions on equipment, side dishesand much more. Discover how to:* Choose the right types of meat* Build a BBQ tool set* Craft your own sauces* Smoke and grill like a pro* Marinate like a master* Choose the perfect time to add sauce* Rub your meat the right way* Whip up fantastic sides* Add flavor with the right fuel* Plan hours (and hours) ahead* Cook low and slow for the best results* Avoid flavoring pitfalls* Turn BBQ leftovers into ambrosiaComplete with helpful lists of dos and don'ts, as well asmajor barbecue events and associations, BBQ Sauces, Rubs &Marinades For Dummies is the secret ingredient that will haveyour family, friends, and neighborhoods begging for more.

Introduction 1Part I: Centuries of Barbecue Smarts in Four Chapters 7Chapter 1: Faces of Barbecue: A Pit, a Plateful, a Party 9Chapter 2: Gathering Must-Have Equipment 23Chapter 3: Collecting Ingredients and Using Them Wisely 39Chapter 4: Barbecue Methods, Art, and Science 53Part II: Preparation Prevails: Using Rubs and Marinades 67Chapter 5: Mixing and Matching in Rubs and Marinades 69Chapter 6: Crafting Dry Rubs for Any Meat or Taste 79Chapter 7: Mixing Tried-and-True Marinades 93Part III: The All-Important Sauce Story 107Chapter 8: Sorting through the Sauce Story 109Chapter 9: Crafting Barbecue Sauces Traditional and Unusual 117Chapter 10: Getting Saucy while You Cook: Mop Sauces 133Chapter 11: Sauces and Relishes for Dipping and Dashing 141Part IV: Entrees and Sides and Then Some 155Chapter 12: Something(s) to Serve with Your Barbecue 157Chapter 13: A Melange of Main Dishes 179Chapter 14: Great Dishes for Leftover Barbecue 193Part V: The Part of Tens 201Chapter 15: Ten Ways Rookies Ruin Good Meat 203Chapter 16: Ten Truer Words Were Never Spoken 209Chapter 17: Ten (Or So) Places to Turn for Tips 215Chapter 18: Ten World-Famous Barbecue Events 221Appendix: Metric Conversion Guide 227