From the Publisher

The Outdoor Cook

How To Cook Anything Outside Using Your Grill, Fire Pit, Flat-Top Grill, and More

Bruschetta with Marinated Grilled Tomatoes and Fresh Mozzarella

Let's Go Outside

Your go-to guide to cooking outdoors:

Grilling 101
Open-Fire Cooking 101
Cooking with Smoke 101
Fuel for the Fire
Fan the Flames: Equipment
Keep Your Cool: Setup and Safety

Grill It Up

Embrace the outdoor lifestyle by making your entire meal outside with 150 recipes that let you stir-fry weeknight dinners, griddle up Sunday breakfast, build an open-fire paella, grill-bake breads and desserts, and even grill and smoke snacks and cocktail components. Most recipes are adaptable to different cooking methods, including gas and charcoal grills, flat-top grills and planchas, open-fire setups, and even smokers. If it can be cooked outside, The Outdoor Cook shows you how to do it.

Snacks and Small Plates
Both Hands Needed
Weeknight Dinners
Weekend Gatherings
Over an Open Fire
Grilled Breads
Don't Forget Dessert

Choose Your Outdoor Cooking Adventure


Snacks and Small Plates Start off your outdoor cooking adventure with recipes like Charred Guacamole, Negimaki, Grilled Lamb Kofte, and Smokey Peach Sangria.	Both Hands Needed In the mood for a sandwich? We've got you covered with recipes for paninis, burgers, wraps, tacos, and more!	Weeknight Dinners Step out of the kitchen and cook your weeknight dinner outdoors.	Weekend Gatherings Cooking for a crowd? We've got you covered with meals that are sure to impress.


Over an Open Fire Immerse yourself in the outdoors by cooking over an open fire to make recipes like Kalbi, Fireside Chili, and Paella for a Crowd.	Grilled Breads Cooking outdoors isn't limited to savory dishes. Make Grilled Flour Tortillas, No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread, Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls, and more from the Grilled Breads chapter.	Don't Forget Dessert A meal is not complete without dessert. Satisfy your sweet tooth with recipes like Ultimate S'mores, Grilled Stone Fruit, and Mulled Cider.

Start the Fire

There are practical reasons for cooking outdoors—it lets you avoid heating up the house, it cuts down on pots and pans to wash, it opens up more breathing room for entertaining friends and family—but those pieces don’t tell the whole story. There’s just something about the magic of fire that attracts us and draws us together. Outdoor cooking is more exciting than cooking indoors. At the same time, it’s relaxing: Even when you make the most of the latest gear, you can still unplug, enjoy being outside, and focus on the here and now. So let these recipes spark your desire to keep the fire, and the fun, going.

From the Publisher

The Outdoor Cook

Let's Go Outside

Grill It Up

Choose Your Outdoor Cooking Adventure

Snacks and Small Plates

Both Hands Needed

Weeknight Dinners

Weekend Gatherings

Over an Open Fire

Grilled Breads

Don't Forget Dessert

Start the Fire