The 10 Best BBQ Books to Read in 2021
By The Spruce
"Real BBQ: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Smoker Cookbook"
"Best for Beginners"
"Project Smoke"
"Best for Smoking Meats"
"Franklin Barbecue, A Meat-Smoking Manifesto"
"Best for Brisket Lovers"
"Hot Coals: A User's Guide to Mastering Your Kamado Grill"
"Best for Kamado Grill Owners"
"Jerk From Jamaica: Barbecue Caribbean Style"
"Best for Caribbean Barbecue"
"Korean BBQ: Master Your Grill in Seven Sauces"
"Best for Korean Barbecue"
"VBQ―The Ultimate Vegan Barbecue Cookbook"
"Best Vegan"
"America's Best BBQ: 100 Recipes From America's Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses, and Restaurants"
"Best for Variety"
"American Barbecue Sauces: Marinades, Rubs, and More From the South and Beyond"
"Best for Sauces"
Meathead, The Science of Great Barbecue & Grilling
"Best Overall"
Franklin Barbecue, A Meat-Smoking Manifesto
"Runner-Up, Best Overall"
Project Smoke
"Best for Smoking"
Smoke, New Firewood Cooking
"Runner-Up, Best for Smoking"
Diva Q's Barbecue, 195 Recipes for Cooking with Family, Friends & Fire
"Best for Beginners"
Smoke & Spice, Cooking With Smoke
"Runner-Up, Best for Beginners"
Slow Fire, The Beginner's Guide to Lip-Smacking Barbecue
"Best for Technique"
Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book
"Best for History"
The Prophets of Smoked Meat
"Best for Texas BBQ"