Friday, August 9, 2019

Book Review: Smoking Meat 101: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide by Bill West

Smoking Meat 101: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide
Title:  Smoking Meat 101: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide

Author: Bill West

Stars: 5

Review:
Who doesn't want to learn how to smoke meat.  IF you have tried than you know it feels almost impossible to to cook and smoke different types of meat without either drying them out, or under cooking the meat.
Bill West and other pitmaters will give readers a simple and fool proof way to be able to smoke different types of meats.  They gives readers a guy to understanding the different types of wood, meat, heat and rubs needing to be used while learning to smoke meat.
The recipes are amazing and beginning and those like me will feel like pit masters after you have tried out the different recipes.  Remember buying good meat is one of the keys next is the type of wood you are going to use.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Rockridge for the advance copy of Bill West Smoking Meat 101


Synopsis:
Smokin' hot tips for new pitmasters!
The right tools, the best wood, the ideal temperature--there's a lot to know about smoking meat. That's why Smoking Meat 101 offers a crash course that'll have you serving up sumptuous smoked masterpieces in no time.
Wondering what kind of smoker to get? Curious how to best season your meat? Want to know how long to smoke a turkey? Get the answers to all of these questions, plus suggestions for wood selection, pantry stocking, and more. Top things off with 75 simple and delicious recipes, and you've got the ultimate beginner's guide to smoking. Fire it up!
Smoking Meat 101 includes:
  • 75+ recipes for smoking meat--Smoked Turkey Legs, Foolproof Baby Back Ribs, Maple-Smoked Wild Alaskan Salmon--get recipes for all your favorite proteins, plus savory sauces and rubs.
  • The perfect start--Get smoking today with five "First Smoke" recipes that introduce you to the essential techniques every pitmaster needs to know.
  • Troubleshooting tricks--Smoking Meat 101 has your back with tons of solutions to the most common problems and concerns you'll encounter during cookouts.
Make sure your next backyard barbeque is the best you've ever cooked up with Smoking Meat 101.

July 9, 2019  Rockridge Press

About The Author:
Bill West
Bill West writes about Country music and Barbecue Tricks. His site at http://BarbecueTricks.com and the YouTube channel - are places to get bite sized information about grilling and BBQ. His book BBQ Blueprint was his first addition to the website flow of information. He has since released The Complete Electric Smoker Cookbook, and The Ultimate Wood Pellet Grill Smoker Cookbook.

His free BBQ Sides and Sauces eCookBook is also available at his site: http://bit.ly/freeBBQcookbook

The site was started by Country Radio DJ, Bill West, to help share some useful foodie tips he was collecting hanging around South Carolina's best Pit Masters. West is on air host and Operations Manager of Charleston's leading radio stations and has interviewed some of entertainment's biggest celebrities including Taylor Swift, Darius Rucker, Paula Deen, Zac Brown, Ryan Seacrest, Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Alton Brown.
The tips and tricks caught on because they simply helped backyarders with grilling and BBQ problems. His online video channel has accumulated over 23,000 subscribers and more than 3 million video views. In 2010, he launched a weekly video podcast called GRATETV along with Pit Master friend, Jack Waiboer, and really started to build a tribe of fans. Says West, "The show is always a beer in length and is all about BBQ, recipes, learning, and having a low and slow good time."

West served as one of the founding board members for the Southern Barbecue Network and is a certified SBN judge.

West lives in Mount Pleasant, SC with his wife MJ, and teenage, guitar slinging son, Jack.

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