Cool Smoke: The Art Of Great Barbecue

Cool Smoke: The Art Of Great Barbecue

Five time Barbecue World Champion Tuffy Stone?s complete guide to barbequeFlame, smoke, and meat?these simple elements combine to make great barbecue. Creating the perfect bite of tender, spicy, smoky barbecue is a science and an art form, and Tuffy Stone?five time World Champion Pitmaster, co-host and judge of Destination America?s BBQ Pitmasters, and co-owner of the award-winning Q Barbecue restaurants?has mastered it.Cool Smoke is the distillation of all his years of experience and wisdom. Inside you?ll find a wealth of barbecue information including: - How to choose the right cooker- The best way to trim a cut of meat - How to prepare your own brines, rubs, and sauces- Insider tips and hints for taking on the competition circuit- Over 100 creative, delicious recipes to make you a barbecue masterThe recipes include classic barbecue dishes with updated preparations like Smoked Ribs with Cherry Barbecue Sauce, Dove Breasts with Crispy Bacon and Chipotle White Sauce, and even the Holy Grail of barbecue: the Whole Hog. As no plate of ?cue is complete without a generous helping of sides, there are also recipes for Corn Pudding with Poblano Pepper, Collard Greens with Pepper Relish, and Pineapple Hot Pot, along with delicious desserts like Frozen Coconut Lime Pie.For backyard barbecuers who are interested in taking on the competition circuit, Cool Smoke offers tips and tricks from one of the best in the business. Stone?s competition secrets?gleaned from more than a decade of success on the circuit?have never before been shared beyond the walls of his cook school in Richmond, Virginia. Cool Smoke gives an insider?s look behind the scenes and offers advice on creating perfect competition turn-ins that have made Stone a World Champion five times over. With mouthwatering recipes, over 200 hundred color photos, essential guides to cookers and equipment, and expert advice, Tuffy Stone?s Cool Smoke is the definitive guide to all things barbecue.Review?Enjoyable?accessible?Stone is an exuberant, knowledgeable guide to backyard barbecuing.??Publishers Weekly"Barbecue-champion Stone delivers a thorough, well-organized, liberally illustrated handbook that will fully serve readers at any skill level, from casual weekend grillers to serious chefs whose sights are set on competing....Stone?s enthusiasm and competence jump off the page." ?Alan Moores, Booklist"In this brave new world of short attention spans, genuine mastery informed by passion is a rare commodity. I traveled to The Mideast with Tuffy to cook true BBQ for thousands of troops, produced television shows featuring him, even competed against the man in contests (no contest), and, unflappably, his clear-eyed command of this culinary art has transformed him into a sensei of smoked meat. Even more remarkably, he?ll share with you his lifetime of knowledge just for the asking. Other pitmasters famously cling to that one secret, but Tuffy Stone always opens wide his vault, which is deep and bountiful. And that?s what makes his first cookbook a genuine treasure."?John Markus, co-creator of BBQ Pitmasters, chief cook of competition team Central Pork West, and an Emmy and Peabody award-winning writer"The art of making world class Barbecue is deep rooted in ?The Process?. Thousands of hours spent tending fires, designing recipes, and studying the science. Tuffy?s book is a brilliant journey through all those painstaking hours."?Billy Durney, Hometown Bar-B-Que"There are very few people in this world that know BBQ live BBQ and can actually teach you about the art of BBQ. Tuffy Stone is definitely one of those people!" ?John Tesar, Chef and owner of Knife Steak and Knife Burger, author of Knife: Texas Steak House Meals at Home "TuffyStone is the hardest working person in barbecue, always perfecting his craft, looking for the utopian bite. His dedication to the art of cooking makes him a master of not only barbecue, but any genre of cooking. I am always amazed by h