Wood-Fired Cooking

Mary Karlins enticing recipes explore the diverse flavor characteristics of hardwoods and live-fire cooking methods from Plank-Roasted Porterhouse or Indian Onion Naan to a hearth-baked Milanese Risotto Tart or Warm Chocolate-Chipotle Cakes. Introductory chapters cover the basics of indoor and outdoor wood-fired cooking, then she delves into the best applications for the myriad live-fire techniques and equipment now available and provides detailed instructions on building a fire and maintaining temperature in each apparatus. Karlins expert planning outlines show efficient cooks how to make the best use of wood-fired cooking sessions, including step-by-step instructions for preparing an entire weeks worth of food in a single session. WOOD-FIRED COOKING is ideal for home cooks seeking the next grilling frontier.