Popular Barbecue Books, Videos, and Accessories

It is that time of the year when I take a look and see which BBQ Books, food related DVDs, and barbecue accessories have been most popular with our readers over the last several months (January  - March 2011).  Though I’m jumping the gun a bit on rounding out the quarter, I thought it would be good to go ahead and put this entry in the books as a first point of information with ones to follow down the line.

I’ve created a running archive of the BBQ related gear our readers find most useful by quarter.  

What you see here represents a collection of the most purchased barbecue related items on Amazon by our community.

Popular Barbecue Books

America’s Best BBQ: 100 Recipes from America’s Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses, and Restaurants by Ardie A. Davis and Chef Paul Kirk took the #1 spot (no surprise, there from these two Kansas City BBQ guys) with Real Barbecue: The Classic Barbecue Guide to the Best Joints Across the USA — with Recipes, Porklore, and More! by Vince Staten and Greg Johnson finishing at the #2 position.  The Staten/Johnson book has always been a favorite among readers of The BBQ Smoker Site blog – especially those who are of the “build your own barbecue smoker” variety.  Backyard BBQ: The Art of Smokology by Rich McPeake took the #3 spot and is a solid pick for backyard BBQ folks interested in learning some of the more intricate aspects of the art of barbecue.  This is a great list for anyone looking to start up any sort of solid BBQ reference library.

1. America’s Best BBQ: 100 Recipes from America’s Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses, and Restaurants
2. Real Barbecue: The Classic Barbecue Guide to the Best Joints Across the USA — with Recipes, Porklore, and More!
3. BBQ Joints: Stories and Secret Recipes from the Barbeque Belt
4. Smoke & Spice: Cooking with Smoke, the Real Way to Barbecue
5. Big Green Egg Cookbook: Celebrating the World’s Best Smoker & Grill
6. Serious Barbecue: Smoke, Char, Baste, and Brush Your Way to Great Outdoor Cooking
7. The Cook’s Illustrated Guide To Grilling And Barbecue
8. The Big Book of BBQ: Recipes and Revelations from the Barbecue Belt
9. Barbecue! Bible : Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, Bastes, Butters, and Glazes
10. BBQ 25

Popular Barbecue DVDs

Only a few Barbecue DVDs made it onto the list this time.  It seems there is a lack of really up to date movies or documentaries out there about BBQ.  I’d sure like to see more competition BBQ documentaries on the market.  For now, I’ll keep hanging around as many cook teams as I can on site to see if I can glean a tip or two (ask Chad from Whiskey Bent BBQ or Dorsey and Jason from Unknown BBQ about the bad penny with the camera who keeps on showing up!).   Here are the Barbecue videos that made it into this round up.

1. Backyard Barbecue with HomeBBQ.com
2. BBQ Secrets – The Master Guide To Extraordinary Barbecue Cookin’
3. Inside the World of Championship Barbecue

Popular Barbecue Tools and Accessories

In the barbecue tools and accessories, thermometers and gauges took the #1 and #2 spots with the RC-T2 BBQ Grill Smoker Thermometer Gauge from River Country leading the pack as a surprise, followed by the Maverick ET-7 Remote-Check Wireless Thermometer (dual probe model).   Bear Paws meat handles finished solid at #3, which makes sense as I see them in use at nearly every competition cook off I visit.  Here are the more popular barbecue tools and accessories for last quarter.

*Note: I include the Char Broil Silver Smoker in this list as an “honorable mention,” as it just missed this quarter’s qualifier.

1. 2″ River Country (RC-T2) BBQ Grill Smoker Thermometer Gauge (100 to 550 F)
2. Maverick ET-7 Remote-Check Wireless Thermometer With 2 Probes
3. Bear PAWS Meat Handles
4. Bradley All Weather Cover 4 Rack
5. Bradley Smoker 5 Flavor Variety Bisquettes 60 Pack
6. Outset QS77 Stainless Steel Wood Chip Smoker Box
7. Weber 9986 Premium Cover
8. Harold Imports 15-by-10-by-4-Inch Nonstick Professional Roasting Rack
9. Fresh Mill 210 Herb Storage Canister and Mill
10. Char Broil Silver Smoker

Popular BBQ Items Archive

• Popular BBQ Smokers and Gear - March 2011
• Popular BBQ Smokers and Gear - June 2011