The Smoke Shop's Backyard BBQ

When it is snowy and cold outside, superspeed readers like me can read 150 - 200+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today. LOL

I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.

Every meal is better with BBQ! Impress your friends, family, and co-workers with recipes from Boston's popular Smoke Shop restaurant.

Join Andy Husbands and Will Salazar as they share their secrets in The Smoke Shop's Backyard BBQ. Start off with a classic Backyard Barbecue featuring pulled pork, Twice-Smoked Pulled Chicken, deliciously simple brisket, and New Memphis Ribs. With a selection of the Smoke Shop’s favourite sides, drinks, and desserts, it might seem like all you ever needed. 

Then they go further afield, as the following chapters bring smokehouse flavour to every occasion:
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*****Make Taco Tuesday special with Brisket Ropa Vieja Tacos, Pulled Pork Quesadillas, BBQ Empanadas, Street Corn, The Smoke Shop Guac, and Tres Leches Mini cakes.
*****Amp up your next Cocktail Party with Pork Belly Pastrami Skewers, BBQ Peanuts, and smoked Oysters on the Half Shell, paired with a Downtown Derby cocktail.
*****Throw the ultimate Tailgate featuring Salt and Pepper Baby Back Ribs, Pork Belly Burnt Ends, The Smoke Shop’s Famous Wings, and The Ultimate BLT Bar.

Additional chapters include The Big Brunch, a Fancy Party, and even a Holiday Party to keep the BBQ going year-round. Gather your friends and family: it's time for a BBQ-filled celebration!

Yay ... a comprehensive book abut BBQ ... unfortunately, what Canadians call BBQ-ing is grilling and I hate grilled food as it's dry and tasteless. Now, these boys know how to make succulent, sauce drenched food that I would eat way too much of.  The recipes are well written and the photos delicious looking and I am going to make the Brisket Ropa Vieja Tacos for New Year's Eve where our tradition is great food, and asleep in bed by 9.00 as hubby is used to getting up at 4.30 am for work. Yes, we Canadians know how to celebrate!!

This book comes out in time for what I called "wedding shower season" and a run up to Mother's and Father's day ... yes, moms can BBQ!!!! This book, along with some sauce or BBQ tools would be a perfect gift - even for Valentine's Day if you have a BBQ fan in the house!!!

As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I love emojis (outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/etc. " on Instagram and Twitter... Get a real job, people!) so let's give it 🐔🍖🥩🍗 🐖

This was a fun cookbook. It had a variety of sections, such as he backyard bbq, cocktail party, taco tuesday, big brunch, fancy party, and holiday party and a bunch of interesting recipes. There was also quite a few recipes I would love to try, such as smoked Oysters on the Half Shell. The book also has some amazing photos, which made it even more fun.

I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This book is sure to set your taste buds tingling and mouth watering!
What an amazing recipie book packed full of tantalising foods to try smoke shop style!
I've never even thought of half of the ideas in this book and cannot wait to try some of them this summer. 
I loved how the cooks were introduced at the beginning of the book and also the tips at the back of the book too.

This cookbook is a keeper the recipes are fantastic and Nd the variety is excellent. This book contains a large variety of sides beverages and desserts as well as some very interesting and tasty barbecue recipes. I plan to use this cookbook often and already have plans to get a few for friends. I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review.i highly recommend this one the recipes are amazing.

This book  takes the approach that BBQ can be the food, or the event. The first chapter is dedicated to the food I call BBQ. It has some recipes that look really good. The rest of the chapters (2-7) are dedicated to the "event". What I really like is its approach to bringing BBQ flavors (smoked, etc.) to some less predictable events like taco tuesday, holiday parties, and "fancier" gatherings. All around a good concept, but not completely dedicated to delicious BBQ meats.

Living in Europe, my concept of a barbecue is of meat grilled (not smoked) over a charcoal fire, so I was pleasantly surprised on a visit to California to go to an excellent BBQ restaurant to eat deliciously smoked meat.  
I am really enthusiastic about building my own smoker and making the same kind of meat at home. In hindsight I should have realized that Smokeshop Backyard BBQ would not suit me  as a beginner "BBQ-er" with only sparse information at the end of the book on setting up a smoker at home.  It does contain some useful recipes for cooking meat like brisket, pulled pork, spareribs, but there are just too many other recipes that I would never use including cocktails, snacks, macaroni  and overly sweet desserts. Chicken with waffles and a gravy made from 2 cups of coffee is just not my kind of food!

I really enjoyed this cookbook. It had easy to follow directions, and great pictures! The recipes looks delicious.

The Smoke Shop’s Backyard BBQ is a recipe book that has so much more than just ideas for grilling on the BBQ. This book contains so many different ideas, such as Taco Tuesdays and holiday get-togethers. It is a must-have for anyone who loves hosting backyard barbecues.

As it is nearing the end of February in my corner of the world, it is still winter and not quite BBQ season yet. However, The Smoke Shop’s Backyard BBQ has me dreaming of warmer weather and the fantastic food that I will creating with the smoker. There are some interesting meal ideas in this cookbook and I never considered a backyard brunch by the barbecue before. The offerings in this book are:

The Backyard BBQ
The Cocktail Party
Taco Tuesday
The Big Brunch
The Fancy Party
Tailgate
The Holiday Party

❀ EXTENSIVE INSTRUCTIONS

What is most useful in this book is the layout of the recipes. The authors have given extensive instructions on how to prepare and cook the meals, as well as describe the equipment needed. It is an easy to follow cookbook that also has gorgeous images and some wonderful commentary. Those familiar with the Boston restaurant the authors own will enjoy getting a little backstory from the pitmasters themselves.

There are quite a few recipes that I am excited to try this spring, including Beef Prime Rib au Jus. The accompanying sides, desserts and cocktails also make it easy to pull any party off with ease. I did give the Baked Macaroni & Cheese with Bacon and Asparagus a try, as it was something I could create in my oven. I did lighten it up a little bit by omitting some of the fat content and I used bread crumbs instead of saltines for the top. It was definitely a hit at my house and a nice change to traditional mac and cheese.

If you are a fan of the grill and smoked meats, The Smoke Shop’s Backyard BBQ is one cookbook to watch for. It has just about everything you will ever need to know about perfecting your grilling game.

The Smoke Shop's Backyard BBQ by Andy Husbands is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early December.

Bedazzled by bold, timetable-like font choices delineated by black & red underscores, accent marks, circles, and boxes, this is some humble bragging, good time second-person narration that goes straight into recipes for meats and matching sauces, snacks, sides, drinks, and desserts. There's photos with wood cutting boards, slate table surface, steel utensils, and messy yet realistically human presentation, but no real rhyme or reason as to the order of the recipes, outside of the occasion that a set of them could be used for. On the other hand, I’m pleased by the many directions that a bbq-style dish can be taken, particularly into Mexican food, breakfast/brunch, a ‘BLT bar,’ and fried rice.

I was so happy to receive an ARC of this cookbook. I am always looking for new BBQ recipes because we use our grill and smoker ALL the time.  The pictures were amazing and all the recipes were easy to follow with easy to come by ingredients.  My favorite were the Taco Tuesday ones!  Such a great book!