Best books

bkestler · 08-22-2012, 11:07 AM

Hey all,
Looking to get some opinions on what the best BBQ books would be. I'm brand new to this world and wanted to get some kind of base to start with. Any help would be appreciated.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em

Teamfour · 08-22-2012, 11:13 AM

Smokin' with Myron Mixon.

MisterChrister · 08-22-2012, 11:32 AM

If I had to pick just one it would be Bob Gibson's BBQ Book by Chris Lilly. Great read, great recipes, great pics, great book! But honestly, there's WAY more good info on this forum than all the Q books in the world put together!

Grizzly6 · 08-22-2012, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teamfour

Smokin' with Myron Mixon.

+1 Just bought this one and read through it. He has some great recipes and tips for the beginner and for those who "know" everything. I enjoyed it and will be using some recipes in the near future.

Cack · 08-22-2012, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teamfour

Smokin' with Myron Mixon.

This will be a LOT of responses.

It's by far my favorite cook book. Gives a background story on his life and has the cook book part. Worth every penny

PatioDaddio · 08-22-2012, 11:53 AM

If I had to pick one it would be APL's

Serious Barbecue

. It's a masterpiece!
It's also unfortunately out-of-print, so it's $100 a copy these days. A good
alternative is his

BBQ 25

. It has the most important recipes of Serious
Barbecue in a more concise form.

After that it would probably be Chris Lilly's book.

John

SchatzSea · 08-22-2012, 12:00 PM

Welcome to the other (the good) side of BBQ!

Few thoughts (personally I like books that have both good reading and good recipes) -

+1 on Myron and Chris Lilly's books, they're two that I've enjoyed and used more than most others.
Peace, Love, and Barbeque by Mike Mills
Smoke & Spice: Cooking With Wood, the Real Way to Barbeque by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison
Serious Barbecue by Adam Perry Lang has some good background info (i.e., basic flavor profiles in rubs/spices, sauces, etc.) and recipes
Legends of Texas BBQ by Rob Walsh

Here's a book thread in the roadmap section of the forum (i.e., hall of fame threads). http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78441

If you're new to the forums, it's definitely worth spending some time reading through MANY excellent threads in the roadmap section (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7818). I read through the various brisket threads last weekend and learned a thing or 10!

Full Draw BBQ · 08-22-2012, 12:30 PM

APL Serious BBQ reads like a novel, with great info and some of the best pictures I've ever seen in a BBQ book. Myron's new book is great also. If you get those two, you will be off to a great start.......but know it just leads to more and more books!!!

Welcome to the forum, and best of luck!

jim7226 · 08-22-2012, 12:50 PM

Agree, if I could only have two books it would be: Bob Gibson's BBQ Book by Chris Lilly & Smokin' with Myron Mixon. Although, your collection will eventually need to grow from there as there are many other very nice books also to be had.

5string · 08-22-2012, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bkestler

Hey all,
I'm brand new to this world and wanted to get some kind of base to start with.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em

I would definitely start with Dr. BBQ's Slow Fire. He will take you step by step down the road to proper BBQ.
The others mentioned are all fine but I would START with Slow Fire.

smoker jayson · 08-22-2012, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teamfour

Smokin' with Myron Mixon.

Love that one. I also have " Low and Slow " and webers "Smokin"

dadsr4 · 08-22-2012, 02:22 PM

Check your local library. You can checkout lots of books, read the parts you are interested in, and photocopy anything you wish. Then you can go out and purchase any of them you want to own.
I've learned a lot here just reading the responses to others questions. Little of it have I seen in books.
There is a Google search bar at the bottom of the page that searches only this site. Try it.

mr dirts bbq · 08-22-2012, 02:45 PM

smokin with myron is good, i got the Ique book 2 weeks ago and so far i love it also, ive never read big bob gibsons

mjl · 08-22-2012, 03:35 PM

If I see a book on bbq, I buy it. The 3 cookbooks I always go back to are:

Dr BBQ's Big Time BBQ Cookbook. Ray Lampe
Serious BBQ. Adam Perry Lange
Wicked Good BBQ. Chris Hart and Andy Husbands.

ML

slow-smoker · 08-22-2012, 04:10 PM

Dr BBQ's Big Time BBQ Cookbook. Ray Lampe

This is a good book and covers advanced techniques like injecting and also has many recipes. I've made a few of the recipes and they're good.

08-22-2012, 11:07 AM	#1
bkestler Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match. Join Date: 08-20-12 Location: Saint Louis, MO	Best books Hey all, Looking to get some opinions on what the best BBQ books would be. I'm brand new to this world and wanted to get some kind of base to start with. Any help would be appreciated. Smoke 'em if you got 'em

08-22-2012, 11:13 AM	#2
Teamfour is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 07-13-12 Location: Sterling, VA	Smokin' with Myron Mixon. __________________ BWS Party \|UDS\|Maverick ET-73 \|Maverick ET-732 \|Super Fast [COLOR=DarkOrange]Orange[/COLOR] Thermapen \| BBQ Guru DigiQ \|Two 100 QT crawfish boiling rigs \| LEM Meat Grinder \| Grizzly Sausage Stuffer Smokin-n-Style BBQ Team - Pitmaster Lagniappe Chili Team - Head Cook KCBS CBJ

08-22-2012, 11:32 AM	#3
MisterChrister Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-28-12 Location: Wis-con-sin	If I had to pick just one it would be Bob Gibson's BBQ Book by Chris Lilly. Great read, great recipes, great pics, great book! But honestly, there's WAY more good info on this forum than all the Q books in the world put together! __________________ Kettleheads Anonymous Charter Member

08-22-2012, 11:53 AM	#6
PatioDaddio Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-04-08 Location: Boise, Idaho	If I had to pick one it would be APL's Serious Barbecue Serious Barbecue . It's a masterpiece! It's also unfortunately out-of-print, so it's $100 a copy these days. A good alternative is his BBQ 25 BBQ 25 . It has the most important recipes of Serious Barbecue in a more concise form. After that it would probably be Chris Lilly's book. John

08-22-2012, 12:00 PM	#7
SchatzSea On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-01-12 Location: Lee's Summit, MO	Welcome to the other (the good) side of BBQ! Few thoughts (personally I like books that have both good reading and good recipes) - +1 on Myron and Chris Lilly's books, they're two that I've enjoyed and used more than most others. Peace, Love, and Barbeque by Mike Mills Smoke & Spice: Cooking With Wood, the Real Way to Barbeque by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison Serious Barbecue by Adam Perry Lang has some good background info (i.e., basic flavor profiles in rubs/spices, sauces, etc.) and recipes Legends of Texas BBQ by Rob Walsh Here's a book thread in the roadmap section of the forum (i.e., hall of fame threads). http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78441 If you're new to the forums, it's definitely worth spending some time reading through MANY excellent threads in the roadmap section (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7818). I read through the various brisket threads last weekend and learned a thing or 10! __________________ [FONT=Magneto][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][B]En Fuego BBQ[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Arial][COLOR=dimgray][I]The Swashbucklers of Swine...[/I][I]Raiders of Ribs...Buccaneers of Brisket...Pillagers [/I][I]of Poultry...Marauders of Mutton...it's the Dred Pirate SchatzSea and Qrew from the mythical Isla del Fuego![/I][/COLOR][/FONT] [I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=dimgray]The Qrew -- Smokin’ Hot Wife, Two Smokin’ Little Monkeys, and Two Hot Digity Dogs[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=dimgray]"Hello. My name is Inigo Pork-toya. You grilled my father. Prepare to fry."[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [/INDENT]__________________

08-22-2012, 12:30 PM	#8
Full Draw BBQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-22-11 Location: Frisco, TX	APL Serious BBQ reads like a novel, with great info and some of the best pictures I've ever seen in a BBQ book. Myron's new book is great also. If you get those two, you will be off to a great start.......but know it just leads to more and more books!!! Welcome to the forum, and best of luck! __________________ [B]Full Draw BBQ[/B] [B]Frisco, TX[/B] Lang 60D trailer [COLOR=darkorange][B]Orange[/B][/COLOR] Thermapen 22.5 Weber Kettle - retired Gateway 55 gallon Clone X2

08-22-2012, 12:50 PM	#9
jim7226 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 06-14-12 Location: Kenyon, MN	Agree, if I could only have two books it would be: Bob Gibson's BBQ Book by Chris Lilly & Smokin' with Myron Mixon. Although, your collection will eventually need to grow from there as there are many other very nice books also to be had. __________________ Weber S-330, 22.5" OTG, Weber Baby Q, Backwoods Competitor, Thermapen (orange) -- KCBS CBJ

08-22-2012, 02:22 PM	#12
dadsr4 somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-08-10 Location: Howell, MI	Check your local library. You can checkout lots of books, read the parts you are interested in, and photocopy anything you wish. Then you can go out and purchase any of them you want to own. I've learned a lot here just reading the responses to others questions. Little of it have I seen in books. There is a Google search bar at the bottom of the page that searches only this site. Try it. __________________ Two Weber daisy wheel kettles A: 1979 P: 1993, and an unused ECB

08-22-2012, 02:45 PM	#13
mr dirts bbq Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-24-12 Location: yorktown, new york	smokin with myron is good, i got the Ique book 2 weeks ago and so far i love it also, ive never read big bob gibsons __________________ charbroil offset, custom trailer pit, 46" vermont castings gasser, 18" kettle, big poppa smokers engineered drum kit smoker than was never picked up = NEW TOY! :becky: and last but not least: a never ending 20' comp trailer project:doh:

08-22-2012, 03:35 PM	#14
mjl On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-26-08 Location: Madison, Wi	If I see a book on bbq, I buy it. The 3 cookbooks I always go back to are: Dr BBQ's Big Time BBQ Cookbook. Ray Lampe Serious BBQ. Adam Perry Lange Wicked Good BBQ. Chris Hart and Andy Husbands. ML __________________ Jellyroll Jones BBQ - Madison, Wi

08-22-2012, 04:10 PM	#15
slow-smoker is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-05-12 Location: Charlottesville, VA	Dr BBQ's Big Time BBQ Cookbook. Ray Lampe This is a good book and covers advanced techniques like injecting and also has many recipes. I've made a few of the recipes and they're good. __________________ __ -[B]Mike[/B] [SIZE="3"][COLOR="SeaGreen"]48" Klose Backyard Chef[/COLOR], Primo Oval XL[/SIZE] Stealth-Grey Thermapen, Maverick ET-732