Five BBQ & Grilling Books to Buy This Holiday Season

Here are five of this year's best cookbooks to have in your collection.

Several excellent new BBQ and grilling books are published each year and we do our best to share new titles that inspire our readers to try new recipes. Once again, it’s that time of year when people are looking for gifts and stocking stuffers (or perhaps putting together their own wish lists). We’ve got you covered with a few of the best cookbooks published in 2024.

Here are five of this year’s best BBQ books every barbecue fanatic should have on their bookshelves.

American Grill: 125 Recipes for Mastering Live Fire — Tyler Florence

In this ultimate grilling guide, chef, bestselling author, restaurateur, and beloved star of Food Network’s Tyler’s Ultimate embraces his love of deluxe American comfort food to teach readers how to char, caramelize, and marinate to perfection. American Grill is the grilling cookbook for foodies, with techniques and recipes for upping your skillset and learning how to make a perfect steak, grill vegetables, fruit, fish, and more. With delicious reimaginings of all your favorite staples, from mouthwatering Barbeque Chicken Lollipops to spicy Calabrian Chile Buffalo Shrimp Skewers to sizzling Grilled Ratatouille, American Grill is the perfect cookbook to up the ante and create smokin’ hot recipes.

Beefy Boys: From Backyard BBQ to World-Class Burgers — The Beefy Boys

The Beefy Boys are four childhood friends who turned their foodie hobby into a phenomenally successful business. With three packed restaurants and fans across the world, their signature burger recipes have taken them from backyard barbecue to success in the World Burger Championships in Las Vegas. The Beefy Boys book shows you the secrets of the perfect burger, from steaming to assembling, to patty styles, unique condiments, and sauce, through classic recipes for the world-beating Beefy Boy burger, Oklahoma Onion Boy, Peanut Butter and Jelly Boy, Nashville Hot Chicken Burger, Buffalo Chicken Burger and veggie faves Beanie Boy and Leafy Boy. There are also joy-inducing sides, including Pastrami Fries, Jalapeño Poppers, and Millionaire Fries.