Where’s the Beef? Tesar brings it with how to pick steaks, cook steaks, and eat steaks.
Writers: John Tesar and Jordan Mackay
Photographs: Kevin Marple
Publisher: Flatiron Books, NY 2017
Where’s the beef? From steaks to burgers, cuts, grading, cooking, sauces, and sides, John Tesar knows his stuff. And if you don’t like to read, it will have you drooling just looking at the pictures.
Best reference book on out-door cooking including techniques, science, equipment & tool evaluations, and recipes.
Writers: Craig “Meathead” Goldwyn and Greg Blonder, Ph.D.
Photographs: Craig “Meathead” Goldwyn
Publisher: A Rux Martin Book, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston/New York, 2016
Rating: 10
Founder of the best website dedicated to barbecue and grilling, amazingribs.com, Meathead approaches outdoor cooking with passion and science. He focuses on understanding why cooked meat tastes so wonderful and how anyone can produce it. He explains the science behind the magic in a way that is easy to understand while debunking common myths like letting meat come to room temperature before cooking. From smoke to meat to equipment to cooking techniques, this is my go to reference about anything having to do with outdoor cooking. It also includes some really good recipes.
