10 bestMeat Cookbooksof April 2025
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Project Smoke: Seven Steps to Smoked Food Nirvana, Plus 100 Irresistible Recipes from Classic (Slam-Dunk Brisket) to Adventurous (Smoked Bacon-Bourbon Apple Crisp)
Workman

9.9
6% off
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The Carnivore Cookbook: The Complete Guide to Success on the Carnivore Diet with Over 100 Recipes, Meal Plans, and Science
Victory Belt Publishing

9.8
12% off
3

Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling
Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

9.6
20% off
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![Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto [A Cookbook]](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/Wgs5yrPMORc6r_ZEdJy0WuVN5ug=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61IEB4L9NoL._SL500_.jpg)
Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto [A Cookbook]
Ten Speed Press
![Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto [A Cookbook]](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/Wgs5yrPMORc6r_ZEdJy0WuVN5ug=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61IEB4L9NoL._SL500_.jpg)
9.4
5
![Texas Q: 100 Recipes for the Very Best Barbecue from the Lone Star State, All Smoke-Cooked to Perfection [A Cookbook]](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/qgplgYigVWZABO0tS1FoMnzhSpY=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51bssPWGMoL._SL500_.jpg)
Texas Q: 100 Recipes for the Very Best Barbecue from the Lone Star State, All Smoke-Cooked to Perfection [A Cookbook]
Harvard Common Press
![Texas Q: 100 Recipes for the Very Best Barbecue from the Lone Star State, All Smoke-Cooked to Perfection [A Cookbook]](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/qgplgYigVWZABO0tS1FoMnzhSpY=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51bssPWGMoL._SL500_.jpg)
9.1
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![Pitmaster: Recipes, Techniques, and Barbecue Wisdom [A Cookbook]](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/1T9e0K7HRKE1F5R6jT4_FUsgl9A=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Dma2bs-eL._SL500_.jpg)
Pitmaster: Recipes, Techniques, and Barbecue Wisdom [A Cookbook]
Fair Winds Press
![Pitmaster: Recipes, Techniques, and Barbecue Wisdom [A Cookbook]](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/1T9e0K7HRKE1F5R6jT4_FUsgl9A=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Dma2bs-eL._SL500_.jpg)
8.9
7

Meat Illustrated: A Foolproof Guide to Understanding and Cooking with Cuts of All Kinds
Cook's Illustrated

8.6
8
![The Franklin Barbecue Collection [Special Edition, Two-Book Boxed Set]: Franklin Barbecue and Franklin Steak](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/Wp5pij3mlzq3eFKVPM05SK8WuuM=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/314WJYWGzoL._SL500_.jpg)
The Franklin Barbecue Collection [Special Edition, Two-Book Boxed Set]: Franklin Barbecue and Franklin Steak
Ten Speed Press
![The Franklin Barbecue Collection [Special Edition, Two-Book Boxed Set]: Franklin Barbecue and Franklin Steak](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/Wp5pij3mlzq3eFKVPM05SK8WuuM=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/314WJYWGzoL._SL500_.jpg)
8.3
9
![Franklin Smoke: Wood. Fire. Food. [A Cookbook]](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/bBsClj0hnUj_C8CI_5HaeOQfZTI=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61EP088bPXL._SL500_.jpg)
Franklin Smoke: Wood. Fire. Food. [A Cookbook]
![Franklin Smoke: Wood. Fire. Food. [A Cookbook]](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/bBsClj0hnUj_C8CI_5HaeOQfZTI=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61EP088bPXL._SL500_.jpg)
8.0
10

Michael Symon's Playing with Fire: BBQ and More from the Grill, Smoker, and Fireplace: A Cookbook
Crown

7.7

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