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Cooking with Fire: From Roasting on a Spit to Baking in a Tannur, Rediscovered Techniques and Recipes That Capture the Flavors of Wood-Fired Cooking Paperback – May 6, 2014

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4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 323 ratings
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Revel in the fun of cooking with live fire. This hot collection from food historian and archaeologist Paula Marcoux includes more than 100 fire-cooked recipes that range from cheese on a stick to roasted rabbit and naan bread. Marcoux’s straightforward instructions and inspired musings on cooking with fire are paired with mouthwatering photographs that will have you building primitive bread ovens and turning pork on a homemade spit. Gather all your friends around a fire and start the feast.  

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“No grill? No problem. Marcoux, a food historian, takes us back to paleo times with this outstanding book about cooking over a campground-style wood fire.”



“Paula Marcoux is a connoisseur of fire. She knows how to build one and how to find its sweet spot, and has deep respect for our culinary ancestors, early humans who first took to flame. Her new cookbook, "Cooking with Fire," is a refreshing departure from the pile of grilling cookbooks on the market.”



"As much a DIY guide to building heat-harnessing structures as it is a food history lesson with recipes.”

“Methodical, authoritative, encyclopedic, Marcoux’s book blazes a mesmerizing trail for contemporary cooks back through the hundreds of millennia since humans first used fire to transform their food.”      ―Seattle Times

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It s All Fun and Flames

INTRODUCE YOUR FAVORITE FOODS TO LIVE FIRE!

From the elemental thrill of toasting cheese on a stick to the warm comfort of stewing a pot of fish

chowder in your fireplace, cooking with live fire is a satisfying treat.

Paula Marcoux understands the tricks and techniques of partnering with fire to cook delicious, full-

flavored foods. With her wide-ranging guide, you ll learn to:

Build a simple spit to roast meat over a fire pit.

Turn an inverted steel wok into a griddle for flatbreads.

Plank-roast fish with nothing more than fire, a piece of hardwood, and a hammer and nails.

Simmer, sauté, deep-fry, and even bake in iron pots set over live fire or hot coals.

Construct a basic wood-fired oven for broiling veggies, roasting meats, and baking pizza.

Choose the best cooking vessels, tools, and utensils.

Build the perfect fire!

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC (May 6, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1612121586
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1612121581
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.63 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 323 ratings

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Geri R Campos
5.0 out of 5 stars My son loves this book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024
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This is truly great book my son loves all the different cooking devices and the history of them. Great Christmas present.
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D.C.M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Cookbook!!! A great read!
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2014
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When was the last time you really read a cookbook from cover to cover???? Well, Cooking with Fire is guaranteed to draw you in and make you think, "Gosh, maybe I should build a roasting hearth in my backyard even though I've never wanted one!!!"

Obviously, the author, Paula Marcoux has researched this topic thoroughly. Additionally, however, she is able to convey the history of cooking with fire in an easy going, folksy manner, while intermingling mildly snarky and witty comments and yet remaining incredibly articulate and erudite. This proves true and is consistent throughout the book on all topics from Toasting Cheese to the more complex Twine-Roast Leg of Lamb to Building the Oven!!.

A previous reviewer criticized such simple recipes like how to toast a marshmallow. Well, it seems to me, the reviewer missed the point of the recipe which is that learning how to really toast a marshmallow provides you with the basic knowledge and understanding for many other more complex recipes about cooking with fire.

Seriously, after reading the section on How to Make an Efficient and Pleasant Roasting Hearth, I could not stop thinking about where and when I could build one myself. It just all made so much sense!!!

So, be prepared to be drawn into this beautifully photographed, well written and researched cookbook. You will not be disappointed.
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psychone
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy This Book for anyone who loves food.
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2014
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While I tend to go straight to the recipes and pictures in cookbooks, I actually couldn't stop READING "cooking with fire". It is a fun, fascinating,and enlightening read. I'm certainly not a food historian, but this book made me think about food in a completely different way. This book DOES have great, mouthwatering recipes, and gorgeous pictures, but this is the first cookbook I would buy as a gift for someone because it reads so well.

The author Paula Marcoux has a distinct and engaging voice that you want to spend more time with. This book will help any outdoor cooking, from barbecue to fire pit, and would make a terrific gift for anyone who camps, goes to the beach, toasts marshmallows, grills meat, and likes to try something new. If you love food, you will love this book, which will make you laugh, think, and get wicked hungry!
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LG
4.0 out of 5 stars Wish the author would write more simply, given that the instructions are technical.
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2020
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I’m thrilled to have a book with such content but am annoyed with the authors writing style- it’s too flowery- it gets in the way of clear information. Seems she try’s too hard to show her command of clever, seemingly never-ending verbiage-This makes it more difficult to actualize the technical skills required to accomplish what the author is wanting to share.
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Alma Quercus
5.0 out of 5 stars Cooking With Fire is an amazing book. It's not a cookbook really
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2015
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Cooking With Fire is an amazing book. It's not a cookbook really, or a history of humankind's relationship with fire, food, and cooking, really, or a riff on what can happen when you decide to cook something over a fire, really, or some fascinating glimpses into other cultures and eons and what they cooked and how; it is all of these things and more. This book is truly a treasure. It is extremely well written, funny and enjoyable on many levels. Ms. Marcoux has boundless enthusiasm for her subject and she conveys it admirably. Now I have to go back to selecting rocks and laying them for the neolithic fire pit I am building in my yard. If you only buy one book this year, buy this one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cant recommend a better camping cooking book!
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2021
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Love cooking over fire! Really detailed, easy to digest directions and a lot of variety. Book is a great size and well constructed. Have read a lot of books like this over the years and this is absolutely my new favorite.
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Steven W. Horvath
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything I was hoping for and more
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021
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I saw the author on “Man, Food, Fire” . It was one of the best episodes I had seen. I was curious about her because I love food and archeology. She explains things well. I love the plans and recipes. The author is quite clear. One of my favorite books.
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Faith Coolidge
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best cookbooks I have ever bought!
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2015
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I ordered this book because I had heard such great things about its author, Paula Marcoux, who is well-known in the Northeast. The book is better than I even expected. Not only does it have fantastic recipes, but the photography is simply gorgeous. The book is also chock full of practical information as well, which was very helpful. Although we only cook with fire during the summer months, the cookbook is actually useful throughout the year, because many of the recipes are easy enough to adapt to an oven or stove top. I highly recommend this book and have encouraged my family and friends to make an investment in it as well.
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J Frei
5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous
Reviewed in Canada on July 15, 2021
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Wonderful book that overdelivers by covering the subject at hand so well and so thoroughly. Fascinating information throughout and charmingly written to boot!
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VINH L.
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent livre
Reviewed in France on July 22, 2018
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Excellent livre, très détaillé, et avec un plan "progressif" facile à comprendre qui facilite la maitrise du feu dans l'ordre
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Julie
5.0 out of 5 stars Cooking with fire
Reviewed in Australia on August 30, 2023
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Great book…. Inspirational
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George Mum
5.0 out of 5 stars low and slow BBQ etc) but he has found it useful for new ideas and likes the book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2017
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This was a gift for my husband who already cooks with fire quite a lot (hot smoking, experiments with wood, uses fire pit/chiminea, low and slow BBQ etc) but he has found it useful for new ideas and likes the book.
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Joan
5.0 out of 5 stars For those who want to learn the history
Reviewed in Germany on December 5, 2016
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Yes, there are recipes in this book. But the author - Paula Marcoux - is a his historian, and approaches "Cooking with Fire" mainly from that angle. As I do appreciate to know the story behind things, this appeals a lot to me! There's a lot to read and learn in this colourful book!
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