There is something about cooking food over a flame outside that brings people together. Outdoor cooking is more exciting than cooking indoors. There is a primal pull toward cooking food over flames, cooking outdoors transforms an ordinary meal into an all-senses-engaging feast.
The Outdoor Cook, How to Cook Anything Outside Using Your Grill, Fire Pit, Flat-Top Grill and More, set for release this week, shows you how to cook outside with panache, whether your fuel of choice is a grill, a fire-top, a flat-top grill, or a smoker.
The book is a comprehensive guide to outdoor cooking with 150 recipes to make the whole meal outdoors, including snacks, sides, breads and desserts.
The test chefs and editors at America’s Test Kitchen tested the recipes in the book extensively, using all kinds of grilling and smoking gear so that whatever your setup, you’ll find recipes that work for you.
Many of the recipes can be converted between different pieces of equipment.
Go beyond burgers and basic proteins to become your best outdoor cooking self. Whether you use a gas or charcoal grill, flat-top griddle, open-fire setup, smoker, or pizza oven, you can revel in the outdoor cooking lifestyle.
By learning to harness fire and smoke the ATK way, you’ll even be able to convert many of these recipes between different cooking methods.
In-depth information covers fire setups and heat levels; reviews of outdoor cooking equipment including grills, griddles, planchas, rotisseries, pizza ovens, and smokers; and all the invaluable tips ATK has learned from more than 25 years of outdoor cooking experience.
This guide offers up all you need to cook practically anything outdoors with confidence.
As we approach peak bbq/grilling seasons, Â will spark your desire to get the fire and the fun going.
