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Killer Tested Barbecue And Grilling Recipes (29 Pages)

Published On: 2/14/2019 Last Modified: 6/16/2025

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Our philosophy of food is simple. First of all, it must taste great. We try to create recipes that are easy to make and that take advantage of fresh seasonal products with a minimum of processed ingredients. Then we test them thoroughly, usually on multiple cookers.

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If a recipe calls for sugar, we are referring to white table sugar. Salt is Morton Coarse Kosher Salt unless otherwise specified. This is important because the salinity of table salt and kosher salt is different, and there is even a difference between brands of kosher salt. For more on this read The Science Of Salt. Flour is all-purpose flour (APF) (more on flour here); milk is whole milk; eggs are large; and butter is unsalted unless specified. We prefer unsalted butter because you can always add salt, but you can’t take it away.

We know you like to play with your food, but we strongly recommend that you follow our recipes closely the first time. You will then know what it is supposed to taste like. For example, you may want to substitute honey for molasses in a bean dish, but the sulfur in molasses can interact with beans differently than honey, making the dish less, shall we say, noisy? We have worked hard to get it right, there is a good reason for everything in our recipes, and all our recipes have been well tested. Try it our way the first time, please. Then, on your second go round, you can customize it. 

One of the most important keys to success is mise en place, a technique practiced by all professional chefs. It means get all the ingredients and tools out, trim the meat, chop the onions, peel the carrots and do other prep before you start cooking. Scurrying to chop an onion at the last minute can mean a burned sauce. We help you by listing the ingredients in the order they will be used. Prep and cooking times are based on our experience but your mileage may vary. As we have tried to make clear, you must cook with a thermometer, not with a clock. Click here to read about what influences cooking time.

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