The Complete Grilling and Barbecue Cookbook

500+ Recipes plus Techniques, Tools, and Science for Sensational Backyard Grilling

The only grilling cookbook you'll ever need: Explore the full range of grilling, grill-roasting, smoking, and regional barbecue with 500+ recipes for every outdoor cook.

30 years of expertise and innovation from the people you trust to deliver recipes that work—the first time and every time.


From America’s Test Kitchen to your backyard, a complete grilling and barbecue education between two covers.

Whether you’re a casual griller, barbecue enthusiast, or pitmaster, this cookbook will level up your game so you can pull off any recipe--even an entire meal, from Charred Pineapple Margaritas to Green Chile Cheeseburgers with Sweet Potatoes to a grilled Rustic Summer Fruit Tart--without breaking a sweat. Our trademark rigorous testing of both recipes and equipment ensures you've got what you need to grill what you want. 

With ATK’s master course in grilling and smoking in your hands, you will:
  • Use sure-fire tricks to make grilling easier and get impressive results: Delicate salmon, pizza, and even French toast lift right off the grill when you learn how to make the grates nonstick.
  • Make grilling fit your schedule whether you have 30 minutes or an afternoon: From quick Grilled Pork Chops with Plums to a showstopping Smoked Prime Rib, there are recipes for every occasion.
  • Expand your repertoire to take grilling from appetizers to bread and desserts: Hello Smoked Nachos, Rosemary Foccaccia, and Cast Iron Cherry Spoon Cake.
  • Put grilling science to work to make amazing food: Our science features put you closer to outstanding brown crusts and smoke-kissy rosy interiors on steaks and more.
  • Unlocks your grill’s potential: Customize your charcoal grill to become a smoker to make Texas-style barbecue brisket and ribs a mouth-watering reality. 
America’s Test Kitchen is well-known for its top-rated television shows with more than 4 million weekly public television viewers, bestselling cookbooks, magazines, websites, and cooking school. The highly reputable and recognizable brands of America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Illustrated, and Cook’s Country are the work of over 60 passionate chefs based in Boston, Massachusetts, who put ingredients, cookware, equipment, and recipes through objective, rigorous testing to identify the very best. Discover, learn, and expand your cooking repertoire with Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop, Dan Souza, Lisa McManus, Tucker Shaw, Bryan Roof, and our fabulous team of test cooks! View titles by America's Test Kitchen

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The only grilling cookbook you'll ever need: Explore the full range of grilling, grill-roasting, smoking, and regional barbecue with 500+ recipes for every outdoor cook.

30 years of expertise and innovation from the people you trust to deliver recipes that work—the first time and every time.


From America’s Test Kitchen to your backyard, a complete grilling and barbecue education between two covers.

Whether you’re a casual griller, barbecue enthusiast, or pitmaster, this cookbook will level up your game so you can pull off any recipe--even an entire meal, from Charred Pineapple Margaritas to Green Chile Cheeseburgers with Sweet Potatoes to a grilled Rustic Summer Fruit Tart--without breaking a sweat. Our trademark rigorous testing of both recipes and equipment ensures you've got what you need to grill what you want. 

With ATK’s master course in grilling and smoking in your hands, you will:
  • Use sure-fire tricks to make grilling easier and get impressive results: Delicate salmon, pizza, and even French toast lift right off the grill when you learn how to make the grates nonstick.
  • Make grilling fit your schedule whether you have 30 minutes or an afternoon: From quick Grilled Pork Chops with Plums to a showstopping Smoked Prime Rib, there are recipes for every occasion.
  • Expand your repertoire to take grilling from appetizers to bread and desserts: Hello Smoked Nachos, Rosemary Foccaccia, and Cast Iron Cherry Spoon Cake.
  • Put grilling science to work to make amazing food: Our science features put you closer to outstanding brown crusts and smoke-kissy rosy interiors on steaks and more.
  • Unlocks your grill’s potential: Customize your charcoal grill to become a smoker to make Texas-style barbecue brisket and ribs a mouth-watering reality. 

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America’s Test Kitchen is well-known for its top-rated television shows with more than 4 million weekly public television viewers, bestselling cookbooks, magazines, websites, and cooking school. The highly reputable and recognizable brands of America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Illustrated, and Cook’s Country are the work of over 60 passionate chefs based in Boston, Massachusetts, who put ingredients, cookware, equipment, and recipes through objective, rigorous testing to identify the very best. Discover, learn, and expand your cooking repertoire with Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop, Dan Souza, Lisa McManus, Tucker Shaw, Bryan Roof, and our fabulous team of test cooks! View titles by America's Test Kitchen
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