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The Kamado Smoker and Grill Cookbook: Recipes and Techniques for the World's Best Barbecue Kindle Edition
The wildly popular kamado has been a game-changer in the world of barbecue. Its ceramics, airtight design, and vent controls make it perfect for low-and-slow cooking as well as reaching temperatures upwards of 700 degrees Fahrenheit. That means you can cook just about anything in your kamado. And professional pitmaster Chris Grove shows you how in this comprehensive cookbook and guide.
Kamado Smoker and Grill Cookbook features fifty-two tutorials, each combining a valuable kamado cooking technique with a delicious recipe. This book takes you from casual griller to kamado master chef with detailed instruction on:
• Grilling: Cajun Strip Steak
• Smoking: Hickory-Smoked Chicken
• Searing: Cowboy Ribeye
• Brick Oven Baking: Wood-Fired Pizza
• Stir-Firing: Thai Beef with Basil
• Salt-Block: Grilling Tropical Seared Tuna
• Cold Smoking: Flavorful Fontina Cheese
• Convection Baking: Apple Flambé
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- ASIN : B00LDYFIC2
- Publisher : Ulysses Press (July 1, 2014)
- Publication date : July 1, 2014
- Language : English
- File size : 26.2 MB
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- Screen Reader : Supported
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- Print length : 219 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #391,730 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Customers find the book's content helpful for new and experienced kamado cooks. They appreciate the great recipes and instructions for using the grill. The pictures are informative and easy to read, especially for those new to the cooking process.
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Customers find the book helpful for new kamado grill cooks. It provides great information and solid examples of techniques, as well as tips and pointers on rubs and sauces. They say it answers all their questions and even some they didn't know to have.
"This is a very interesting book. I typically jump around in cookbooks...." Read more
"...helpful for a new/inexperienced Kamado owner because it gives you a lot of detail on how the kamado grill works and how to operate it properly...." Read more
"...seem like things I'm ever going to try, but taken as a whole it is worth owning." Read more
"...It's more focused on methods for grilling with the Kamado with the cream of the crop of recipes that show how those methods can be used to perfection..." Read more
Customers enjoy the recipes and tips in the book. They find it a good introduction to grilling and oven cooking. The book provides various cooking options, including rubs, sauces, and injections. It also offers suggestions for adapting meals in case of allergies. Overall, customers consider the book a useful resource.
"...Delicious, and not my standard grill fare! Pics 3-5) Lesson#2: Gas torch lighting method and Game Day Chili Cheeseburger – p 23-26...." Read more
"...After those basics are covered, you are treated to a ton of great recipes that take advantage of every possible type of cooking you would want to..." Read more
"...As for the book itself, it's great. I'll probably buy a hardcover version so I can read it frustration-free...." Read more
"...This book is not filled with 300 recipes of which half are crap...." Read more
Customers find the book easy to use and understand. They say it has great directions for using a kamado grill, with clear instructions for care and use. The book provides clear descriptions of how to set up the grill for various cooking methods, making it suitable for beginners. It also includes recipes and advice on how to prepare meat.
"...This book is particularly helpful for a new/inexperienced Kamado owner because it gives you a lot of detail on how the kamado grill works and how..." Read more
"...It's an authoritative source of kamado grilling instruction - searching the internet to piece together the knowledge you need can be exasperating..." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2017This is a very interesting book. I typically jump around in cookbooks. This one is organized so that there’s a skill being taught along with each recipe. It’s not clear to me whether the order was intentional or not, but I’m going to go through the book in order in case it is. A lot of the recipes have a “try this next” after it, giving you other jumping off points to play with.
We had an electric smoker for years and loved it. When it died, I bought this grill, and am very happy with it. There’s a bigger learning curve, but to my delight, it’s surprising low maintenance. Pit Boss 71240 Kamado BBQ Ceramic Grill Cooker, 24"
Picured below:
Pics 1-2) Lesson#1: Paper towel lighting method and Spinach-Stuffed Pork Chops – p 19-22. Ha! The lighting method works! The chops reminded me of a Jacques Pépin recipe that I love, so I made his butter glazed carrots to accompany it. Delicious, and not my standard grill fare!
Pics 3-5) Lesson#2: Gas torch lighting method and Game Day Chili Cheeseburger – p 23-26. I don’t have a torch, so I went with this thing instead.
Pit Boss 74120 Electric Charcoal Igniter The electric starter’s really easy. You don’t even need starter cubes. The burger was really awesome.
Pic 6) Lesson#3: Direct grilling and Grilled Steaks with Cajun Butter – p 27-30. That is a *great* steak.
Pic 7) Lesson#4: Indirect grilling and Fire-Roasted Meatloaf Sandwiches – p 31-35. Awesome. I never considered grilling a meatloaf before. I adore the flavor. He said you could toss a little wood on, so I added just a few chips.
Pic 8) Lesson#5: Spatchcocked poultry and Hickory Smoked Chicken – p 37-39. Oh my gosh, yes! That’s a delicious chicken! I made veggie kabobs (bell peppers, zucchini, shrooms, and onions) brushed in olive oil and sprinkled in season salt to go with it. They go on for the lat 1 ½ hours at the chicken smoking temp. This was another indirect grilling one. You can see the heat deflection plate in the background.
Here’s the rest of the lessons/recipes being taught. I’ll update this as I work my way through it.
Lesson#6: Smoking, low and slow, and Smoked Pork Butt with Carolina Slaw – p 40-44.
Lesson#7: Smoking, hot and fast, and Turbo Brisket – p 45-48.
Lesson#8: Cooking wings over direct heat and Beer-Brined Wings – p 49-51.
Lesson#9: 30-20-10 wings and Thai Sticky Wings – p 52-54.
Lesson#10: Roasting rack/pan combo and Fire-Roasted Pork Loin with Root Vegetables – p 55-57.
Lesson#11: Injecting flavor and Agave-Glazed Smoked Turkey Breast – p 58-60.
Lesson#12: Using brines and Pork Tacos with Corn Salsa – p 61-64.
Lesson#13: Creating and using marinades and Island-Style Chicken Sandwich – p 65-68.
Lesson#14: Dutch ovens and Cherry Cheese Danish Cobbler – p 69-71.
Lesson#15: Convection Baking and Appalachian Apple Flambé – p 72-74.
Lesson#16: Sear/roasting steaks and chops and Cowboy Ribeye with Ranch-Style Beans – p 75-77.
Lesson#17: Reverse searing steaks and chops and Two-Finger Pork Chops – p 78-80.
Lesson#18: Reverse searing roasts and Three-Chile Tri-Tip with Grilled Salsa Verde – p 81-84.
Lesson#19: Hot tubbing and Flat Iron Steak Tacos with Green Chile Crema – p 85-87.
Lesson#20: Stuffed cheeseburgers and Green-Chile Stuffed Burgers with Avocado Ranch Dressing – p 88-90.
Lesson#21: Stir-firing and Thai Beef with Basil Fried Rice – p 91-94.
Lesson#22: Brick-press grilling and Brick-Grilled Chicken Panini – p 95-97.
Lesson#23: Plank grilling and Ponzu-Glazed Salmon with Pineapple-Jalapeno Pico de Gallo – p 98-100.
Lesson#24: Steam Cooking on a Kamado and Beer-Steamed Snow Crab with Corn and Potatoes – p 101-103.
Lesson#25: Grill toppers and veggie woks and Steak Fajita Rice Bowls – p 104-107.
Lesson#26: Corn three ways and Butter-Braised Corn – p 108-110.
Lesson#27: Wok-top broiling and Grilled Kentucky Hot Browns – p 111-113.
Lesson#28: Raised direct grilling and Grilled Ranch Chicken – p 114-116.
Lesson#29: Cooking with stoneware and Veggie Potstickers – p 117-120.
Lesson#30: Using grill grates and Chilean Sea Bass with Pineapple-Mango Salsa – p 121-123.
Lesson#31: Grilling with Skewers and Pork Kebabs with Cashew Sauce – p 124-126.
Lesson#32: Flexible skewers and Curry Chicken with Coconut Basil Sauce – p 127-129.
Lesson#33: Spider rig searing and Seared Beef Fillet with Creole Brandy Sauce – p 130-132.
Lesson#34: Pan roasting and Skillet Chicken Verde – p 133-135.
Lesson#35: Sous-vide and Grilled Herb Chicken with Red Jalapeño Sauce – p 136-138.
Lesson#36: Cold smoking and Smoked Fontina Cheese Mashed Potatoes – p 139-141.
Lesson#37: Salt block grilling and Salt-Seared Tuna Salad with Tropical BBQ Vinaigrette – p 142-145.
Lesson#38: Smoking with electronic controllers and Baby Back Ribs with Bootlegger BBQ Sauce – p 146-151.
Lesson#39: Breakfast on the Kamado and Grilled Stuffed French Toast and Classic Breakfast “Fatty” – p 152-155.
Lesson#40: Dip and flip and Shrimp Scampi on a Stick – p 156-158.
Lesson#41: The Kamado as a brick oven and ABT Pizza – p 159-161.
Lesson#42: Baking bread and Mary Alice’s Sourdough Bread – p 162-165.
Lesson#43: Griddle cooking and Sliders Mignon – p 166-168.
Lesson#44: Blackening and Blackened Chicken Wraps – p 169-171.
Lesson#45: Single serve dishes and Spinach Alexis – p 172-174.
Lesson#46: Because you can and Grilled Shrimp and Grits Appetizer – p 175-177.
Lesson#47: Roulade-style roasts and Flank Steak Roulade with Manchego Cheese, Spinach, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes – p 178-181.
Lesson#48: Cast iron skillets and Black Bean Burgers – p 182-184.
Lesson#49: Coordinating cooks and Turtle Eggs, ABTs, and Bacon-Wrapped Tots – p 185-188.
Lesson#50: Beer-can chicken and Shot Glass Cornish Hens – p 189-190.
Lesson#51: Grilling on the coals and Persimmon-Grilled Lamb Chops – p 191-193.
Lesson#52: Prime rib and Reverse Seared Prime Rib – p 194-198.
Appendix: Troubleshooting and conversions.
5.0 out of 5 starsThis is a very interesting book. I typically jump around in cookbooks. This one is organized so that there’s a skill being taught along with each recipe. It’s not clear to me whether the order was intentional or not, but I’m going to go through the book in order in case it is. A lot of the recipes have a “try this next” after it, giving you other jumping off points to play with.Fantastic educational volume! Delicious, thorough, well detailed. Recommend!
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2017
We had an electric smoker for years and loved it. When it died, I bought this grill, and am very happy with it. There’s a bigger learning curve, but to my delight, it’s surprising low maintenance. Pit Boss 71240 Kamado BBQ Ceramic Grill Cooker, 24"
Picured below:
Pics 1-2) Lesson#1: Paper towel lighting method and Spinach-Stuffed Pork Chops – p 19-22. Ha! The lighting method works! The chops reminded me of a Jacques Pépin recipe that I love, so I made his butter glazed carrots to accompany it. Delicious, and not my standard grill fare!
Pics 3-5) Lesson#2: Gas torch lighting method and Game Day Chili Cheeseburger – p 23-26. I don’t have a torch, so I went with this thing instead.
Pit Boss 74120 Electric Charcoal Igniter The electric starter’s really easy. You don’t even need starter cubes. The burger was really awesome.
Pic 6) Lesson#3: Direct grilling and Grilled Steaks with Cajun Butter – p 27-30. That is a *great* steak.
Pic 7) Lesson#4: Indirect grilling and Fire-Roasted Meatloaf Sandwiches – p 31-35. Awesome. I never considered grilling a meatloaf before. I adore the flavor. He said you could toss a little wood on, so I added just a few chips.
Pic 8) Lesson#5: Spatchcocked poultry and Hickory Smoked Chicken – p 37-39. Oh my gosh, yes! That’s a delicious chicken! I made veggie kabobs (bell peppers, zucchini, shrooms, and onions) brushed in olive oil and sprinkled in season salt to go with it. They go on for the lat 1 ½ hours at the chicken smoking temp. This was another indirect grilling one. You can see the heat deflection plate in the background.
Here’s the rest of the lessons/recipes being taught. I’ll update this as I work my way through it.
Lesson#6: Smoking, low and slow, and Smoked Pork Butt with Carolina Slaw – p 40-44.
Lesson#7: Smoking, hot and fast, and Turbo Brisket – p 45-48.
Lesson#8: Cooking wings over direct heat and Beer-Brined Wings – p 49-51.
Lesson#9: 30-20-10 wings and Thai Sticky Wings – p 52-54.
Lesson#10: Roasting rack/pan combo and Fire-Roasted Pork Loin with Root Vegetables – p 55-57.
Lesson#11: Injecting flavor and Agave-Glazed Smoked Turkey Breast – p 58-60.
Lesson#12: Using brines and Pork Tacos with Corn Salsa – p 61-64.
Lesson#13: Creating and using marinades and Island-Style Chicken Sandwich – p 65-68.
Lesson#14: Dutch ovens and Cherry Cheese Danish Cobbler – p 69-71.
Lesson#15: Convection Baking and Appalachian Apple Flambé – p 72-74.
Lesson#16: Sear/roasting steaks and chops and Cowboy Ribeye with Ranch-Style Beans – p 75-77.
Lesson#17: Reverse searing steaks and chops and Two-Finger Pork Chops – p 78-80.
Lesson#18: Reverse searing roasts and Three-Chile Tri-Tip with Grilled Salsa Verde – p 81-84.
Lesson#19: Hot tubbing and Flat Iron Steak Tacos with Green Chile Crema – p 85-87.
Lesson#20: Stuffed cheeseburgers and Green-Chile Stuffed Burgers with Avocado Ranch Dressing – p 88-90.
Lesson#21: Stir-firing and Thai Beef with Basil Fried Rice – p 91-94.
Lesson#22: Brick-press grilling and Brick-Grilled Chicken Panini – p 95-97.
Lesson#23: Plank grilling and Ponzu-Glazed Salmon with Pineapple-Jalapeno Pico de Gallo – p 98-100.
Lesson#24: Steam Cooking on a Kamado and Beer-Steamed Snow Crab with Corn and Potatoes – p 101-103.
Lesson#25: Grill toppers and veggie woks and Steak Fajita Rice Bowls – p 104-107.
Lesson#26: Corn three ways and Butter-Braised Corn – p 108-110.
Lesson#27: Wok-top broiling and Grilled Kentucky Hot Browns – p 111-113.
Lesson#28: Raised direct grilling and Grilled Ranch Chicken – p 114-116.
Lesson#29: Cooking with stoneware and Veggie Potstickers – p 117-120.
Lesson#30: Using grill grates and Chilean Sea Bass with Pineapple-Mango Salsa – p 121-123.
Lesson#31: Grilling with Skewers and Pork Kebabs with Cashew Sauce – p 124-126.
Lesson#32: Flexible skewers and Curry Chicken with Coconut Basil Sauce – p 127-129.
Lesson#33: Spider rig searing and Seared Beef Fillet with Creole Brandy Sauce – p 130-132.
Lesson#34: Pan roasting and Skillet Chicken Verde – p 133-135.
Lesson#35: Sous-vide and Grilled Herb Chicken with Red Jalapeño Sauce – p 136-138.
Lesson#36: Cold smoking and Smoked Fontina Cheese Mashed Potatoes – p 139-141.
Lesson#37: Salt block grilling and Salt-Seared Tuna Salad with Tropical BBQ Vinaigrette – p 142-145.
Lesson#38: Smoking with electronic controllers and Baby Back Ribs with Bootlegger BBQ Sauce – p 146-151.
Lesson#39: Breakfast on the Kamado and Grilled Stuffed French Toast and Classic Breakfast “Fatty” – p 152-155.
Lesson#40: Dip and flip and Shrimp Scampi on a Stick – p 156-158.
Lesson#41: The Kamado as a brick oven and ABT Pizza – p 159-161.
Lesson#42: Baking bread and Mary Alice’s Sourdough Bread – p 162-165.
Lesson#43: Griddle cooking and Sliders Mignon – p 166-168.
Lesson#44: Blackening and Blackened Chicken Wraps – p 169-171.
Lesson#45: Single serve dishes and Spinach Alexis – p 172-174.
Lesson#46: Because you can and Grilled Shrimp and Grits Appetizer – p 175-177.
Lesson#47: Roulade-style roasts and Flank Steak Roulade with Manchego Cheese, Spinach, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes – p 178-181.
Lesson#48: Cast iron skillets and Black Bean Burgers – p 182-184.
Lesson#49: Coordinating cooks and Turtle Eggs, ABTs, and Bacon-Wrapped Tots – p 185-188.
Lesson#50: Beer-can chicken and Shot Glass Cornish Hens – p 189-190.
Lesson#51: Grilling on the coals and Persimmon-Grilled Lamb Chops – p 191-193.
Lesson#52: Prime rib and Reverse Seared Prime Rib – p 194-198.
Appendix: Troubleshooting and conversions.
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2014I consider myself to be an expert Kamado Grill user/owner as it's part of my professional life cooking on them. There are very few books on the market dedicated to Kamado Cooking so when I found out Mr. Grove had published this one, I ordered it right away! I had been following his blog online for a couple years and I know his culinary skills on the grill are outstanding. This book is particularly helpful for a new/inexperienced Kamado owner because it gives you a lot of detail on how the kamado grill works and how to operate it properly. Kamado grills are fantastic cookers and grilling is just a small part of what they do. I like to consider them as charcoal fired ovens, and when you start to think of them this way, a world of opportunity opens for you! This book starts you on your journey by explaining the parts of the kamado grill, how to start it up and how to control your fire for cooking at various temperatures. Controlling the airflow through the grill is the key to controlling the temperature and this book gives you everything you need to know about those techniques. Beyond that, this book gives you a ton of insight into what accessories you want in your arsenal as you become a Kamado GrillMaster! All this is in just the first pages of the book! After those basics are covered, you are treated to a ton of great recipes that take advantage of every possible type of cooking you would want to do on your Kamado grill. This book is not just for beginners. There are recipes and techniques covered here that will benefit Kamado cooks of all levels. Don't let your outdoor cooking bookshelf fall short by not picking up a copy of this book!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2017Do not buy the Kindle Version. It is unusable. On a Kindle Voyage or similar, much of the book is dark gray print with a light gray background - excruciating to read with no option to fix it. Using the Amazon Cloud Reader, for some reason hyperlinks don't work - you go to the table of contents, but you cannot jump to individual chapters. On my phone, the book completely fails to load and sometimes crashes the Kindle app. It's been very frustrating and I hope to save you the agony.
As for the book itself, it's great. I'll probably buy a hardcover version so I can read it frustration-free. It's an authoritative source of kamado grilling instruction - searching the internet to piece together the knowledge you need can be exasperating by comparison. It's a better instruction manual than cookbook in my opinion - most of the recipes just don't seem like things I'm ever going to try, but taken as a whole it is worth owning.
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- BlueChairReviewed in Australia on September 13, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Happy with book and delivery
Book is pretty basic but exactly what was described
- S. huntReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book
Really excellent book. Great breakdown of how to use a Kamodo. Recipes are American (but there is an English conversion table to translate cup size etc into ml). All of the ingredients I have in the cupboard bar a couple and these can be sourced easily online. What I loved about it was that the writer doesn't coat everything in a BBQ sauce or a 'HOT sauce' like other (American) cook books do but actually gives you a breakdown of ingredients needed to make these sauces as opposed to just going to a shop and buying a bottle. Loved in and cant wait for the summer
- Willy WombatReviewed in Canada on October 17, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Great recipes
Bought this book as a gift for a new Komodo Joe owner. They loved this book, lots of great recipes and ideas for the Joe
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MAURICIO LOPEZReviewed in Mexico on December 15, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Kamado Cokking Book !
The book covers a lot of themes regarding kamado cooking. Has a lot of recipes and gives you a lot of hints. I consider this a must if you are in this great kamado cooking world!.