Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook Review
This book is a wonderful piece of scholarly research that is also a great read. Walsh has delved into the history and lore of Texas barbecue, it origins, its ingredients, its personalities, and its tall tales.
Dr. BBQ’s Big-Time Barbecue Cookbook By Ray “Dr. BBQ” Lampe
Very few people know barbecue and grilling like Ray Lampe and he’s got a room full of trophies to prove it.
America’s Best BBQ by Ardie A. Davis and Chef Paul Kirk
This book is meant as a cookbook, as described in the subtitle “100 Recipes from America’s Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses, and Restaurants”. But its much more. Davis and Kirk probably have visited more barbecue joints than anyone I know, and they have picked some of their favorites with recipes.
Steak: One Man’s Search for the World’s Tastiest Piece of Beef by Mark Shatzker
This book is great story telling as we follow an inquisitive writer on his quest for great steak.
Paul Kirk’s Championship Barbecue Sauces Cookbook Review
This book has 175 sauces, marinades, dry rubs, wet rubs, mops, and salsas. Nothing fancy, no long-winded tales and stories, just tried and true recipes, mostly from his buddies on the competition circuit.
Fire it Up – More Than 400 Recipes for Grilling
A big, heavy, beautifully photographed book that feels authoritative. The intro material is short, but high quality.
Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) Cookbook Review
Pure fun. Founded in 1986, the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) is an international association with thousands of members.
Low & Slow: Mastering the Art of Barbecue in Five Easy Lessons by Gary Wiviott
If you have a new Weber Smoky Mountain smoker you absolutely positively must buy Gary Wiviott’s book.
The South’s Best Butts—Pitmaster Secrets for Southern Barbecue Perfection by Matt Moore
Moore is a youngish Southern Gentleman from Nashville (and author of A Southern Gentleman’s Kitchen), the son of a cattleman and grandson of a butcher, takes his small plane all over the South visiting a dozen BBQ joints in as many states from Texas to North Carolina.
Peace, Love, and Barbecue: A Must Own Cookbook
Peace, Love, and Barbecue, published in 2005, not only contains the expected count of excellent recipes and cooking tips, but includes interviews with the legends of barbecue, and visits to the “shrines, shacks, joints, and right respectable restaurants.”
Barbecue! Bible: Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades Cookbook
Barbecue! Bible Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, Bastes, Butters, and Glazes is a comprehensive collection of creative flavors from around the world.
The Barbecue! Bible by Steven Raichlen
The Barbecue! Bible was Raichlen’s first book on the subject. Published in 1998, this 556 page tome with 500 recipes covers everything from hamburgers to bread.
Planet Barbecue! by Steven Raichlen
Beautifully photographed in color, this book won a Julia Child Cookbook Award. Raichlen’s most recent book, it is the best of his five barbecue books.
How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques by Steven Raichlen
With several other books on barbecue and grilling, a cooking school, two television series, a lecture tour, and a line of outdoor cooking tools, Raichlen has had the kind of influence on men who cook, that Julia Child had on women who cook.
Serious Barbecue: A Must Own Cookbook By Adam Perry Lang
The recipes are creative, insightful, and beautifully photographed.