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Some one in an earlier thread asked for a list of books about BBQ. I have a little time on my hands so I trolled through Amazon and found the list below. If Phil or one of the mods could make this a sticky, it would help out the new members with building their BBQ library.

If I have missed a book please add to the tread so the list can be updated.


Dr. BBQ's Big-Time Barbecue Cookbook by Ray Lampe

Dr. BBQ’s Big-Time Barbeque Road Trip! by Ray Lampe

Dr. BBQ’s “Barbeque All Year Long!” Cookbook by Ray Lampe

The NFL Gameday Cookbook by Ray “Dr BBQ” Lampe

Ribs, Chops, Steaks and Wings by Ray Lampe and Leigh Beisch

Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue by John Shelton Reed; Dale Volberg Reed; Will McKinney

Legends of Texas BBQ by Rob Walsh

Peace, Love, and Barbeque by Mike Mills and Amy Mills Tunnicliffe

Serious Barbecue by Adam Perry Lang

Paul Kirk's "Championship BBQ" by Paul Kirk

"Paul Kirk's Championship Barbecue Sauces"

Smoke & Spice: Cooking With Wood, the Real Way to Barbeque by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Mastering the Craft of Smoking Food by Warren R. Anderson

Backyard BBQ: The Art Of Smokology By Richard W. McPeake

Rytek Kutas "Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing"

Smoking meat and Smokehouse design by Stanley, Adam, and Robert Marianski

Championship BBQ Secrets for Real Smoked Food by Karen Putnam

Americas Best BBQ 100 recipes Ted Reader-

She-Smoke by Julie Reinhardt.

"The Great American Barbecue & Grilling Manual" by Smoky Hale

Mastering Barbecue by Mike Stines.

Char-Broil's Everybody Grills!

Steven Raichlen's BBQ Bible

Steven Raichlen’s "BBQ USA

Steven Rachlen’s "How To Grill"

"Ribs Ribs Outrageous Ribs" - Steven Raichlen

"Sauces Rubs & Marinades" - Steven Raichlen

John Willinghams World Champinship Bar-B-Q

Taming the Flame by Elizabeth Karmel

The Barbecue America Cookbook by R. Browne

The Great BBQ Sauce Book by A. Davis

Celebrating Barbecue by D. Griffith

Barbecue Nation by F. Thompson

Barbeque and Sausage Making Secrets by Charlie Knote.

The Great American Barbeque and Grilling Manual by Smoky Hale.

Backyard BBQ by Richard McPeake.

Smokestack Lightning by Lolis Eric Elie and Frank Stewart

Doug Worgul's A Grand Barbeque

Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book: Recipes and Secrets from a Legendary Barbecue Joint by Chris Lilly

Weber's Big Book of Grilling by Jamie Purviance and Sandra S McRae

Weber's Charcoal Grilling by Jamie Purviance

Weber's "Real Grilling" by Jamie Purviance

Low & Slow: Master the Art of Barbecue in 5 Easy Lessons by Gary Wiviott and Coleen Rush

The Thrill of the Grill: Techniques, Recipes, & Down-Home Barbecue by Christopher Schlesinger

"Mastering the Grill" by Andrew Schloss and David Joachim
 
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Thanks for the list!

Serious Barbecue by Adam Perry Lang

This is a great book. APL goes nuts with ingredients and technique and the results are amazing.
 
Great list. I would add;
The Thrill of the Grill: Techniques, Recipes, & Down-Home Barbecue
by Christopher Schlesinger
Not all BBQ but covers a lot on outdoor cooking in general. :icon_cool
 
"Ribs Ribs Outrageous Ribs" - Steven Raichlen
"Sauces Rubs & Marinades" - Steven Raichlen

There are 3 other Weber books by Jamie Purviance but I can't remember the titles off the top of my head.

I have a 50-year-old barbecue book from Better Homes & Gardens magazine...does that count?:lol:

Brad
 
I don't know how many of these below are still available, and I'm not recommending them, just adding as they're on my shelf. (You've listed my favorites already.)

Barbecue books can be interesting, and I have quite a collection. However, IMHO, few of them have what I'd expect from a good book on the subject: tested and accurately proofed recipes AND methods/techniques with DETAILS accounting for differences in popular cooker types. Also, some of the MOST popular and interesting books actually have the MOST recipe mistakes and incomplete method discriptions. They're just more interesting because of the personalities quoted, etc. I seriously doubt that very many real secrets are ever devulged, however, so buyer beware. Anyway, here's a few more:

Browne R. - The Barbecue America Cookbook
Davis A. - The Great BBQ Sauce Book
Purviance J. - Weber's Charcoal Grilling
Griffith D. - Celebrating Barbecue
Thompson F. - Barbecue Nation

Dave
UDS, wsm, wots, char-griller
 
James, I wasn't sure. Sorry I blew up.:icon_wink

I have added the suggestions above to the list.
 
Thanks for taking the time to create such an extensive list. :eusa_clap

Another by Jamie Purviance - Weber's "Real Grilling"

"Mastering the Grill" Andrew Schloss and David Joachim - goes into the science and mechanics of grilling - a BIG book with over 300 recipes, tips and techniques - shows method for gas, charcoal and wood in "mastering the technique" which preceeds the recipes in each category
 
I have a book or two from that list. I enjoy tweaking a recipe after following "their" directions the first time to make it more like mine.
 
When I get some time, I'll compare it to my list that I current "own". Total is 89 at this point (I keep my Amazon wish list updated and the family sends 'em to me).

What's more important, something I've been trying to figure out, is more of a rating system for them, not just a list. Some of them I read once, won't open again. Some have great BBQ stories, but their recipes aren't great. Some are just exceptional.
 
SmokinOkie said:
When I get some time, I'll compare it to my list that I current "own". Total is 89 at this point (I keep my Amazon wish list updated and the family sends 'em to me).

What's more important, something I've been trying to figure out, is more of a rating system for them, not just a list. Some of them I read once, won't open again. Some have great BBQ stories, but their recipes aren't great. Some are just exceptional.
Click to expand...

Good idea. Maybe we can do some kind of a Brethern ranking system.
 
Pyle's BBQ said:
Some one in an earlier thread asked for a list of books about BBQ. I have a little time on my hands so I trolled through Amazon and found the list below. If Phil or one of the mods could make this a sticky, it would help out the new members with building their BBQ library.

Dr. BBQ's Big-Time Barbecue Cookbook by Ray Lampe

Dr. BBQ’s Big-Time Barbeque Road Trip! by Ray Lampe

Dr. BBQ’s “Barbeque All Year Long!” Cookbook by Ray Lampe

The NFL Gameday Cookbook by Ray “Dr BBQ” Lampe

Ribs, Chops, Steaks and Wings by Ray Lampe and Leigh Beisch
Click to expand...

I don't see any need to go beyond the top five.
 
IMO, the rating of the different books would be quite informative - not sure how it should be set up but it would be nice if those of us that have some of the books could all rate them.

Perhaps a vote like on the throwdowns - how many liked this one best (would have to make sure Dr. BBQ doesn't vote more than once:biggrin:)

Maybe a 1-5 scale for an overall rating but with somewhere to comment on its best aspect, i.e., great stories but lousy recipes (as mentioned above), mainly grilling, mainly smoking, great sauces and marinades, etc..

Just my $0.02
 
It is a difficult task to fairly and judiciously rate BBQ books without a bias.

I have 10 of the books on the list and am nowhere near having evaluated any of them fully.

I will say that each has given me some insight into bettering my approach to BBQ, and outdoor cooking as a whole.

It's also very difficult to adhere to a scaled rating system when the voters have not read every book, or, for that matter, tried, and properly cooked most of the recipes.

How can you judge a book a 5 out of 5 if you haven't read (and used) every one? (You can't judge the scale until you know the best and the worst, and you can't do that until you've read them all) Sure you can genericize, but then why bother with the scale?

Why not a recommend/don't recommend vote with a comment(tweet) (144 characters or less) attached to each vote?

That would get the scale out of the way and let voters be specific on why/why not. I can wash through the vote pumpers, simply by seeing if they have something constructive/critical to say to support their position.

That's my $0.00146. (adjusted for inflation, taxation and any other "shun" I've forgotton)

Mike D
 
I like the rating system used by Amazon. You are just saying if you liked the book and why, not comparing it to other books. And I disagree that you have to have read and or used all the recipes in it. Even if I only like or use just one recipe in the book, that alone makes it good. Then the more I use, the more I like it. Or, the degree that I like the information or recipe. Keep it simple is the key. IMHO MMV
 
Hey Bigdog,

"And I disagree that you have to have read and or used all the recipes in it. Even if I only like or use just one recipe in the book, that alone makes it good."

I think, maybe I didn't explain myself clearly. It is for exactly the reason above, that I feel a simple yes/no with a comment, is more valuable to a prospective reader, than a scaled rating system.

A comparative scale, would suggest that you have compared the two, or many books objectively and wholly, whareas,

"Recommend: Found a great recipe for a rub, that is fantastic- pg 35"

would be a fairer representation of the voters overall impression of the book and his/her investment in the book itself.

Just my Opinion.

Mike D
 
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