Dad's Awesome Grilling Book: Techniques, Tips, Stories & More Than 100 Great Recipes

By Bob Sloan

Bob Sloan offers tasty recipes, sage advice, and witty reflections in this ultimate tribute to the glory of dads and their grills. He shows how easy it is to transform fresh ingredients into 100 sizzling, delicious dishes like Honey-Glazed Spareribs, Lamb Burgers, and Grilled Sweet Potatoes. Even super-busy dads will run out of excuses with the section on 10 Super-Fast, Foolproof, Grilling Recipesperfect for weeknight dinners. In addition to these family-impressing recipes, this essential grilling book serves up tips on keeping it simple when it comes to tools, how to choose between charcoal and gas, and why no one can ever have too many serving dishes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081186698X
• ISBN13: 9780811866989
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Truly an Awesome Grilling Book

I bought this book 6 months ago and have used it and used it and used it. Haven't found a recipe we didn't like. I highly recommend it to people who like to grill. Doing the Christmas Turkey on it today...another new receipe!

Fun and creative for the whole family!

I purchased this for my husband and the whole family is enjoying it. We have two young boys and live in New Mexico - where we can grill many months out of the year. Thanks for writing this fun and creative cook book.

A Cookbook You Actually Like to Read in Bed

Terrific book. Reading it is like listening to the most reasonable and wittiest guy you know talk about his hobby. Super practical advice, and sooo funny. My husband and I were reading the short, eccentric sidebar stories to each other the first day we got this book; they are laugh-out-loud funny, and sometimes startlingly wise. The primer on ordering wine in a fancy restaurant is hysterical, and the wistful paean to the days when kids laughed at their dad's jokes...that inspired me to laugh at my husband's jokes that day, and by god, it made him so damn happy. I know a lot about grilling already, and these recipes were all new to me, easy, and delish. But it's not just the recipes, it's the whole ethos of grilling, he just lays it out for you, so whatever you're cooking, you won't blow it. PERFECT book for anyone who's secretly a little afraid of his grill. Oh, and I loved how there was no paper jacket to rip or remove, just a hardcover with photo artwork. Again, so simple and practical.

Wasted no time in using this!

Fabulous book for basic to semi-advanced recipes. Immediately tried his brats stuffed with cherries and wrapped in bacon and everyone raved about it including my other half who doesn't care for hot dogs! Each recipe has some kewl rub suggestions. Like having two recipes for one on each page. I can guarantee you can use some of these recipes to get your grilling "guinea pigs," to ask, "Where did you learn to cook like this?" Very much worth the $$$ to have on the bookshelf.

Grilling For Dummies

In many households, the grill is man's territory, but if the dad of the house doesn't have the time to grill, it sits cold. Sloan has put together not only many classic grilling recipes, but also a number of quick ones that can be whipped together after work. Sloan is also a humor writer, and his bits of introduction to each recipe keep the book fun. He gives a wide range of ideas, classic and new twists on old ideas. We used his Prosciutto-Wrapped Grilled Asparagus for our get-together. It was easy to put together, and well-liked by all. For those without a lot of grilling experience, there is a very good introduction to the tips, techniques, and tools needed to make grilling not just a on-the-weekend event, but a during the week or whenever you feel like it part of cooking. And his chapter on Burgers, Dogs and Brats, will provide a welcome, traditional weekend backyard party for family, friends and random strangers following the smell of sizzling meat. Reviewed by Ross Rojek