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| Barbecue! Bible : Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, Bastes, Butters, and Glazes | 
 enlarge | Author: Steven Raichlen
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 13932
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0761119795
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5784
UPC: 019628119797
EAN: 9780761119791
ASIN: 0761119795
Publication Date: May 2000
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great book! definitely worth the price. April 20, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are lookin' into making your own sauces, rubs, marinades, salsas, mop sauces, butters, bastes (the list goes on and you get the point) then get this book! Sure, there are ingredients that are tough to find... if you don't have the internet! (in fact you can find most rare ingredients right here on Amazon).
I have read previous reviews that say something along the lines of "Why buy all of those ingredients for BBQ sauce, when you can just get some at the store for a buck?" Well, first, if you want to make your own BBQ sauce (which is why you bought the book... right?) then of coarse you can expect a lot of ingredients... I mean... you don't just mix ketchup and A1 and call it a BBQ sauce! you have to make it right and make it good! Second, it's not like you will never use those spices you bought again! You only need a teaspoon of this, a 1/2 teaspoon of that...etc, soon you will have a great collection of spices and you will be able to make anything! So yeah, you might have to buy a bunch of spices, but you'll be able to make the BBQ sauce with them at least 10 times plus have the spices for other goodies such as rubs or what-have-you.
Anyways, enough ranting about other reviews, this book is great. It's completely packed with all kinds of great recipes from all over the world. Steven obviously knows his stuff and he has a sort of humor that makes the book enjoyable to read. The organization is so-so. You might be in the middle of a chapter (such as American BBQ sauces) and all of the sudden he will present a huge "How To Make Your Own Sauce" type of deal. Although the info is great, it's just placed in an ackward spot. It's not at the end of a chapter, nor in the beginning, it's right smack dab in the middle. There aren't any pictures either, just little drawing peppered through-out that don't really relate to the recipes.
Minor quams aside, I recommend this book!
 Barbecue! Barbecue! Barbecue! January 18, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is your source for any kind of sauce, marinade, or rub you can think of! Steven Raichlen is not afraid of spices and heat so if you don't care for those, this is not the book for you. He has classic recipes as well as innovative ones.
Your Search Stops Here.... November 15, 2004
If you have been looking for that cookbook on sauces, rubs, etc... you have finally landed at the right spot. I purchased this book about a year ago and have tried about 25% of the recipes with great success.
The recipes are easy to use and simple to understand. The book offers a good variety/balance of wet/dry finishes for your meat. You will have a general sense of what the sauce/rub will taste like before you even get started. My favorite is a recipe that condenses down ("reduce") 2 liters of root beer into about a cup or two of sauce (after you add additional ingredients).
You cannot go wrong with this book.
Great book, many recipes, good price!! can't go wrong April 20, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book for someone who likes to BBQ, and even someone who never has. It shares the good points of rubs,sauces, and marinades. The book is filled with all kinds of different recipes. The recipes also give you ideas on how to come up with your own recipes so you can wow your summer time guests!!! It goes through the many aspects of a good sauce or rub. It shows how to build your own and what kind of meat to use it on. Overall a great learning book that will pay for itself by the many compliments you will recieve from your guests and family!!! Enjoy
 Good for grillers looking to step up January 19, 2004
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
If you are have a metal charcoal or gas grill, and are looking to expand your horizons beyond basic grilling, this is a good book. If you own an offset firebox or ceramic kamado type smoker, but are still buying your rub and sauces, `Smoke & Spice' is a better investment. If you already own 'Smoke & Spice' you have better versions of all of the traditional recipes already. The author includes Liquid Smoke in many of his sauce recipes, something that would make most experienced pitmasters cringe. Why put artificial tasting smoke flavor in a sauce when the food is being smoked already? There are indeed some interesting recipes from other cultures, and there is a useful though somewhat out of date listing for shopping sources for some of the more exotic ingredients. The chart of the effects of various common ingredients is very good, and would be very useful to any newcomer I should think. It is also a nice reference to have even for experienced pitmasters when thinking over new recipes. In general however, I found that the recipes make use of too many ingredients, and yet when prepared tasted no better than traditional recipes I've been using for years and that are considerably less complicated. The reason is simple. Good barbecue gets it's flavor from being slow cooked at low temperatures with just the right amount of smoke, not because the cook used a dozen ingredients in the rub and another two dozen in the sauce. Everything from the cover layout to the number of ingredients called for and the sheer number of recipes makes me feel the author went for quantity rather than balance or quality.
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