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Meat May be America's Favorite Main Dish, but it still provokes plenty of questions. Are prime steaks worth the extra money? Can you make real barbecue at home? Is there a good way to keep pork chops from drying out as they cook? What's the secret to a foolproof holiday ham? If you have ever wondered about the best way to cook a particular cut of meat, then you will find Steaks, Chops, Roasts, and Ribs indispensable. Packed with more than 300 recipes, this book represents the cumulative experience and knowledge of the test cooks and editors at America's Test Kitchen. Have you ever spent $50 on prime rib only to ruin the roast at home? Have you ever made a pot roast that was tough, a steak that was charred on the outside and raw on the inside, or a beef stew that tasted no better than a can of Dinty Moore? We've tested (and retested) just about every technique, ingredient, and piece of equipment imaginable to produce reliable recipes that should work the first time -- and every time. As we like to say, we roasted 32 cuts of prime rib so you don't have to.

Detailed instructions and hundreds of step-by-step drawings will help to guarantee your success. Illustrated tutorials take you through the process of making a pan sauce, stir-frying, roasting on the grill, and more. Steaks, Chops, Roasts, and Ribs is also packed with the kind of no-nonsense ingredient tastings and equipment ratings that make the Best Recipe books so useful. We tell you which skillets, roasting pans, instant-read thermometers, and chef's knives to buy -- and which ones to avoid. You will learn whether expensive sea salts are worth the money as well as why chicken broth is a better choice than beef broth in most meat stews.

Steaks, Chops, Roasts, and Ribs begins at the market, where many people make their first mistake. Knowing what cut to buy for a given recipe and then finding that cut in your local supermarket or butcher shop can be an obstacle to success. The same cut of meat that works beautifully in a stew might fail miserably on the grill. And, to make matters worse, the labeling in most markets is either nonexistent or inconsistent. To solve these problems, we've created a 16-page illustrated (and opinionated) guide that will tell you all you need to know about buying meat. Included in this valuable guide are precise, hand-drawn illustrations that will help you identify 70 of the most popular cuts of beef, pork, lamb, and veal and learn their various alternate names so you can interpret the labels in the supermarket. Detailed (and honest) tasting notes describe the pros and cons of each cut, and our unique rating system ranks each cut for flavor and cost. We even tell you which cuts are not worth the money or bother -- something you'll never hear from your butcher. At America's Test Kitchen, we don't mince words and won't hesitate to pronounce a cut of meat, a cooking technique, or a piece of equipment utterly worthless.

Steaks, Chops, Roasts, and Ribs is organized into 16 chapters based on how a home cook (not a butcher) thinks about meat. "I Want to Make a Stew" (chapter 8) explains the basic cooking techniques that link all stews (no matter the cut of meat used) and shows you how to turn beef, pork, veal, and lamb into hearty meals. "I Want to Barbecue Something Smoky" (chapter 13) demystifies the art of barbecue and shows you how to produce real barbecued brisket, spareribs, and more with the help of your backyard grill. "I Want to Cook Cutlets" (chapter 6) explains how to turn pork and veal cutlets into quick weeknight meals. You know you love Southwestern fajitas, North Carolina barbecued pulled pork, New York strip steaks, and Philly cheesesteak sandwiches. But if you're going to spend the money to buy the meat and then take the time to cook it, you want good results. Steaks, Chops, Roasts, and Ribs is your no-nonsense guide to great meat cookery.

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Dwight Garner

Here's another book from America's Test Kitchen. It's heavily researched, full of good advice and packed with solid recipes. Buy it for the carnivorous straight-A student in your life.
— The New York Times

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The latest in a popular series from Cook's Illustrated, this big book includes more than 300 recipes for meat lovers, from classic Steak au Poivre to Thai Red Curry. In the magazine's signature style, each recipe features extensive testing notes, giving readers a look at how the authors came up with their "best" version. While the recipes could stand alone, the book is packed with information, from an excellent, illustrated meat-buying guide to a series of miniprimers on techniques (e.g., "Pan Sauces 101") to ratings and recommendations of kitchen equipment. There are dozens of step-by-step illustrations as well, along with a 16-page color insert. Highly recommended. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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ISBN-13: 9780936184784
Publisher: America's Test Kitchen
Publication date: 5/28/2004
Pages: 433
Sales rank: 341,382
Series: Best Recipe Series
Product dimensions: 8.62 (w) x 11.14 (h) x 1.59 (d)

	Welcome to America's Test Kitchen	xi
	Preface	xiii
	An Illustrated (and Opinionated) Buying Guide for Meat	3
	Cooking Meat 101	19
Chapter 1	I Want to Grill a Steak	23
Chapter 2	I Want to Cook a Steak Indoors	43
Chapter 3	I Want to Cook Meat on a Stick	65
Chapter 4	I Want to Grill Chops	79
Chapter 5	I Want to Cook Chops Inside	91
Chapter 6	I Want to Cook Cutlets	113
Chapter 7	I Want to Stir-Fry	133
Chapter 8	I Want to Make a Stew	145
Chapter 9	I Want to Make Pot Roast	181
Chapter 10	I Want to Cook a Roast	227
Chapter 11	I Want to Grill a Roast	279
Chapter 12	I Want to Make Chili or Curry	299
Chapter 13	I Want to Barbecue Something Smoky	323
Chapter 14	I Want to Cook Ground Meat	343
Chapter 15	I Want to Cook Ham, Sausages, or Bacon	371
Chapter 16	Rubs, Sauces, Salsas, and Gravy	395
	Index	409

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Posted October 27, 2005

Must have in every kitchen

If you like to cook meat this is a must have book. It goes into depths on how to buy and cook all kinds of meats. What the best cuts of meat are for what you want to make and how to make it. As soon as I got the book I followed the recipe to make pot roast and it was absolutely perfect. Best meal I've made and I consider myself a good cook. Highly recommended.
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