Rubs (Third Edition): Updated and Revised to Include Over 175 Recipes for BBQ Rubs, Marinades, Glazes, and Bastes (The Art of Entertaining)

I am a food photographer who owns hundreds of cookbooks, so needless to say, I'm a bit hard to impress. Well, much to my surprise, this cookbook (third edition) has become one of my most favorite in my collection. Why? The photography is stunningly rendered on dark pages with nearly a photo for every recipe, the recipes are simple yet adventurous with packed flavors, the ingredients are straight-forward real ingredients that I already have in my home, the color-coding makes for an easy reference, the "works best with", "consistency", and "flavor" guides are extremely helpful, the book lays open on the counter unassisted, and not to mention, the plethora of recipes that covers flavor profiles and combinations to thrill any palate. While this cookbook has become one of my favorites, I think there is some room for improvement, but none of these minor suggestions warrant any reduction in stars, just my personal observations in hopes of them being included in the next edition. 1. The blue and green type can be difficult to read on the dark background, though I love the dark pages. I would suggest either a while outline of the font or a drop shadow accompanying the colored type or just opt for a solid white font. 2. As part of the "guides" at the top of the pages, I would love to see the author's personal recommendations for the type of hardwood to use to smoke a particular recipe. Different woods impart such a vast array of flavors and I would love to hear the author's experiences. 3. The index is vast and well thought-out, but unfortunately, it is very difficult to read in such a tiny font...it's maybe a 4 or 5 pt? I would increase the size of the font in future editions for readability's sake. 4. Finish cook temps for each food would also be a nice inclusion. Thank you for such a wonderful cookbook!

Gifted to boyfriend in assortment of BBQ tools and supplies. All the right recipes for beginner or seasoned pitmaster. Classic and unique recipes both. Beautiful book and photos. He has some eyesight issues and almost complete color-blindness, so some of the dark pages with colored print are a challenge for him. But otherwise, book is perfectly fabulous! We love to cook together, and he has a pellet smoker grill. This book will be thoroughly enjoyed - thank you to the writers and producers!

SO many times these cookbooks will give you a ton of recipes (most of which have ingredients we do not have in our cabinets). Mind you, Im a salt/pepper, garlic & onion powder, seasoning salt, and some other odds and ends type person. We don't complicate things. We don't have sophisticated recipes, we don't get fancy or bougie with our foods. We WANT to, but I buy 1 spice/seasoning for 1 recipe and that poor thing sits for 6 months because I have no idea how to use it "free hand". I NEED recipes in order to use up the rest of that item. This book is great! You can look up recipes by ingredient, protein, or method of use (brine, marinade, etc). It's color coded on the side to indicate where brines, marinades, butters, etc are located. On each recipe it pairs it with it's flavor profile (if you're in the mood for something sweet, salty, savory, etc), and what protein it pairs well with! The best thing of all.......as a simpleton in the spice cabinet-I HAVE EVERYTHING FOR MOST OF THESE! lol. Salt, pepper, soy sauce, worchestishire sauce, vinegars, honey (to name a few). Very basic with the ocassional "might have to buy" item. And since many of the recipes have a lot of the same base ingredients, I can go out and purchase something and try new things and not have it sit around for eons. Definitely recommend if you're anything like us in the kitchen but really want some foods that are brag worthy! I haven't tried any recipes yet, but looking forward to actually being able to use this one!

Lots of different recipes to make your own rubs. Tweak the recipes to suit your taste

Nice price fast delivery

My daughter and I are new to smoking meat, having recently purchased the Ninja smoker. She does most of the grilling/smoking, and I thought this book would be such a nice Christmas gift for her. This book has so much good and thorough information. Such a find during the sales - even full price, it would be worth every penny. I will add more after the holidays, to comment more. Merry Christmas, everyone!😊🎄⛄

The rub book is awesome got so many rubs is crazy I love it

Great info

Great book with some very nice recipes for basting, sauces and rubs. Perfect for me as I use a smoker most weekends and these rubs and sauces are perfect. One complaint, which is annoying is that some of the ingredient wording is printed on pages that are hard to read due to being close in colour to the background

Great little book, we've loved all the recipes we've tried so far :)

Very good book with plenty of recipes and ideas

excellent book. i done the peach sauce with the chicken thigh recipe delicious. Memphis sauce was also amazing. keen to try more

everthing you will need to know I would think on this subject