Prime Cuts : The complete guide to choosing, understanding and cooking meat - Jess Pryles

Whether you're grilling steaks, roasting a joint, smoking brisket, searing chops, braising chuck or cooking low and slow on the barbecue, Prime Cuts is the ultimate guide to meat. Organised cut by cut, it helps you understand meat, shop smarter at the butcher counter, and cook everything from beef and pork to lamb, chicken and more with confidence. Combining practical meat science with real kitchen and barbecue know-how, this is a one-stop handbook for choosing the right cuts, mastering essential techniques and getting the best value and deepest flavour from every piece. Inside you'll find over 100 recipes alongside the grilling, barbecue, smoking, roasting, searing and slow-cooking techniques - from quick weeknight dinners to impressive celebration roasts and smoked barbecue centerpieces, these recipes show you how to make meat truly shine. From shoulders, ribs, brisket and shanks to an entire section devoted to every possible kind of steak, Prime Cuts breaks down classic cuts and shows you how to cook each one to perfection. You'll also discover smart ways to use bones, fat, and high-value cuts for richer flavour, less waste, and more deliciousness for your dollar. Packed with over 15 years of hands-on meat expertise and backed by real meat science, Prime Cuts is the ultimate cookbook and reference guide - giving cooks of every level the knowledge, recipes, and techniques they need to choose, prepare, and cook meat with confidence.