MY COOKBOOKS
Cookbooks for people who love good food & cooking over fire.
I've written 14 cookbooks, exploring everything from everyday family cooking to the wonderful possibilities of cooking outdoors. These days my work focuses on live-fire cooking, combining delicious, achievable recipes with an understanding of how fire actually works. Whether you're cooking vegetables, meat, fish or bread, my aim is always the same: to help you understand the techniques, build your confidence and make really good food.
Below you'll find a selection of my books, including my latest, How to BBQ, alongside my live-fire trilogy Charred, Seared
and Scorched.
Signed copies of many of my books are available directly from my shop.
HOW TO BBQ:
The Definitive Guide to Fire Cooking
I've spent the last two decades teaching and writing about live-fire cooking, and How to BBQ brings together everything I've learned along the way.
From choosing the right fuel and building a fire to understanding heat, smoke and different cooking techniques, this is a practical guide to becoming a more confident outdoor cook. Alongside clear explanations of the fundamentals, you'll find answers to ten common barbecue questions and eleven beginner-friendly recipes to help put those skills into practice.
SCORCHED:
The Ultimate Guide to Barbecuing Fish
SCORCHED is a one-stop shop for recipes and practical advice that will help you get the most from cooking fish on your barbecue, beginning with the science of why we need to cook different types of fish in different ways and the physics of how fire works.
SEARED:
The Ultimate Guide to Barbecuing Meat
SEARED is a one-stop shop for recipes and practical advice that will help you get the most from cooking meat on your barbecue, beginning with the science of why we need to cook different cuts in different ways and the physics of how fire works.
CHARRED:
The Complete Guide to Vegetarian Grilling and BBQ
THE ULTIMATE WOOD FIRED OVEN COOKBOOK
The Ultimate Wood-Fired Oven Cookbook tells you everything you need to know about your oven, from initial setting up, to choice of woods, plus tips and tricks for perfecting cooking times, and of course, loads of amazing recipes. With The Ultimate Wood-Fired Oven Cookbook, you'll master both the equipment and your cooking, getting the best out of your oven and your fuel, and enjoying the most delectable, memorable food you've ever eaten. Take your wood fired cooking way beyond pizza!
[a new reprint of this book is coming April 2027)
FOOLPROOF BBQ
A
collection of really easy straightforward barbecue recipes that everyone can cook, with the aim of getting more people hooked on cooking outside and giving everyone confidence through a little cooking success.
