Cook’s Illustrated Magazine Special Issue: All-Time Best Summer Cookout Recipes (2018): Special Collector’s Edition

  • Kansas City barbecued brisket
    • Categories: Grills & BBQ; Main course; Summer; American
    • Ingredients: paprika; chile powder; garlic powder; onion powder; beef brisket; wood chips; tomato ketchup; molasses; hot sauce
    • Accompaniments: Three-bean salad
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  • BLT potato salad

    • kbrooks on May 20, 2025

      Nice hearty salad. I vary this with sweet pickle relish instead of dill. Also sometimes add diced avocado.

  • Grilled spice-rubbed chicken drumsticks

    • chawkins on June 20, 2023

      I brined mine for an hour and skipped the cayenne in the spice rub. Quite tasty.

  • Simple ice cream pie

    • Analyze on February 21, 2019

      This is so good! I love the graham cracker crust that the ATK Family Cookbook calls for, and really enjoyed it that way the first two times I made it. This week, I tried their suggested variation of Oreo cookies as you see here. I filled it with homemade Vanilla After-Dinner Mint Ice Cream from the Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream and Dessert Book (just add chopped Andes Mints to your vanilla ice cream base), and topped it with the Hot Fudge Sauce from ATK, and it was AMAZING!!!!!!!!! The mint and chocolate combination was heaven.

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  • Published Apr 13 2018
  • Format Magazine
  • Page Count 96
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher America's Test Kitchen

Publishers Text

From Barbecued Mains to Shareable Sides to Crowd-Pleasing Desserts

Your outdoor cooking season go-to guide, based on 25 years of researching the very best barbecuing, grilling, and grill-roasting recipes for the pages of Cook’s Illustrated magazine. You’ll get all the best tips and techniques for smoky ribs, chargrilled burgers, pulled pork, classic barbecued chicken (plus chicken wings, grill-smoked chicken, fried chicken, and more), and plenty of seafood options.

We include lots of sides and desserts as well. Tricks for maximizing smoky flavor on a gas grill, shopping for the best ribs, testing smokers, our favorite grills, our essential guide to fresh corn, and ratings for the best tasting ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, bottled barbecue sauce, and many more supermarket ingredients are featured throughout.

Featured recipes include: Kansas City Barbecued Brisket, Ultimate Bacon Burgers, Grill-Smoked Pork Chops, Texas Smoked Sausages, Spice-Crusted Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Grill Glazed Bone-In Chicken Breasts, Grilled Tuna Steaks with Soy-Ginger Vinaigrette, BLT Potato Salad, Pimento Mac and Cheese, Backyard Barbecue Beans, Strawberry Cornmeal Shortcakes, Fresh Peach Pie, Mississippi Mud Pie, Texas-Style Blueberry Cobbler, and more.