Your grill. Your dinner. You've got this.
You don't need fancy equipment or a backyard cooking show to make a good dinner. Grilling for Normal People: Good Food. No Fuss. helps you get comfortable at the grill, understand the basics, and put a whole meal on the table.
Billy Beck's illustrated guide combines clear steps, everyday recipes, and a little help from Pork Chop, your friendly guide to better backyard dinners. Whether you're lighting your first chimney of charcoal or trying to stop drying out the chicken, you'll find practical advice you can put to use.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
- Get started with gas or charcoal, choose useful tools, and prepare your grilling space.
- Control the heat with simple grill setups and direct and indirect cooking zones.
- Build flavor with seasonings, rubs, marinades, and sauces.
- Cook everyday favorites, including burgers, hot dogs, sausages, chicken, steak, pork chops, fish, shrimp, and vegetables.
- Check doneness with confidence using a thermometer and clear temperature guidance.
- Handle common mishaps, from food that sticks to flare-ups, slow cooking, and meat that turns out too dry.
- Bring dinner together with manageable menus, preparation tips, and easy sides.
Recipes and references you can return to
Try burger variations, grilled chicken, steak, pork chops, salmon, shrimp, vegetable sides, and two versatile spice blends. A quick temperature reference and recipe indexes make it easy to find what you need.
Start simple. Build confidence. Make dinner.
With friendly cartoon illustrations and straightforward explanations throughout, this book helps you learn one cookout at a time-and enjoy what you're making along the way.
Part of the For Normal People series: practical skills, clear explanations, and help for real life.