The 5 Best BBQ Books of 2016

Perfect gifts for a barbecue fan—yourself included.

There are literally hundreds of barbecue books published each year, ranging from cookbooks chock-full of recipes to guidebooks that show you where to find the best barbecue joints in America. 2016 was no different, with publishers launching a veritable parade of new barbecue titles to the market. Of all the many entrants out there, these are the ones (in alphabetical order) that bubbled to the top of our stack as the most worthy books of the year.

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