Still experimenting with the collection, seems to be a great collection of rubs so far, the family like them,
This one really hits on pork! Also excellent on chicken
Food by Fire by Derek Wolf – Hardback Cookbook
At a glance Format: Hardback, 208 pages Author: Derek Wolf, creator of Over the Fire Cooking Publisher:...
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At a glance
Format: Hardback, 208 pages
Author: Derek Wolf, creator of Over the Fire Cooking
Publisher: Harvard Common Press, 2021
Inside: Fire-starting and fuels, direct and indirect fire cooking, vegetables and sides, sauces, marinades and rubs
Best for: Open-fire and charcoal cooks who want big flavour and global techniques
ISBN: 9781592339754
Food by Fire, styled Food x Fire on its cover, is Derek Wolf's hardback guide to cooking over live fire, from the creator of Over the Fire Cooking, covering how to build and manage fires through to direct and indirect recipes from around the world. It runs from easy wins for beginners to techniques like lamb al asador and brick-pressed chicken.
Real fire, real flavour
Derek Wolf built Over the Fire Cooking into one of the biggest live-fire communities online by showing that cooking over flames is simple and fun. He's spent years travelling to learn fire techniques from other cultures, and this book gathers them into one practical, punchy guide.
What's inside
It opens with Getting Started: Respecting the Flame, covering fire-building and the best fuels. Chapters on direct fire cooking and indirect fire cooking follow, with skillets, skewers, planks, rotisserie and hanging methods, then vegetables and sides and a chapter of sauces, marinades and rubs.
The publisher's highlights include Herb Brush Basted Bone-In Ribeye, Leaning Salmon Plank with Lemon Dill Sauce, Al Pastor Skewered Tacos, Coal Roasted Lobster Tails, Dirty Chipotle NY Strips, Spicy Rotisserie Beef Ribs, Salt-Baked Red Snapper and Charred and Glazed Pineapple, with sides like Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus and sauces like Spicy Cilantro Chimichurri and Maple Bourbon Glaze.
Who it's for
Fire pit, campfire and charcoal cooks who want to cook with flames rather than just over coals, and anyone following Over the Fire Cooking online. The early chapters make it friendly for beginners.
About Derek Wolf
Derek Wolf is the creator of Over the Fire Cooking, a website and social media channel dedicated to cooking over live fire. He and his wife Ally travel widely to learn fire techniques, he has bestselling spice lines with Spiceology, and he's also the author of Flavor by Fire.
The Rub Smuggler's Verdict
🏴☠️ Darryl's Secret: Ember-Roasted Onion Relish
Throw it in the fire and walk away. Seriously.
You'll need: 3 brown onions (skin on), 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, 3 tbsp olive oil, 1 red chilli (chopped), a handful of parsley, salt
Do this:
- Nestle the whole onions straight into hot embers for 30 to 40 minutes, turning once, until black outside and soft inside.
- Cool slightly, peel away the burnt layers and roughly chop the sweet centres.
- Toss with the vinegar, oil, chilli, parsley and salt, and spoon over steak or sausages.
Why it works: The charred skin protects the onion so it steams in its own juices, turning sweet and smoky.
Questions answered
Who wrote Food by Fire?
Food by Fire was written by Derek Wolf, creator of the live-fire cooking website and social channels Over the Fire Cooking.
Is Food by Fire the same book as Food x Fire?
Yes. The publisher's title is Food by Fire, and the cover is styled Food x Fire.
Is Food by Fire good for beginners?
Yes. It starts with fire-building and fuels and offers easy wins before moving to more ambitious global techniques.
Is Food by Fire a hardback, and how many pages?
Yes. It's a 208-page hardback (paper over board) published by Harvard Common Press in 2021.
What's inside Food by Fire?
Chapters cover fire basics, direct and indirect fire cooking, vegetables and sides, and sauces, marinades and rubs, with recipes like coal-roasted lobster tails and herb-basted ribeye.
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