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AmazingRibs.com is run by some of the best BBQ experts in the business. Between us, we have written and collaborated on dozens of books, mostly on barbecue and grilling, but also on things like food science and wood oven cooking. Click to read brief reviews and check prices on these expert BBQ books.
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But our team doesn’t just answer questions and keep the flames of debate burning. We also sit down now and then to go deep into the subjects we love most. Between us, we have written and collaborated on dozens of cookbooks, mostly on barbecue and grilling, but also on things like food science and wood oven cooking. Some of these books are at the top of their class. Don’t take it from us. According to the New York Times, SeriousEats.com and dozens of other book critics, Meathead’s book Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling was one of the best cookbooks of all time! Our editor Dave Joachim’s The Science of Good Food won an award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals, a World Gourmand Cookbook Award, a Cordon D’or Culinary Academy Award, and was a finalist for a James Beard Award for best food reference book. Our team’s other books are also highly acclaimed and run the gamut from griddle grilling and kamado cooking to tailgating and wine country cooking.

These books make fantastic gifts for the food lover in your life. Click the links to see our short reviews and check prices online.

Discover everything you need to know for preparing America's favorite food, pork ribs, with this comprehensive book. In it you'll
Beef brisket, Texas-style, is the Mt. Everest of barbecue. It is the most challenging of all meats. But, if you
Whenever steak is on the menu, it’s a special occasion. But why spend a fortune eating at a steakhouse when
Beef brisket, Texas-style, is the Mt. Everest of barbecue. It is the most challenging of all meats. But, if you
With “Barbecue Chicken Made Easy: Everything You Need To Know About Amazing Chicken On the Grill & Smoker” by Meathead
By marriage of water and fire, sous vide with the grill and smoker, we can achieve extraordinary results, in some
Barbecue: Fire and Smoke explains in detail how to create true barbecue using indirect heat and smoke along with plenty
Rick Browne has traveled across America and tasted everything it has to offer. In The Ultimate Guide to Grilling, Rick
The definitive book on grilling everything from appetizers and side dishes to lamb, beef, hamburgers, sausages, fish & shellfish, wild
The New Wine Country Cookbook. Move over Napa, here is the only up-to-date, stunningly photographed gift book available on California’s
Here are 100 delicious recipes using popular cuts of meat, plus loads of tips from America's favorite butchers. Each chapter
This book is a must-have for anyone with a wood-burning oven. It helps you develop an instinct for the primal
Grill up a mess of delicious eats in your own backyard. With the tips, techniques and recipes in this book,
David Joachim is back with 50 no sweat recipes you can fire up fast. Feast on hearty, healthy fare like
This New York Times bestselling grill guide helps you understand the science of grilling so you can transform it into
From bestselling authors and grill experts David Joachim and Andrew Schloss comes Williams-Sonoma Grill School: 150+ Recipes & Essential Lessons
This cookbook provides 75 must-have recipes to make at the game or take along for tailgating. Feast on beer boiled
A big, heavy, beautifully photographed book that feels authoritative. The intro material is short, but high quality.
With this groundbreaking book, you can experience grilling across 6 continents in 25 countries with 170 recipes. Here's where barbecue
The authors explain what ingredients are made of, how they behave when cooked, and how various methods work. A very
Every year there is a new bounty of books stuffed with knowledge and recipes. We read a lot of them
In the follow-up to his New York Times bestseller debut cookbook, BBQ Hall of Famer and founder of AmazingRibs.com, Meathead
Published On: May 16, 2019
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