8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
THIS BOOK IS A REAL FIND!, Mar 11 2002
By SISSY - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ribstars Backyard Smoking & BBQ Cookbook (Paperback)
I'm from Texas so I'm particular about my barbeque! This book is for SMOKING and BBQ lovers and there is something for everyone in this little gem! You can tell that "the Chef" (and author) has tried and tested these recipes.... it gives you the confidence to try it his way! I like the fact that this book gives you details in plain language..... I especially enjoyed the tips and tidbit information throughout......and a bonus at the end of the book was some great summertime side dishes and salad recipes. So far, every recipe my husband and I have tried has been perfect and delicious...just ask all of our friends and neighbors!!!
19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Desperately Needs an Editor, Dec 19 2004
By Beauzeaux - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ribstars Backyard Smoking & BBQ Cookbook (Paperback)
The author may be a great cook but you'll have no chance of emulating him using this book. Whole sections are completely incoherent. Recipes are mostly impossible to follow. A recipe will have a list of ingredients -- some of which never show up again in the process.
I've been cooking for a long time and don't need to have my hand held but this is by far the worst cookbook I've ever seen. I can't believe it ever got into print. That I had to pay for it only adds to the insult.
28 of 36 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very Disappointing...but has some value, Aug 23 2003
By Charles J. Yeager - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ribstars Backyard Smoking & BBQ Cookbook (Paperback)
This is my first review of any book at all. I have chosen to write this becuase I have never been as disappointed with a book as I have with this one.
From page 1 you realize that this book is written by someone other than a professional writer. That can be good or bad. In this case it is bad... very bad. Yes, the writer has experience in winning BBQ awards, though not very recently if you read his list of awards won, and even many of those were not first or second place. That is OK, but what is not OK is that this book is written with a tremendous amount of grammatical errors which should have been caught by a proofreader.
Also the book frequently has recipes for very large sized parties and not you average backyard BBQ. But what really bothered me the most is that the writer in several instances could mislead you by not giving you all the information you need to make good "Q".
For instance, in one recipe the writer uses "Pick-a-Peppa" sauce. Well that is all fine and dandy excpet that there is a brown version of that sauce and a red version of that sauce and they are ENTIRELY different in flavor. One could not be substituted for the other without adversely affecting four end product. And, if I remember correctly, the recipe calls for a WHOLE BOTTLE of sauce... Gee, I'ld hate to use the wrong color sauce. I could go on and on.
There are a few recipes worth checking out. And some good background info on making good "Q", but you would be far better served by finding another book, and so would your guests.