I had recently the pleasant plessure of reading a new book. Meat Smoking and Ssmokehouse Design by Stanley Marianski, impressed me before I was halfway trough the book. The information is written in a clear to understand and follow language. The information is firstclass and accurate. There are so many books on the market about meat processing, making sausages and many other meat related subjects that it is a real pleasure to see once in a great while a book of this sort actually worth reading and gaining knowledge from it.

As a certified Master Butcher I have no hesitation to recommend this superbly written and illustrated book to anyone interested in making sausages, curing and smoking meats. Regardless if you are beginner or a professional, this book should be on your bookshelf. In fact I would venture to say that this book should be required reading material on butcher trade schools too.

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Othmar Vohringer
Master Butcher, B.C. Canada

This book does a masterful job of explaining grilling, BBQing and smoking. There is extensive discussion of curing as well as the particulars about smoking sausages, meat, fish and poultry...this is not a book of recipes but a scholarly treatment of the hows and whys of smoking.. Especially liked the theory on combustion as it applies to smoking. This is a book that will take some careful thought and study. Most books on smoking just give some elementary information and then are filled with with recipes; this text is the reverse, scholarly information and theory as it applies to smokeing meats and a few recipes that will get you started. The sections on smokehouse design include many construction diagrams and photos that cover most known methods: masonry, portable, wood, concrete, Kamado, and drum smokers, etc. There are 18 pages on combustion theory, pit design, baffle positions and wood fuel that provide insight to smoker efficiency. I strongly recommed this book to the serious smoker as well as the beginner.

Smoking temperatures, cooking temperatures and all rules and tips are presented here without one waisted word. Very practical, straight to the point approach.

Second part of the book about building smokers is really magnificent and the information on fire pit design and the ways to control temperatures when burning wood is simply outstanding.

WOW!

BUY THIS BOOK if you want to learn from a true "MASTER" of smoking.

I have been smoking my own meat for 26 years, and recently
purchased this book written by the Marianski family just to compare notes with my methods. I WAS SHOCKED at the depth of
information the authors offered in this SPLENDID BOOK. I must admit, I learned more about meat smoking reading this book from cover to cover in 3 days than in my 26 years of hands on experience had taught me, just blew me away that a book written on a subject I thought I knew like the back of my hand TAUGHT ME TECHNIQUES ON SMOKING MEAT THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYWHERE ELSE!
This covers every possible aspect of Smoking Meat from preperation to building a first class Smoker with over 50 photos and very detailed diagrams that cover ALL the bases.

Buy this book, you cannot afford not to!

A wonderfully written tutorial on the art of smoking meats and sausages. I have been smoking meats for many years, and wish this book had been published earlier. All the details are presented in a clear yet comprehensive manner. A truly enlightening experience for the reader covering all aspects of curing and cooking meats. The second part of the book covers many types of smokers that can be economically built at home. The numerous drawings, coupled with detailed instructions make this task embarrassingly simple. A must read for anyone interested in smoking.