BBQ Books - suggestions?

[Daba's BBQ]

Like you, I have a nice selection of bbq and smoking books - Jeff Phillips, Meathead, Myron Mixon, Aaron Franklin, Steven Raichlen - just to name a few. I consider many of these to be staples for folks like us. But over the last year or two, many others have come on the market from Rodney Scott, Tuffy Stone, Big Mo Cason, Bludo, and many more.

Mamy of the new ones give chapter after chapter on the author's history. These are more biographies than bbq books and are not really what I buy a bbq book for.

For example, Rodney Scott's book is 65% biography, 25% on how to build a pit and cook a whole hog, and 10% recipes and techniques. This is totally useless to me. This is not the type of book that I am looking to spend my money on.

Which books do you consider essential reading and of the new ones, which would you recommend and why?

Peace.

 

[cansmoke]

Meathead has a quite informative book out.

 

[Daba's BBQ]

Meathead has a quite informative book out.

I have that as well. I forgot to include it.

 

[Sven Svensson]

Finding Fire by Lennox Hastie. This guy is a true master of cooking over open flame. He has a Chef’s Table episode which is incredible. I think it’s on Netflix. I can’t recommend it enough. He got me addicted to Santa Maria style cooking. You’ll find Rodney Scott and Tootsie on the BBQ episodes, too.

 

[bbqbrett]

One I always recommend to people is Peace Love and Barbeque. Has a great mix of different pit masters, history and great recipes.

 

[Daba's BBQ]

Thanks guys

 

[Displaced Texan]

I have the Franklin book. If you are making good to great barbecue, why mess with it and possibly cloud your thinking? I know that is not what you asked, but I am just throwing it out there with good intention.

 

[Daba's BBQ]

Finding Fire by Lennox Hastie. This guy is a true master of cooking over open flame. He has a Chef’s Table episode which is incredible. I think it’s on Netflix. I can’t recommend it enough. He got me addicted to Santa Maria style cooking. You’ll find Rodney Scott and Tootsie on the BBQ episodes, too.

I'm watching it right now. Amazing!

 

[Daba's BBQ]

One I always recommend to people is Peace Love and Barbeque. Has a great mix of different pit masters, history and great recipes.

Just bought it

 

[bbqbrett]

Just bought it

Nice. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

 

[leont]

Finding Fire by Lennox Hastie. This guy is a true master of cooking over open flame.

This is a great book! Glad to see this book here in your reecommendation

 

[1MoreFord]

I was going to second the Peace, Love, and BBQ suggestion. Good choice IMO.

I'd recommend Smoke and Spice too as long as you don't follow their cooking times and temps guidelines. Good recipes but I don't know what they were smoking when they came up with those times and temps.

 

[JC in GB]

Not necessarily a BBQ book but this is a sausage making necessity. IMHO

JC

 

[Daba's BBQ]

I was going to second the Peace, Love, and BBQ suggestion. Good choice IMO.

I'd recommend Smoke and Spice too as long as you don't follow their cooking times and temps guidelines. Good recipes but I don't know what they were smoking when they came up with those times and temps.

I bought Peace, Love...last week. It should arrive shortly. I have Smoke & Spice and agree with regard to cook times. But good advice, recipes, etc.

BTW - I bought and returned Horn Barbecue. I found it extremely basic. This book is good for someone who never, ever barbecued before. For folks like us, we need books that are more in-depth and take a deep dive into the art of barbecue

BTW2 - I also recommend Black Smoke - A History of American Barbecue. Truly amazing and insightful.