This BBQ season, feast on crowd-pleasing recipes such as:

· Barbecued Glazed Spare Ribs

· Indian-Spiced Lamb Skewers

· Barbecued Rosemary Lamb with Salsa Verde

Reader reviews:

'Every discerning cook should have this on their shelf' ?????

'The bible of meat' ?????

'This book changed our lives' ?????

'If you eat meat, you will buy, prepare and cook it better having read this book' - Jill Dupleix, The Times

'The enthusiastic carnivore will relish all 550 pages' - Christopher Hirst, The Independent

'It should be bought by every meat-eating household' - Martin Koerner, Waterstones Books Quarterly

"This book aims to help you find good meat, understand it better, cook it with greater confidence, and eat it with much pleasure.

"It first of all covers the basics - everything you'll need to know about choosing the very best raw materials, understanding the different cuts and the cooking techniques associated with each of them. I've then given what I hope are foolproof recipes for 150 meat classics from both British and foreign food cultures - shepherds pie, steak and kidney pie, roast pork with perfect crackling, glazed baked ham, Irish stew, roast grouse with all the trimmings, toad in the hole, oxtail stew; plus definitive, authentic versions of pot au feu, cassoulet, choucroute, steak tartare, coq au vin, bolito misto, pasticcio, jerked pork, feijoida, cozido, curried goat, satay and chilli con carne.

"I would like this book to be your first stop on the shelf whether you seek either inspired recipes or technical guidance on any aspect of meat cookery"

- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall