Cheater BBQ: Barbecue Anytime, Anywhere, in Any Weather Book

Barbecue fans relax! With more than 125 terrific recipes for indoor cooking, Cheater BBQ makes it easy to serve up pit-style barbecue classics year-round.

Cheater BBQ is the first cookbook to bring the outdoor grilling pit into the weeknight kitchen using little more than a slow cooker or an oven, a roll of foil, a few everyday ingredients, and some all-natural liquid smoke. Anyone can make great cheater barbecue.

The recipes in Cheater BBQ cover smoky barbecue classics: pulled pork, chicken, ribs, brisket, rubs, and regional sauces. Starters and sides include Smoked Paprika Pimiento Cheese, Boston Crocked Beans, Packet Potato Salad, and Loaded Cornbread, as well as drinks and desserts.

From Super Bowl celebrations to March madness get-togethers to simple meals with family, Cheater BBQ delivers barbecue taste year-round—without lighting a match.

Judith Sutton - Library Journal

Merrell and Quinn (she's a recipe developer with food marketing experience; he has written a grilling column for The Tennessean) love real barbecue-they've even entered BBQ competitions-but they also like to make what they call "cheater BBQ" in the oven or the slow cooker. Purists may be appalled (especially by the authors' lavish use of bottled liquid smoke), but other home cooks who like the flavors of barbecue and outdoor grilling will be tempted by recipes such as Molasses Vinegar Pork Butt and Filipino Adobo-Q Chicken. Along with the main event, there are chapters on spices and rubs, appetizers, sides, desserts, and even one of recipes for leftovers. For most collections.