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title: "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Smoking Foods"
brand: "ted reader"
price: "$76"
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reviews_count: 13
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# The Complete Idiot's Guide to Smoking Foods

**Brand:** ted reader
**Price:** $76
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Complete Idiot's Guide to Smoking Foods by ted reader
- **How much does it cost?** $76 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

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    I'm a newbie to smoking foods....
  

*by L***6 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 17, 2014*

I've smoked a few things on my charcoal grill but wanted to do more for longer lasting food stuffs.  I started with bacon...making my own instead of relying on commercial processed.  What a difference!  I have since done turkeys, pork sausage jubs, beef ribs, pork ribs and a ham (called twice smoked ham - not in the book).  I needed the basics, timing and temperature for various items.  I found that and more in this book.  I now have a propane smoker (bought through Amazon) that is ready at a moments notice to begin.  The book has numerous recipes that I will be trying.  The rubs and sauces work well with what I have done so far.  I would recommend this to anyone who wants to enhance the flavor of what they are grilling or if they want to go all out and smoke for future meals.

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    Good book for beginners
  

*by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 17, 2014*

I am totally new to smoking. I checked several books out of the library to find one to buy as a reference. Most of the books I found were so basic that they weren't much help. Some were really into equipment - which wasn't relevant for me because I'd received the equipment for Christmas and I wasn't going to buy anything until I had some experience under my belt. Finally, some books just seemed to be "brag" books for famous BBQ people I'd never heard of who mostly discussed their prowess in smoking and only gave recipes that would sell their premixed spices, sauces, etc.This book hit the sweet spot for me because it discusses the basics and gives me some recipes to get me started. It has nice time and temperature charts that I use nearly every time I smoke. It even has some side dishes that have turned out to be pretty amazing.

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    Seriously lacking.
  

*by J***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 26, 2014*

I wanted a book that went into detail on smoking and curing meats. I chose this book over others because I LOVED the book 'The Complete ldiot's Guide to Sausage Making'.  Of several sausage making books that l have, it is my go-to book. Recipes and information is spot on and provides chapters of very useful infrmation. This book on the other hand, is almost completely useless. Unless you've just landed from another planet and never heard of a smoker, then this book is probably not for you. I really wanted to like this book but l expected useful information that would help me achieve better results with my smoker.  This book read almost like a children's book.....  Some smokers use charcol.  Some smokers use gas.  Be sure to follow your manufacturer's direction.  Seriously....  I gave it two stars because it does have a lot of recipes in it and they may be good (have not tried them) but l wasn't looking for a recipe book. For example, l usually smoke a turkey for Christmas. Was hoping to get some good info on smoking poultry but almost no usable info. There was a recipe for smoked turkey drumsticks, but thats about it. Instead of techniques for smoking different types of food, it is mostly recipes. Everything else was basicaly explaining what a smoker is and saying stuff like - some prefer this, and some prefer that. No reasons why one method may be better than another. For example - names all of the hard woods used for smoking, but basically just tells what they are and says some prefer apple wood... Some prefer hickory. This book is truly geared towards idiots.

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