[.ca] Great Barbecue Companion (ISBN 0895948060)

Mr Bar B Que is cookin':
This book is a great resource. Bruce's collection of reciepies will keep you quein' for a long time. All of the receipies will turn out better if you use a Traeger grill.

Great collection of recipes with insights on regional styles:
Fun read, with great recipes, a thorough but interesting review of the art of barbecue, and a light-hearted reverence for the cuisine. Plan to pig out before you return this one to the cookbook shelf--it's inspirational, too!

A terrific book for anyone interested in barbecue:
My copy of this book is looking pretty worn, with stains and notes next to more than a dozen recipes. It is the first book I grab when I'm in the mood to fire up the smoker on a sunny weekend morning. The recipes in the book are outstanding, and cover a wide range of tastes and styles. I especially like the organization of the book, with recipes separated into categories including "Sweet Sauces", "Savory Sauces", and "Flamethrower Sauces". The only warning I have is that after you've tried a few of Bjorkman's sauce recipes, you'll never be able to go back to bottled barbecue sauce again.

A Good BBQ Sauce Cookbook:
This collection of 128 mops, sops, sauces, and rubs is very good, but not great. It divides itself into sections of sweet, savory (what I would call tangy), "flamethrower" (although they all can be tamed by simply reducing the chile pepper amounts), championship, and rub/paste recipes. The listing of individual recipes in the table of contents is a particularly nice feature. The most important part of this book is the 17 championship recipes he teased out of the pros. This must have been a difficult task, since most barbecue aficionados are notoriously secretive. I am most appreciative of this, since these recipes are worth their weight in gold. Although I question some of the recipes, many are worth trying. The chance is very good that you will find something that you will like and keep with you each summer.