These 'how to' guides and recipes have been grouped under the cooking process involved - grilling, roasting and barbecuing /slow smoking. I've also added another one called 'Kitchen stuff' for the things that are usually prepared and cooked indoors.

The actual recipes have been devised by me and I am sometimes guilty of being a little imprecise when it comes to measurements.

I firmly believe that you cook with your soul not your brain. My dear wife is a good example. She is a very clever scientist who, probably because of her professional training, follows recipes to the letter. I am sure she would count out grains of rice if a number was provided. The results are usually edible but the magic is missing.

While I can't convince her, I may be able to get you to agree that recipes should be guides - not guarantees. Follow them certainly but do it with an open mind and be prepared to branch off and blaze your own trail whenever it suits.