[.uk] The Thrill of the Grill: Techniques, Recipes, & ... (ISBN 0060084499)

Amazon.com Review:
In his jacket photo, ace grill chef Chris Schlesinger has the look of Howdy Doody with a stomach full of barbecue. It's a speechless kind of look. Schlesinger, however, is not a speechless kind of guy. Starting with the motto, "Brown food tastes better," Schlesinger and his writing partner, John Willoughby, show the reader exactly why that is. The ride lasts nearly 400 pages. It's hard to imagine a pre-Thrill of the Grill time in American culinary life, so mighty has the impact been. It's a book with a built-in virus of insidious and infecting qualities that will have even the least interested among us out at the grill, getting the fire glass-melting hot, trying a few ideas like Grilled Shrimp with Pineapple-Ancho Chile Salsa, or Grilled Chicken Rubbed with Ethiopian Berbere (hot, hot, hot), or Grilled Swordfish Steaks with Yucatan Orange-Herb Paste, or maybe Beef Heart Grilled and Marinated in the Peruvian Way (or maybe not). Actually, that right there--beef heart--is rather telling. Who else in their right minds would include grilled beef heart in their cookbook? These guys, Schlesinger in the lead, breaking trail, will go anywhere, do anything, and bring it all home to grill and eat. The sheer love of food pours off these pages--the way it tastes and feels, the way super spices fire up your nervous system, the way the juices run down your forearm and off your elbow--and that's the way it should be. Relaxed. Determined. Thrilled. And with Thrill of the Grill tucked under one arm, you are sure to have the time of your life every time you fire up your grill and start cooking. Plan on buying a couple of copies. This is one of those cookbooks that will get so grease- and sauce-splattered it will become unreadable. --Schuyler Ingle

Killer Grill Thrill:
This is a terrific cookbook. Of my 100+ cookbooks, this rates in my top five, along with Paul Prudhomme, Julia Child, and Marcella Hazan. These recipes are innovative, easy to follow, and truly tasty. The dishes are fairly simple, they offer some fabulous menu planning, and there are great pictures. The night I got the book, I tried the blue cheese lamb kabobs on wilted greens, along with the grilled scallops on mango relish on some friends, and I killed. I have since killed again, and will kill often with Thrill of the Grill.

A huge let down!:
Admitedly, I am a big fan of Steve Raichlens' work, but I have read quite a number of other grilling/BBQ books, not to mention watching DVD's and such. This book was so hyped in many reviews, that I put it at the top of a new pile of 5 books on the subject to read, only to wonder what I missed! I agree with the review above that says it should be titled 'Carribean Grill'. Nothing wrong with that sort of flavor, just don't tout the book to be all grilling/BBQ inclusive. It's not! I only garnered a handful of recipes from the entire book. Borrow it before you buy it.

Trill of the Grill:
If you are looking for insparation from a very competent Chef this may be the only grilling book you may every need. If you can't live with out your 1/4 teaspoon and devorce yourself from the resulty of your own hands maybe not. Chris is upfront about the use real wood and charcole. Gas fired grill can produce tasty consistant results but were is the sole? If you dare to risk the vagirese of live fire inexact time and ever changing food products come to the light and get rid of the Mc Grill and it's spawn Mc Food. Chris is a Grill God here on the Earth. As for all the other books he has writen well Chris is a sinner and of the flesh and learned that writing cook books is like printing your own money. Not the worst of sins. Buy the book get out your old Webber and start cooking keep cooking as time goes buy you will stop using resipes and just cook as you have learned. Come to the fire and cook my sisters and brothers

intricate source:
while this is a most useful and effective BBQ book it is not for novices. At least I found it to be a little more intricate than what I was looking for. I am new at BBQ and wanted really simple useful everyday receipes.

Great cookbook not just BBQ:
I have seen many references to this book from various online recipe sites. Occasionally a recipe has been copied verbatim from the book and posted online. It is nice to see that the publishers had the good sense not to make a fuss over such a thing because testing some of those recipe samples led me to buy this fantastic book. I don't like to be critical of anyone else's review but, frankly I would never want to eat anything made or preferred by someone who would give this book a bad reference. This is a great culinary guide. I strongly recommend it.