The Complete Grilling and Barbecue Cookbook: 400+ Recipes Plus Techniques, Tools, and Science -- America's Test Kitchen, Hardcover

The only grilling cookbook you'll ever need: Explore the full range of grilling, grill-roasting, smoking, and regional barbecue with 400+ recipes for every outdoor cook.

30 years of expertise and innovation from the people you trust to deliver recipes that work--the first time and every time.

From America's Test Kitchen to your backyard, a complete grilling and barbecue education between two covers.

Whether you're a casual griller, barbecue enthusiast, or pitmaster, this cookbook will level up your game so you can pull off any recipe--even an entire meal, from Charred Pineapple Margaritas to Green Chile Cheeseburgers with Sweet Potatoes to a grilled Rustic Summer Fruit Tart--without breaking a sweat. Our trademark rigorous testing of both recipes and equipment ensures you've got what you need to grill what you want.

With ATK's master course in grilling and smoking in your hands, you will:

• Use sure-fire tricks to make grilling easier and get impressive results: Delicate salmon, pizza, and even French toast lift right off the grill when you learn how to make the grates nonstick.

• Make grilling fit your schedule whether you have 30 minutes or an afternoon: From quick Grilled Pork Chops with Plums to a showstopping Smoked Prime Rib, there are recipes for every occasion.
• Expand your repertoire to take grilling from appetizers to bread and desserts: Hello Smoked Nachos, Rosemary Foccaccia, and Cast Iron Cherry Spoon Cake.

• Put grilling science to work to make amazing food: Our science features put you closer to outstanding brown crusts and smoke-kissed rosy interiors on steaks and more.
• Unlocks your grill's potential: Customize your charcoal grill to become a smoker to make Texas-style barbecue brisket and ribs a mouth-watering reality.

Author: America's Test Kitchen
Publisher: America's Test Kitchen
Published: 03/31/2026
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9781966027041

About the Author
America's Test Kitchen publishes best-selling and award-winning cookbooks, including The Outdoor Cook, Meat Illustrated, and Master of the Grill. It also publishes Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines and produces public television's top-rated shows, America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country.