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Rob Rainford's Born to Grill: Over 100 Recipes from My Backyard to Yours: A Cookbook
Chef Rob Rainford takes grilling to a whole new level--with over 100 recipes and 20 complete menus, all designed for your backyard barbeque.
For Rob, grilling is about entertaining. It's about gathering friends and family together and spending time cooking and eating outdoors. It's also about pushing the boundaries of what you think you can do on the grill. Born to Grill takes you where no other barbecue book has gone before ...
- 20 international menus, suitable for both charcoal and gas grilling
- Over 100 diverse recipes designed to mix and match
- Unique flavors and dishes from around the world
- Great for novices and grill masters alike
Born to Grill includes advice on the tools and equipment you'll need to grill like a pro. It also unveils the Rainford Method--a set of techniques designed to take your barbecuing to the next level. Born to Grill gives you all you need to master your grill, embrace the outdoor cooking experience and wow your friends and family with delicious dishes from around the globe--all in your own backyard.
For Rob, grilling is about entertaining. It's about gathering friends and family together and spending time cooking and eating outdoors. It's also about pushing the boundaries of what you think you can do on the grill. Born to Grill takes you where no other barbecue book has gone before ...
- 20 international menus, suitable for both charcoal and gas grilling
- Over 100 diverse recipes designed to mix and match
- Unique flavors and dishes from around the world
- Great for novices and grill masters alike
Born to Grill includes advice on the tools and equipment you'll need to grill like a pro. It also unveils the Rainford Method--a set of techniques designed to take your barbecuing to the next level. Born to Grill gives you all you need to master your grill, embrace the outdoor cooking experience and wow your friends and family with delicious dishes from around the globe--all in your own backyard.
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288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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June 1, 2012
The Good Stuff
Exceptional variety in types of recipes
Beautiful photos accompanying all of the recipes
Author is Canadian (and wife said to mention that he is not bad to look at either)
Ingredients are easily found in all grocery stores
Recipes are relatively easy to make more the intermediate and up cook (wouldn't suggest this one to a beginner cook although my wife DID make the corn bread and said it was easy and straight forward)
The recipes we made all tasted fantastic
Thanks to this book we will now be able to have home cooked breads, biscuits, etc during the Summer (We don't like to heat up the house in the summer & you can make bread items on the bbq -- and it was really simple and quick)
Good introduction
Really thanks all the people that went in to the preparation of the cookbook and his career.
Recipes are very detailed and don't leave anything out - they are very easy to follow
The Not So Good Stuff
Recipes involve a lot of ingredients and a lot of prep time - I would rather have something more simple that I could throw on the bbq on a weeknight
Would benefit from including prep and cooking time for each recipe
Also thought it would be helpful to include a little chapter or paragraph on organizing a meal on the bbq
Wife says she will never eat asparagus unless it has been cooked on the BBQ from now on
Wife was less than impressed with the index, but it isn't bad, she's just picky
Favorite Recipes
Grilled Asparagus with Brown-Butter Sage & Parmesean - Pg 70
Crab-Filled Potato Boats - Pg 222
Cast Iron Skillet Biscuits - Pg 225 (Quick and Easy!)
Cedar-Planked Salmon with Maple-Mustard Glaze - Pg 194
Grilled Cornbread - Pg 82
Who Should/Shouldn't Use
Recommend more for the Intermediate and up cook (May frustrate beginners)
If you like to bbq, this is your book
Fans of Rob Rainford obviously will enjoy as well
Anyone who wants to learn to bake bread type items on the bbq and not heat up your house -- pick this up, it is worth the price of the book
4 Dewey's
We received this from Random house in exchange for an honest review
Exceptional variety in types of recipes
Beautiful photos accompanying all of the recipes
Author is Canadian (and wife said to mention that he is not bad to look at either)
Ingredients are easily found in all grocery stores
Recipes are relatively easy to make more the intermediate and up cook (wouldn't suggest this one to a beginner cook although my wife DID make the corn bread and said it was easy and straight forward)
The recipes we made all tasted fantastic
Thanks to this book we will now be able to have home cooked breads, biscuits, etc during the Summer (We don't like to heat up the house in the summer & you can make bread items on the bbq -- and it was really simple and quick)
Good introduction
Really thanks all the people that went in to the preparation of the cookbook and his career.
Recipes are very detailed and don't leave anything out - they are very easy to follow
The Not So Good Stuff
Recipes involve a lot of ingredients and a lot of prep time - I would rather have something more simple that I could throw on the bbq on a weeknight
Would benefit from including prep and cooking time for each recipe
Also thought it would be helpful to include a little chapter or paragraph on organizing a meal on the bbq
Wife says she will never eat asparagus unless it has been cooked on the BBQ from now on
Wife was less than impressed with the index, but it isn't bad, she's just picky
Favorite Recipes
Grilled Asparagus with Brown-Butter Sage & Parmesean - Pg 70
Crab-Filled Potato Boats - Pg 222
Cast Iron Skillet Biscuits - Pg 225 (Quick and Easy!)
Cedar-Planked Salmon with Maple-Mustard Glaze - Pg 194
Grilled Cornbread - Pg 82
Who Should/Shouldn't Use
Recommend more for the Intermediate and up cook (May frustrate beginners)
If you like to bbq, this is your book
Fans of Rob Rainford obviously will enjoy as well
Anyone who wants to learn to bake bread type items on the bbq and not heat up your house -- pick this up, it is worth the price of the book
4 Dewey's
We received this from Random house in exchange for an honest review
October 31, 2020
Awesome and easy
The recipes are awesome, I love the way Rob puts the meal menu together. The photos are great send show you what the end product should look like. Most importantly, the recipes are easy to follow, even for a novice.
The recipes are awesome, I love the way Rob puts the meal menu together. The photos are great send show you what the end product should look like. Most importantly, the recipes are easy to follow, even for a novice.
June 18, 2012
Please see the full review on my blog - I've included a couple of recipes!
This is a very beautiful cookbook with many gorgeous colour pictures.
This book is definitely not for the beginner cook.
I definitely found that the recipes sounded fantastic but were also very time consuming. This cookbook would be great for entertaining - you could make some very impressive things from it.
I feel that it should have some times listed - I want to know how long this is going to take approximately.
Overall - I'm excited to try some of the slow cook meats!
Thanks Random House!
This is a very beautiful cookbook with many gorgeous colour pictures.
This book is definitely not for the beginner cook.
I definitely found that the recipes sounded fantastic but were also very time consuming. This cookbook would be great for entertaining - you could make some very impressive things from it.
I feel that it should have some times listed - I want to know how long this is going to take approximately.
Overall - I'm excited to try some of the slow cook meats!
Thanks Random House!
May 5, 2012
Gorgeous and inspiring book - over 100 recipes grouped into 20 menus from all over the world.
See my full review and sample recipes here - http://livinginthekitchenwithpuppies....
See my full review and sample recipes here - http://livinginthekitchenwithpuppies....
September 17, 2012
An interesting book on grilling. A wide diversity of dishes - including beverages! Not typical grilling fare.
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