What does your cookbook shelf look like?

[Jon Solberg]

[BKYDBBQ]

I have never seen the Virginia Barbecue book...That has now gone to the top of the to buy list along with his other book about Brunswick Stew...

[JCBBQ]

I’ve been so internet centric w my cooking for the last two years that I hadn’t looked at these much lately. Somehow I got to reading my Rick Bayless books and it’s got me all fired up. If you’re looking for inspiration, go read your cookbooks!!

[Potkettleblack]

Nothing makes me want to clean out my spice cabinet and start over from scratch more than reading a cookbook.
D'ya get much use/inspiration from Sauces?

[JCBBQ]

Potkettleblack, I've barely cracked it open. Someone from this site recommended it to me when I first joined two years ago. I bought it and then spent two years scouring the internet for recipes. That and the Italian one (2 books below) need my attention. How about you? Do you love it?

[Potkettleblack]

I love the Silver Spoon. That one I've cooked a few things out of, and find inspiration for others.

I've had Sauces for a few years and don't think I've gotten more than 10 pages deep in it.

[Troutman]

I'm going to gather my cook books and take a picture later tonight, they're all over the place. One thing I did see over and over was that Steven Raichlen book on Grilling. Mine has literally fallen apart from over use. I also have that Fish cookbook and the Batali one as well. Guess all geniuses think alike hey JCBBQ ......

One other thing I will mention, although I love the tactile feel of a good book, both my Meathead and Franklin books are on my Kindle. In fact the greater majority of my recipes are digital or on various websites. Easier for me to organize. I also have the Food Network and Master Cook apps, easy go to for quick recipe ideas. I know there is blow back to joining the digital age but I find I go to the book collection less and less as time goes on.

[JCBBQ]

Troutman, I hear ya. I've been seduced by technology too. Batali has a pretty good grilling book too.

[EdF]

Check out eatyourbooks.com some time. Nice complement to clipping to evernote.

[Mr. Bones]

I Love my Paperwhite.

[Amajeff99]

piles of cook books all over the place. I think some actually made it to a shelf but most are in a pile under my exercise bike which is kind of fitting since I use them more than the bike.

[icyhawk]

I don't do much paper;
Smoke and Spice by Cheryl & Bill Jamison
Meathead, by Meathead Goldwin on kindle
AR (of course)
Google
About 90% of the time if I have a piece of meat to cook, and one of Meathead's recipes doesn't turn my crank, I google it.
Just browse through the recipes and see what looks good. Lots of good stuff out there. (as well as a fair amount of crap) Kind of like a bbq treasure hunt. If something is a home run, add it to favorites!

[allsid]

I need to wrangle up all of my cookbooks into one place. I did come across this old pic from a signing at Barnes and Noble. One of my favorites, but I have a new favorite book coming out this summer.

[MBMorgan]

I've got a mix of physical books and a few more eBooks on the Kindle:

On the bookshelf (there are a few more scattered around the house):



And on the Kindle:

[Attjack]

I picked up a couple other books. Project Smoke was given to me as a gift. Then I found a signed copy of Raichlen's BBQ Bible Sauces at a second hand store for $4. Mint condition too.

[Potkettleblack]

I use the "Only marinade you will ever need" out of the Sauce book when I don't really have an original idea. It produces great results.

[Attjack]

I'll check it out.

[Mosca]

Funny how sometimes you think, "I need to reply to that topic," and then never get too it!

I added a storage cabinet to the deck,and collected all the cookbooks I could find and put them there. I have maybe five or six more around the house somewhere, and a dozen or so chili cookbooks as well. I also have a couple dozen on the Kindle (including Meathead in digital!)

Maybe 15 years ago or so I got rid of a lot of cookbooks that we just didn’t have space for. I don’t have any regrets, other than it is hard for me to get rid of books. But books are collections of information, and the value of information is transient.

[EdF]

Great observation about transience! BBQ philosophers at work! That time tending the temps pays off!

[PaynTrain]

Haha! y'all are old school! This is my cook book https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/

AND i track and store recipes and cook stats digitally.

[EdF]

To each his own! ;-)

[Pobeque]

Heres my little cabinet....a good mix of stuff, plus theres 2 boxes of cookbooks in my closet that I dont have any room to display.

[Potkettleblack]

Nice set of shelves... lotta interesting books. I screwed up the Root Beer Short Ribs in Alinea something miserably.

[SmokeyGator]

Mine is a mess. But I know where everything is.

[FireMan]

My wife recently to my horror, discombobulated my books, (no one touches my books unless under the guiding eye) and I now have recently put them back together.

[Jared49]

That’s impressive!!

[EdF]

Do you mean my cookbook piles on various surfaces?

[Livermoron]

Me & the Missus. I have a number of Purviance books because of the Weber kettle...