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Books By AmazingRibs.com Team

Published On: 5/16/2019 Last Modified: 6/16/2025

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You may have noticed that AmazingRibs.com is run by some of the best BBQ experts in the business. If not, click here to get better acquainted with our staff.

Our moderators, movers, and shakers are constantly dropping serious BBQ knowledge in the Pitmaster Club, our ad free, members only community devoted to all things fire and smoke. Check out the Pitmaster Club with a 30-day FREE trial here!

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.

Steakhouse Steaks Made Easy: A Downloadable Deep Dive

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Dave Joachim, AmazingRibs.com Editorial Director

Why spend a fortune at a steakhouse when you can make them better at home? In this e-book, we cover everything you need to know!

Turkey On The Grill Or Smoker Made Easy: A Downloadable Deep Dive

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Brigit Binns, AmazingRibs.com Culinary Content Contributor

Create the best turkey of your life and side dishes for Thanksgiving with this e-book containing countless recipes, tips, and techniques.

Sous Vide Que Made Easy: A Downloadable Deep Dive

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

By marriage of water and fire, we can achieve extraordinary results. With this exclusive book you will learn all the basics of sous vide que.

Amazing Ribs Made Easy: A Downloadable Deep Dive

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

Discover everything you need to know for preparing America's favorite food, pork ribs, with this comprehensive book.

Barbecue Chicken Made Easy: A Downloadable Deep Dive

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Brigit Binns, AmazingRibs.com Culinary Content Contributor

With this ebook, you can master the art of perfectly grilled chicken. Say goodbye to charred skin, burnt sauce and undercooked meat.

Barbecue: Fire and Smoke

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

Barbecue: Fire and Smoke explains in detail how to create true barbecue using indirect heat and smoke along with plenty of reliable recipes.

The Ultimate Guide To Grilling

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

Rick Browne has traveled across America and tasted everything it has to offer. This book is indispensable for all kinds of barbecue fanatics.

1,001 Best Grilling Recipes

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

1,001 Best Grilling Recipes is the definitive book on grilling everything from appetizers and side dishes to beef, fish, game, and desserts.

The New Wine Country Cookbook

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

Move over Napa, here is the only up-to-date, stunningly photographed gift book with 120 wine-friendly and wine-inclusive recipes.

The Cook & The Butcher

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

Here are 100 delicious recipes using popular cuts of meat, plus loads of tips from America's favorite butchers.

Kissed by Fire

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

Kissed by Fire is a must-have book for anyone with a wood-burning oven. It helps you develop an instinct for the primal force of fire itself.

The Flippin’ Awesome Backyard Griddle Cookbook

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

With the tips, techniques and recipes in this book, you can cook authentic diner and burger joint recipes in no time.

A Man, A Can, A Grill

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

David Joachim is back with 50 recipes you can fire up fast. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs make cooking foolproof.

Mastering the Grill: The Owner’s Manual for Outdoor Cooking

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

This New York Times bestselling grill guide helps you understand the science of grilling so you can transform it into an art.

Williams Sonoma Grill School

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

This all-inclusive guide to grilling features 30 easy-to-master lessons, dozens of failproof techniques, and over 100 mouthwatering recipes.

The Tailgater’s Cookbook

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Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

This cookbook provides 75 must-have recipes to make at the game or take along for tailgating plus tips on planning and essential equipment.

Fire it Up – More Than 400 Recipes for Grilling

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

A big, heavy, beautifully photographed book that feels authoritative. The intro material is short, but high quality.

The Best Barbecue On Earth

By:

Max Good, AmazingRibs.com’s Full-Time Grill Tester

With this groundbreaking book, you can experience grilling across 6 continents in 25 countries with 170 recipes.

The Science of Good Food by David Joachim and Andrew Schloss

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

The authors explain what ingredients are made of, how they behave, and how methods work. A thorough A to Z encyclopedia of food science.

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