• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
DadCooksDinner
  • Home
  • Rotisserie
  • Recipes
  • Tools
  • Books
  • Merch
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • Books
  • Tools
  • Merch
  • About
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipes
    • Books
    • Tools
    • Merch
    • About
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
  • ×

    Home » Recipes » Things I love

    Cookbook Roundup Spring 2016

    Published: May 10, 2016 · Modified: Nov 7, 2022 by Mike Vrobel · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    Meathead, the cookbook
    Meathead, the cookbook

    Spring is here, and everyone is tuning up their grills for the summer. Cookbook publishers know this and release a wave of grilling cookbooks in the month of May. This year there are some great choices, including a cookbook I’ve been waiting a long time for…

    Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling by Meathead Goldwyn

    Meathead is a blog buddy from AmazingRibs.com. I love his deep dives into the science behind grilling, and I can’t wait to read his book.

    Project Smoke by Steven Raichlen

    Steven Raichlen is one of my major grilling influences. He focuses on smoking in his new book - hot smoking, cold smoking, smoke-roasting, and barbecue.

    Weber’s New American Barbecue: A Modern Spin on the Classics by Jamie Purviance

    I’m detecting a theme…Jamie Purviance, another one of my major grilling influences, is also focusing on modern American barbecue in his latest cookbook. I may have to pit these two against each other. Who am I kidding, I’m looking forward to both of them.

    Around the Fire: Recipes for Inspired Grilling and Seasonal Feasting from Ox Restaurant by Greg Denton, Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, and Stacy Adimando

    Chefs Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, from Portland’s live fire Ox restaraunt, have released a cookbook. If you’re looking for a combination of modern restaurant cooking with Argentinian grilling, check this one out.

    Master of the Grill: Foolproof Recipes, Top-Rated Gadgets, Gear & Ingredients Plus Clever Test Kitchen Tips & Fascinating Food Science by America’s Test Kitchen

    Another influence of mine, America’s Test Kitchen, has a roundup of their best grilling recipes. (This book is good if you don’t already have one of ATK’s other grilling books. If you do, there will probably be a lot of overlap.)

    Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes and Recollections from the Pitmasters, Revised and Updated with 32 New Recipes by Robb Walsh

    Mr. Walsh has released a revised edition of my favorite Texas history book - the history of Texas barbecue. The first edition winds up on my bedstand every summer, and stays there until the winter; I keep turning to it for the stories. I'm getting the new, updated edition for my library.

    What do you think?

    What cookbooks are you looking forward to? Tell us about them in the comments section below.


    Enjoyed this post? Want to help out DadCooksDinner? Subscribe to DadCooksDinner via eMail or RSS reader, recommend DadCooksDinner to your friends, and buy something from Amazon.com through the links on this site. Thank you.

    More Things I love

    • The Rancho Gordo Bean Club Is Open to New Members
    • DadCooksDinner Merch Now Available
    • Q&A: Aren’t Rancho Gordo Beans Expensive?
    • Things I Love: Tomato Paste in a Tube

    Sharing is caring!

    Reader Interactions

    Questions? Made the Recipe? Leave a Comment Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    Welcome to Dad Cooks Dinner! I'm Mike Vrobel, a dad who cooks dinner every night. I'm an enthusiastic home cook, and I write about pressure cooking, rotisserie grilling, and other food topics that grab my attention.

    More about me →

    Popular

    • Pressure Cooker Beef Shank (Osso Bucco)
    • Instant Pot Pinto Beans (No Soaking)
    • Pressure Cooker 7 Hour Leg of Lamb (in 90 minutes)
    • Pressure Cooker Brown Jasmine Rice

    Recent

    • Instant Pot Shrimp Risotto
    • Instant Pot Mexican Black Beans (no soaking needed!)
    • Instant Pot Thai Panang Curry (With Beef)
    • Instant Pot Pork Adobo Recipe (Filipino Style)

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact

    Copyright © 2022 Dad Cooks Dinner

    0 shares