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Who does love a big of collection of delicious recipes... especially if it's full of yummy grilling recipes perfect for any summer day. easy to follow instructions, and mouthwatering photos, this was a true delight. A perfect addition to any kitchen.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me a much appreciated digital copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review.

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A very easy to follow grill book. Lots of different recipes. The book has lots of pictures, which is a must in my cookbooks.

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I loved the pictures in this book. They were so well done that I could almost feel myself drooling! I have to admit that there were a lot of things in this book that I wanted to try but my family didn't. My favorite sections of the book was the chapter on marinades, sauces, and rubs. I made just about all the rub mixtures and stored them for future use. Can I just say how my favorite recipe was for "The Crowd Pleasing Nachos"? I love steak and nachos so it seems only right to make carne asade to go with all the other awesome nacho toppings. This is a fantastic book for anyone who loves grilling!

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Char-Broil is a fantastic book if you're serious about grilling. With it being the summer season, I decided to get this book as a present for my husband. We have tried a lot of the recipes and have enjoyed them all.

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Char-Broil Great Book of Grilling 300 Tasty Recipes for Every Meal: Delicious Appetizers, Meat, Veggies & More by Editors of Creative Homeowner Fox Chapel Publishing is a very nice book on grilling. Loads of recipes formatted nicely for easy use and several pictures.
Thank you NetGalley and Fox Chapel Publishing.

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This book is a comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about grilling. There’s hundreds of recipes and tips. I don’t like the flavor of charcoal, but the recipes taste great on the gas grill. You taste more of the ingredients instead of the charcoal on a gas grill. This book will keep you busy grilling for months without duplicating a recipe. From appetizers to desserts, this book has it all and it’s very easy to read and understand. Some of my favs: bourbon salmon, prime rib, and stuffed portobellos.

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The Char-Broil Great book of Grilling has a little bit for every one. Well, let me rephrase that, it has some for the vegans, vegetarians, and then a whole lot for the meat lovers! Whether you are making the main dishes, the desserts or the sides, this is a great buy. Though I did have my husband doing most of the barbecuing, I took on some of the smaller meals myself and did very well. I would recommend this book for all of the bbq lovers out there.

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Delicious recipes and tips for grilling! Readers can learn how to become an expert grill master with this book! In our home, I do the preparation- marinating or seasoning the food for the grill. My husband and I both love to cook our food on the grill. We grill year round and enjoy eating the yummy food we cook together.

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I have a Char-Broil grill setting in the back yard, and I am lucky enough to get to use it year round since I live in Florida. I love grilling but I am a not huge fan of charcoal flavor so my grill is gas. These recipes will work for all types of grills. This book is the perfect book for anyone who enjoys grilling and it doesn't matter what brand your grill is.

This handy guide if filled with tips and tricks for making your grilling experience more fun and easier. There are tips for smoking s well as grilling. There are great temperature guides. But the best part is the 300 recipes. There are recipes for meals from breakfast to midnight snacks and desserts tossed in also. You will be drooling while reading through this book, not just from the recipes but also from the awesome color pictures of the prepared foods.

I received this book from the Author or Publisher via Netgalley.com to read and review.

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This is a wonderful book - everything you need to know about grilling on your grill!! I wrote down several copies of recipes I want to try this summer. Its just wonderful and easy to understand!! Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me this book for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

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A lot of people disregard the recipes on the backs of food products, cookbooks published by food companies, and brand-name appliances, grills, etc. However, common sense would tell us that if a company wants to sell their product, the recipes published should be fabulous and inspiring so that their products will be purchased over and over. In the case of Char-Broil Great Book of Grilling: 300 Tasty Recipes for Every Meal: Delicious Appetizers, Meat, Veggies & More Over 300 Mouthwatering Photos & Easy-to-Make Recipes for Your Grill the product is the grill, and the recipes have instructions for cooking on that grill. Although this excellent cookbook focuses on all outdoor cooking, it is one of the few of its kind that includes infrared cooking. Many of the newer gas grills, including mine, have this feature, and instructions and recipes haven’t always been available. Infrared Cooking is reason enough to purchase this cookbook.

There are good instructions for most kinds of outdoor cooking, including smoking, and dozens of excellent recipes, so you can’t go wrong in choosing this exceptional cookbook. We loved the Charred Sugar-Crusted Salmon – the rub is divine and good for all types of fish – and the South-of-the-Border Chicken Pizza is fabulous. The instructions are excellent and are suitable for all kinds of pizza; infrared doesn’t get so hot that it burns the crust, so the end results are a crisp golden crust. Other recipes that are excellent are Grilled & Shredded Jerk Chicken Sandwiches, Double-Grilled Stuffed Potatoes, and Sesame-Crusted Chicken with Wasabi Cream Sauce to name a few. There are even several recipes for grilled whole turkey.

This excellent cookbook includes meats, poultry, seafood, side dishes, vegetables, and desserts. The photographs – almost every recipe is pictured – are beautiful and make it difficult to decide which recipe to try. Most of the recipes are fairly easy, and the instructions in all of the recipes are easy to understand and follow.

If you are in the market for a cookbook on grilling, you can’t get a better one. Highly recommended.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

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As someone new to grilling I found this book to be very helpful and informative! It goes over the basics and teaches you exactly what you need to do! I can’t wait to put what I’ve learned to use.

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I find that this book is great if you are serious about grilling, like you own whatever monster machine the book recommends. This book has a lot of great ideas, but too technical for me. Initially I thought this was more for the home cook, where all we have is the kitchen grill or a normal charcoal barbeque. But in actual fact this book is way over my head.

I love the recipes, but I cannot replicate easily it without the professional grills. Plus I might have to say that the pictures are not very attractive.

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Thank you for the opportunity I can't wait to try all of the recipes that are offered in this book! Very easy to follow too.

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The editors of Creative Homeowner have put together a great grilling cookbook here, complete with 300 recipes for any and all occasions.

The beginning of the book provides a short introduction to terminology, equipment, and essentials. Odds are if you are browsing this book you probably understand these basics, but it's always good to review every so often. But if you have absolutely no clue about outdoor cooking, then you will learn quite a bit just from this introduction. For example, the difference between grilling and barbecuing, different heat sources and equipment, cooking tips, and cooking guides.

The very first page gives a snapshot of the Top 10 Picks in the following categories:
1. Comfort Foods
2. Make-You-Want-To-Eat-Veggies
3. Summertime Party Recipes
4. World Cuisine Recipes

The chapters are as follows:
1. Cooking Outside
2. Appetizers & Snacks
3. Beef, Lamb, & Veal
4. Pork
5. Poultry
6. Seafood
7. Vegetables, Sides, & Salads
8. Desserts
9. Marinades, Sauces, & Rubs

This is an excellent grilling cookbook. Lots of easy to prepare recipes that look delicious in the full color photos. I also like how the staff has includes relevant tips withing the recipe pages. Everyone will find a recipe to try in this book, from novice grillers to pitmasters. Happy grilling!

I received this as a free ARC from Fox Chapel Publishing on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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If you’re new at outdoor cooking or new to cooking on a gas grill, this is the book for you. Concisely explains the difference between grilling and BBQ while giving multiple recipes that can be made on either gas or charcoal grills. Recipes add some unique ingredients to give a different twist to some old-time favorites. Well laid out and enough photos to give a cook confidence that their meal was prepared correctly.

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An easy to read wonderful book about all aspects of BBQing.

I found it very helpful and informative. There are some photos that are sure to inspire anyone to try the included recipes with step by step instructions.

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Lots of good, sensible info in the intro to this book on the care and maintenance of your grill and how to grill safely (please don't good inside a tent or garage, or enclosed patio (I've witnessed this....) Dangerous. Don't do it.) There are lots of tasty recipes to try this coming summer, so be sure to pick this book up! I wish there had been a bit more info on smokers as I will be purchasing one for my daughter and her husband this month. But there are some recipes for one, so it's a start! Loved the photos and can't wait to see them in color (Kindle only has b/w.)

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This book is perfect for summer! There were so many recipes that I want to try that do not appear to be too hard to complete. The author did a good job of choosing which recipes to include.

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This book tells you everything you need to know about grilling - from the different types of grills, to what kind of cooking you can do with them, and the greatest amount of recipes that I have seen in a grilling cookbook!
You are shown how to prepare foods for grilling so that your meat is defrosted correctly and you are preparing it in a way that will cook it thoroughly and not let it be undercooked or burnt to a crisp!
The recipes are amazing, everyone will find something they like! You will learn how to marinate and prepare rubs so that your meat is flavorful and seasoned the way you like it!
There are recipes for whole turkeys, hams, seafood, salads and cakes! There are tasty recipes for nachos, wood fired pizza, grilled mushroom lettuce wraps, prime rib roast, lamb kebabs with mint pesto, asian style baby back ribs, turkey tenders with cranberry BBQ sauce, sweet potato wedges and marshmallow dipping sauce, and even pumpkin sticky toffee pudding cake!
You will want to only cook with your grill after reading this book - enjoy!

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