Barbecue Like a Boss by Adam Roberts – Hardback Cookbook

Barbecue Like a Boss is a hardback how-to-barbecue guide by Australian Pitmaster Adam Roberts that teaches low n slow smoking, grilling and rotisserie cooking, including which cuts to ask your butcher for, what temperature to cook at and how to nail the texture. It's the follow-up to his book Ribs and covers what he teaches in his classes across Australia and New Zealand.

The Aussie how-to-barbecue handbook

Adam Roberts has taught thousands of Australians and Kiwis to barbecue, and a two-hour class only goes so far. This book is the complete version you can keep coming back to. It's local, practical and written by someone who has stood behind a lot of smokers in competition.

What's inside

The book is organised around three ways of cooking with wood fire: low n slow, grilling and the rotisserie. For each, Adam explains what cut to ask the butcher for, what temperature to cook at, which technique to use and how to tell when the texture is right.

The photography shows exactly what you're aiming for: glossy pork ribs on the kamado, beef ribs pulling apart on butcher paper and rolled pork belly with proper crackling. It reads like a class you can take at your own pace.

Who it's for

Australian backyard cooks who've bought a smoker, kamado or rotisserie and want to use it properly. Beginners will find it clear, and anyone who has done one of Adam's classes will recognise the method.

About Adam Roberts

Pitmaster Adam Roberts co-founded the Australasian Barbecue Alliance in 2014 and the New Zealand Barbecue Alliance in 2017, serving as inaugural general manager of both. He's won more than 35 national-level barbecue trophies, teaches classes across Australia and New Zealand, and his earlier book Ribs & Sides took bronze in the NBBQA Book of the Year awards in the USA.

The Rub Smuggler's Verdict

The Smuggler's run this one for years: a proper Aussie how-to that covers the smoker, the grill and the rotisserie without wasting a page. What gets Darryl is the rolled pork belly, crackling you can hear from the next yard. Buy it, cook through it and your mates will start asking you for lessons. Back it up with Heat & Smoke II for more home-grown fire and Complete Australian Barbecue Kettle Cookbook for kettle cooks, and season your beef with Low N Slow Basics Beef Bounce. — Darryl "Slow Hand" Rubb

Questions answered

Who wrote Barbecue Like a Boss?

Barbecue Like a Boss was written by Australian Pitmaster Adam Roberts, co-founder of the Australasian Barbecue Alliance and a barbecue teacher across Australia and New Zealand.

What's inside Barbecue Like a Boss?

It covers low n slow smoking, grilling and rotisserie cooking, with guidance on which cuts to buy, what temperatures to cook at, which techniques to use and how to judge texture.

Is Barbecue Like a Boss good for beginners?

Yes. It's written as a complete how-to guide, much like Adam's learn-to-barbecue classes, so beginners can follow it step by step.

Is Barbecue Like a Boss a hardback?

Yes. It's a hardcover book.

Is Barbecue Like a Boss Australian?

Yes. Adam Roberts is an Australian pitmaster, and the book is written for Australian and New Zealand backyard cooks.