Adam Perry Lang

[yakdung]

Sure. I'm just hoping that it's not a sleazy reprint.

Can they do that? I've never heard of such a thing.

[jim4065]

I think they're supposed to label it as a reprint, but I bought an owners manual on ebay which was not labeled as a reprint. Did get my money back from PayPal though.

[Grillbilly]

Wow, I just bought this book a couple months ago, saw a new copy in a local bookstore for $35 or so, looked on Amazon and found a used one for around $10. Guess I got my order in just in time. It's a good book, have picked up some good ideas from it, and it caused me to look at some things about grilling a bit differently.

[jim4065]

It's a sad part of both ebay and Amazon that there are "commodity" items sometimes listed for hundreds of dollars more than their price from other sellers at the same time and location. Particularly books and movies - exact same item (not autographed, first edition or whatever) with an outrageous price, maybe 10 times the price or even more. I guess the "sales philosophy" is to occasionally really rip-off a sucker - but I don't understand why ebay and Amazon don't suggest that these scam artists take their business elsewhere since it casts a pall over the website.
Caveat Emptor!

[Marty]

It's a sad part of both ebay and Amazon that there are "commodity" items sometimes listed for hundreds of dollars more than their price from other sellers at the same time and location. Particularly books and movies - exact same item (not autographed, first edition or whatever) with an outrageous price, maybe 10 times the price or even more. I guess the "sales philosophy" is to occasionally really rip-off a sucker - but I don't understand why ebay and Amazon don't suggest that these scam artists take their business elsewhere since it casts a pall over the website.
Caveat Emptor!

Typically when i click the hard cover list new or used or soft cover new and used---- that whole list comes up.
Some times some items will be listed as cheaper than Amazon but with the $4 shipping and handling Amazon with its free shipping is cheapest.

I find myself looking at those $75 and $120 books and wonder if any one ever buys them. Amazon can be quite cut throat in that they price theirs just under what the ones with $4 shipping come to.

[Teajunkie]

Funny this thread pops up today. Just yesterday I received APL's book BBQ 25 in the mail. My mother sent it to me. She's feeding the beast!!

[DeanCHS1980]

Well my attempts to buy this book have finally paid off. I thought that I had ordered it on-line for $25 only to find out that the company was out of stock even though they still have it listed as in-stock. I have checked bookstores in Nashville and Louisville. All out of stock due to it being out of print. Could only find it on-line at Amazon and others for outrageous prices. I have seen it as high as $189! Retail is $35. My brother in Southaven, MS was killing time in Books a Million in Memphis. He found one copy. Bought it for list price plus a 10% discount since he was a member. No my only worry is whether he will keep it rather than let me pay him for it!!!

[Marty]

Well my attempts to buy this book have finally paid off. I thought that I had ordered it on-line for $25 only to find out that the company was out of stock even though they still have it listed as in-stock. I have checked bookstores in Nashville and Louisville. All out of stock due to it being out of print. Could only find it on-line at Amazon and others for outrageous prices. I have seen it as high as $189! Retail is $35. My brother in Southaven, MS was killing time in Books a Million in Memphis. He found one copy. Bought it for list price plus a 10% discount since he was a member. No my only worry is whether he will keep it rather than let me pay him for it!!!

Adan Perry Lang's serious barbecue is a good book. I bought if for $25 from Amazon just before it became seemingly the book to buy. He does have a way of writing that makes one want to read his book and use it.

Steven Raichlen has a several very good books on BBQ that are still reasonable.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is also a very good book on the topic and is still very reasonable.

http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaur-Bar-B-Qu ... q+cookbook

[DeanCHS1980]

Hey Marty,

Thanks for the tip. I have added Dinosaur BBQ to my growing Wish List on Amazon.

Have a great Sunday,

Dean

P.S. - Doing three racks of Baby Backs today. Two with homemade rub (found the recipe on this forum). I have another rub that is chili pepper based. I expect it will kick it up a notch or two. Doing that on the 3rd rack.

[IrvinF]

Because of this thread I looked into this book and thought I would get me a copy. Amazon and eBay is around $100. I looked on line and found books-a-million had it for $35 but order it on line for $21. So I figured I would get me a copy for $21. LMAO Add it to your cart and you will have 0 items in your cart. What's up with this I thought.

Went out for lunch today and because it was a little early we stopped by Barnes and Noble. Went to the cooking section and guess what I found - one coup of Serious Barbecue. The price on the inside cover said $35 so I walked up to the checkout with the book in hand. The on-line price at B&N is $103.95 so I wondered what it would ring up for. The cashier said, "That will be $37.10." If I was a B&N member I could have saved another $3.50. So look around if you're interested in the book you may just find one.

One more point, when you go to Amazon there is a link where you can let the published know you'd like a copy in the Kindle version. That may bring down the price some if enough people say they're interested.

[IrvinF]

While I was out I stopped by a books-a-million, and they had the book on the shelf too for $35.

[IrvinF]

Today I made some APL BBQ Sauce. It is all I can do to not drink it. That sauce alone is worth the price of the book. This reminds me of licking the bowl when my Mom made icing. I found myself licking the sauce pan. At first I was tasting the sauce and I was cooking it. It wasn't long before I was licking the spoon clean and had to get another every time I stirred the sauce.

If you don't have the recipe it is on his website. Get you some.

[Grillbilly]

Today I made some APL BBQ Sauce. It is all I can do to not drink it. That sauce alone is worth the price of the book. This reminds me of licking the bowl when my Mom made icing. I found myself licking the sauce pan. At first I was tasting the sauce and I was cooking it. It wasn't long before I was licking the spoon clean and had to get another every time I stirred the sauce.

If you don't have the recipe it is on his website. Get you some.

Don't forget to sprinkle it with fluer de sel and thirty cloves of garlic with the germs removed grated on a Microplane grater.

[jim4065]

The book that I ordered from Deep Discounts still hadn't arrived so I checked up on it. Turns out that they cancelled it without ever billing my paypal. Their business - but I wish they had sent an email saying that the order was cancelled. Kinda irritating.

[Marty]

Don't forget to sprinkle it with fluer de sel and thirty cloves of garlic with the germs removed grated on a Microplane grater.
Fire. Meat. Beer.

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I can tell that you have either read or have at least one of his books.

Yeah he can be a little obsessive. I have yet to remove the germ (might if it was sprouting) and chopped or pressed works fine for me ---oh and kosher salt work just fine also. Fluer de sal ?????

I have done his pounded pork chops and they were good. To night I am doing his Skin On Bone in Adobo Chicken breasts. I am using the America's Test Kitchen brine with his soy--thyme--and crushed garlic cloves and is is only going to sit for 1 1/2 hour---not 3 to 24.

When I turn them skin side up i am going to brush them with Mirin and Soy not mist them with a spray bottle.

Hey the pounded pork loin was great and we shall see on the chicken. I do think he has some great ideas to intensify flavor like lightly scoring both sides of a flat piece of meat to better hold the rub and to get more crust. I think his technique of browning each side then flipping and lightly brushing the surface with a flavored butter to add depth of flavor and flipping each minute-- and basting again-- does add flavor---sorry I did not use the Rosemary brush-----i would use up my little plant in no time.

Hey at this moment in time he is a good source of ideas that can be adapted from an obsession down to some great cooking.