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Grilling with House of Q: Inspired Recipes for Backyard Barbecues
If you love the taste of barbecue but worry about cooking the perfect steak or if you’re a whiz with burgers but want to grill other foods or if you harbor aspirations of presenting your own smoked brisket to a panel of trained judges, then this book is for you. BBQ Brian has spent more than a decade smoking and grilling foods, competing against other pit masters and learning from some of the best in the business. And not only does he regularly win awards for his barbecue and House of Q BBQ sauces, but he’s now one of the most sought-after teachers around. Why? Because he tells a great story, makes learning fun and easy and freely shares his recipes and his love of good food. Grilling with House of Q is part handsome cookbook, part instruction manual and part story collection. The result is that rare volume that entertains and becomes your go-to for delicious, no-fail smoked ribs, shrimp tacos, pulled pork and pit beans—or burritos, mac ’n’ cheese and baklava—all prepared on your grill and all eagerly anticipated by friends, backyard neighbors and barbecue judges.
200 pages, Paperback
First published April 7, 2015
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May 27, 2015
If you're a fan of the House of Q line of BBQ sauces, then Brian Misko needs no introduction. For everyone else, House of Q is an award-winning competition BBQ team and BBQ sauce and spice maker based in Langley, BC and led by Brian.
After flipping through the book, I definitely had a hankering to go out and grill something. The recipes and photos are colourful and approachable and Brian's special knack for story-telling makes it very appealing to me.
I also appreciated the pages of tips throughout the book, including 'BBQ Brian's Top Five Tips for Better Burgers', 'Marinade Myths' and 'All About Brines'. There are also origin stories for the House of Q products, including their famous Apple Butter BBQ Sauce, and there's even a section with Brian's Championship BBQ recipes.
The Table of Contents is very well laid out with lots of specific chapters, making it very easy to find what you're looking for. Besides 'meal category' breakdowns (Appetizers, Sides, Desserts, etc), there's also chapters for all the main meat categories, plus (I love this one) a whole chapter with Brian's Competition BBQ recipes! At the start of each chapter, there's a list of recipes contained in that chapter, making it easy to browse recipes.
Filled with mouth-watering grilling shots, the food is unpretentious, outdoorsy and pretty much what you would want and expect to see from a grilling cookbook. I love the inclusion of photos of Brian and his team cooking competitively, plus people enjoying the food – it matches the feel and message of Brian's book: that grilling is meant to be enjoyed and shared. However, I do wish that there were more photos for each recipe (I'm the type that likes to see what I'm about to attempt!)
The recipes are well-laid out and chock-full of information. At first glance, I felt the recipes were a little text-heavy, but the more I read them, the more I appreciated all the information that Brian included. The steps (written in paragraph format) are concise, but detailed and leave no gaps. I had absolutely no problem following along with even the more complex recipes with ease.
Besides the recipes, Brian includes lots of tips, techniques and other interesting info, including stories about the recipes, which made the book useful, but enjoyable to read too. I love reading about the inspiration behind dishes – it’s always fun to see the thought process behind recipe-creation.
Besides the recipes, the pages (and pages!) of useful tips and interesting stories make this a perfect fit for cookbook 'readers' like myself.
I love the tone that runs throughout Brian's book – it's so enthusiastic and encouraging. You really believe him when he says that anyone can become a great griller. He makes high-level, competitive cooking seem attainable (and fun!) and his book highlights why grilling is a favourite way for many people to cook – it's about enjoying the food, the outdoors and the people you’re cooking for.
I did manage to grill up a few of Brian's recipes with great success, including the Steak Bites and Brian’s Cornbread (I'm a big fan of cornbread) - both were easy to make and came out exactly as I had hoped!
After flipping through the book, I definitely had a hankering to go out and grill something. The recipes and photos are colourful and approachable and Brian's special knack for story-telling makes it very appealing to me.
I also appreciated the pages of tips throughout the book, including 'BBQ Brian's Top Five Tips for Better Burgers', 'Marinade Myths' and 'All About Brines'. There are also origin stories for the House of Q products, including their famous Apple Butter BBQ Sauce, and there's even a section with Brian's Championship BBQ recipes.
The Table of Contents is very well laid out with lots of specific chapters, making it very easy to find what you're looking for. Besides 'meal category' breakdowns (Appetizers, Sides, Desserts, etc), there's also chapters for all the main meat categories, plus (I love this one) a whole chapter with Brian's Competition BBQ recipes! At the start of each chapter, there's a list of recipes contained in that chapter, making it easy to browse recipes.
Filled with mouth-watering grilling shots, the food is unpretentious, outdoorsy and pretty much what you would want and expect to see from a grilling cookbook. I love the inclusion of photos of Brian and his team cooking competitively, plus people enjoying the food – it matches the feel and message of Brian's book: that grilling is meant to be enjoyed and shared. However, I do wish that there were more photos for each recipe (I'm the type that likes to see what I'm about to attempt!)
The recipes are well-laid out and chock-full of information. At first glance, I felt the recipes were a little text-heavy, but the more I read them, the more I appreciated all the information that Brian included. The steps (written in paragraph format) are concise, but detailed and leave no gaps. I had absolutely no problem following along with even the more complex recipes with ease.
Besides the recipes, Brian includes lots of tips, techniques and other interesting info, including stories about the recipes, which made the book useful, but enjoyable to read too. I love reading about the inspiration behind dishes – it’s always fun to see the thought process behind recipe-creation.
Besides the recipes, the pages (and pages!) of useful tips and interesting stories make this a perfect fit for cookbook 'readers' like myself.
I love the tone that runs throughout Brian's book – it's so enthusiastic and encouraging. You really believe him when he says that anyone can become a great griller. He makes high-level, competitive cooking seem attainable (and fun!) and his book highlights why grilling is a favourite way for many people to cook – it's about enjoying the food, the outdoors and the people you’re cooking for.
I did manage to grill up a few of Brian's recipes with great success, including the Steak Bites and Brian’s Cornbread (I'm a big fan of cornbread) - both were easy to make and came out exactly as I had hoped!
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