Marinades

I have used this book *heavily*, and have tried most of the marinades, a couple of the rubs, and one sauce. For my taste, it contains more good or excellent recipes than unremarkable ones; and I've found none of the ones I've tried to be bad. I especially love the zingy, spicy Carolina Mountain Marinade for a pork tenderloin. What the book needs, though, is a separate index listing recipes grouped by the meat for which they are intended. Otherwise, my only complaint is that it could be a little longer!

This is virtually the only cookbook I refer to during the summer. Every recipe that I've tried is great for grilling or broiling.

Ms. Barnard has come up with a whole slew of unusual and tasty combinations that range from very subtle to very assertive but they are almost uniformly delicious. I tend to use the hot and spicy recipes but there are also any number of sweet and fruity ones as well as flavors in the middle. Despite its very limited focus, it's the best new cookbook I've used in years.

I found the layout to be pretty common sense with well defined chapters. The recipies use common ingredients and are easy to follow. We were primarily intrested in rib rubs when we purchased the book and have since given copies to friends interested in new BBQ ideas.