Books on Smoking?

[DonBo]

My Dad has a new smoker and is loving it. He doesn't have internet access to glean all the great info here. My question is, are there any good books with recipes and tips for a smoker newbee that would make a good Fathers Day gift?

[leechlake]

this would do the trick:

Mastering the Craft of Smoking Food: Warren R. Anderson ..

or you could find some specific articles off of the internet that fit what he likes making and put it together in a binder for him, more of a personal touch he may or may not like. If you were a kid he'd like it for sure.

[delcecchi]

you could go to Amazon and enter meat smoking cookbook in the search box. See if any of the 53 results look good. Check the reviews. (and ignore the smoothie recipes, not sure how they get in there)

[hockeybc69]

Anything by Steve Raichlen....

[Farley]

What kind of stuff is he smoking? If he's into sausage then "Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing" by Rytek Kutas. Pretty much the sausage bible.

Or if you go with Leechlakes idea, Smokingmeatforum dot com has helped me get some great results off my smoker.

[McGurk]

Anything by Steve Raichlen....

My first thought, too, but he is more into the whole cooking with fire than just smoking (not that there's anything wrong with that ).

Another couple of sites are bbq brethren and amazing ribs. Not much for books, but searching those sites may be able to point you towards something that will work for him. I have used those sites a lot. Another wealth of knowledge is a poster here who goes by thirdeye. Maybe PM him and see if he has any recommendations.

Some quick hits off a search:

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

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

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!

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

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

[Getanet]

I'm a smoking novice. I have an electric masterbuilt. There is a book called "Dadgum That's Good" by John McLemore that has some easy to make recipes such as smoked Mac & Cheese. It's mainly a recipe book and not all of the recipes are for smoking. But it's simple and got me started on the right foot.

It looks like he has also come out with another book, "Dadgum That's Good, Too."

I'd recommend it if you just want to get him some simple recipes and ideas. Not if you're looking a book on the strategy/philosophy/science of smoking meat.

[kingr]

My Mother-in-law gave me a Recipe/Educational book by Weber. It is very useful. I has all sorts of smoking and grilling recipes along with sauces and rubs to just name a few things.

[SkunkedAgain]

The 'amazing ribs' HSOforum has lots of great advice. I'd definitely print off some of the articles for him to read. It's good common sense stuff. There's also a smoking meat forum that has lots of great advice. You'll find Reinhard1 posting over there.