Monk: Back for another year is our annual holiday gift guide. For you or the barbecue-obsessed person in your life, these are some of the best gifts available whether it be sauces or rubs or books or shirts.
Am I missing something? Comment below or email me at barbecuebros@gmail.com
Note: items in bold are personally recommended
Updated: 12/20/21
Charlotte-area Barbecue Gifts
The Original Slow ‘N Sear from SnS Grills (link)
Rub and Sauces from Fire of Coals (link)
T-shirts, hoodies, Matt’s Rub, sauces, and gift cards from Midwood Smokehouse (link)
Rub, sauce, gift cards, swag from Sweet Lew’s BBQ (link)
Rubs from Roddey’s BBQ (DM on Instagram)
North Carolina Barbecue Gifts
Books
- NEW: On Barbecue by John Shelton Reed (Link to Book Club Review)
- Barbecue Lover’s the Carolinas: Restaurants, Markets, Recipes & Traditions by Robert Moss
- Barbecue: a Savor the South cookbook by John Shelton Reed (Link to Book Club Review)
- The Best Tar Heel Barbecue: From Manteo to Murphy by Jim Early
- Bob Garner’s Book of Barbecue: North Carolina’s Favorite Food by Bob Garner
- Buxton Hall Barbecue’s Book of Smoke: Wood-Smoked Meats, Sides, and More by Elliott Moss (Link to Book Club Review)
- Carolina ‘Cue by Our State Magazine (or directly from Our State) (Link to Book Club Review)
- Foods that Make You Say Mmm-mmm by Bob Garner (Link to Book Club Review)
- Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue by John Shelton Reed and Dale Volberg Reed
- North Carolina’s Roadside Eateries by D.G. Martin (Link to Book Club Review)
- Southern Living Ultimate Book of BBQ: The Complete Year-Round Guide to Grilling and Smoking by The Editors of Southern Living and Christopher Prieto (Link to Book Club Review)
- Southern Smoke: Barbecue, Traditions, and Treasured Recipes Reimagined for Today by Matthew Register (Link to Book Club Review)
- Tar Heel Traveler Eats by Scott Mason (Link to Book Club Review)
- Whole Hog BBQ: The Gospel of Carolina Barbecue with Recipes from Skylight Inn and Sam Jones BBQ by Sam Jones and Daniel Vaughn (Link to Book Club Review)
Hats, T-Shirts, Apparel
- NEW: Navy Active Trucker Hat from Southern Smoke
- NEW: Skylight Inn T-Shirts, Hats, Sauce
- NEW: NC Pig Flag Shirt, Green
- Cheshire Pork socks, shirts, onesies
- Corduroy Hats from Southern Smoke
- Long Pig Dad Hat from Buxton Hall
- North Carolina BBQ Shirt from House of Swank
- Sam Jones BBQ Hats, T-shirts
- SJ Hat from Sam Jones BBQ
Accessories, Stocking Stuffers, etc.
- NEW: Burn Pit BBQ Rubs and Sauces
- NEW: Carolina Rub and Eastern NC Barbecue Sauce from Carolina Brewery (Product Review)
- NEW: NC Pig Flag Tervis Tumbler
- Eastern NC BBQ Set from Sam Jones BBQ
- Lard Soap from Buxton Hall
- Sauces and Spices Gift Set from Sam Jones BBQ
- Texas Dry Rubs from Billy Twang
- The White Sauce
Non-Native Barbecue Gifts
Books
Cookbooks, from pitmasters and food writers alike
- NEW: Rodney Scott’s World of BBQ by Rodney Scott and Lolis Eric Elie (Link to Book Club Review)
- Barbecue Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades by Steve Raichlen
- The Franklin Barbecue Collection by Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay
- Franklin Barbecue: A Meat Smoking Manifesto by Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay (Link to Book Club Review)
- Franklin Steak: Dry-Aged. Live-Fired. Pure Beef. by Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay (Link to Book Club Review)
- Hardcore Carnivore by Jess Pryles (signed)
- Praise the Lard: Recipes and Revelations from a Legendary Life in Barbecue by Mike Mills and Amy Mills
- Peace, Love, & Barbecue: Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and Outright Lies from the Legends of Barbecue by Mike Mills
- Pitmaster: Recipes, Techniques, and Barbecue Wisdom by Andy Husbands and Chris Hart
- Smoked: One Man’s Journey to Find Incredible Recipes, Standout Pitmasters and the Stories Behind Them by Ed Randolph
- The South’s Best Butts: Pitmaster Secrets for Barbecue Perfection by Matt Moore
Food History, Cultural Writing, and Photography
- NEW: Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue” by Adrian Miller (Link to Book Club Review)
- NEW: The Texas Monthly Top 50 Issue (Link to Book Club Review)
- The 100 Best Barbecue Restaurants in America by Johnny Fugitt (Link to Book Club Review)
- Barbecue Crossroads: Notes and Recipes from a Southern Odyssey by Robb Walsh (Link to Book Club Review)
- Barbecue: The History of an American Institution, Revised and Expanded Edition by Robert Moss (Link to Book Club Review)
- Barbecue: The History of an American Institution by Robert Moss (Link to Book Club Review)
- Brunswick Stew: A Virginia Tradition by Joseph R. Haynes
- The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael Twitty
- The One True Barbecue: Fire, Smoke, and the Pitmasters Who Cook Whole Hog by Rien Fertel (Link to Book Club Review)
- The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South by John T. Edge
- The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey Through Texas Barbecue by Daniel Vaughn (Link to Book Club Review)
- Smokestack Lightning: Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue Country by Lolis Eric Elie
- Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America by Jim Auchmutey
- Texas BBQ by Wyatt McSpadden
- Texas BBQ, Small Town to Downtown by Wyatt McSpadden (Link to Book Club Review)
- Virginia Barbecue: A History by Joseph R. Haynes
Hats, T-Shirts, Apparel
- Brisket Commander T-shirt from Meat Church
- Bull Shirt Hoodie from Meat Church
- Fox Bros Bar-B-Q ATL Raglan
- Fox Bros Cowboy Golf Rope Hat
- Hot Gut Sausage T-shirt from Lewis Barbecue
- My Daddy Smells Brisket Kid’s T-Shirt from Barbecue Wife
- My Husband Smells Brisket Women’s T-Shirt from Barbecue Wife
- Work Shirt from Meat Church
Accessories, Stocking Stuffers, etc.
- NEW: Thermapen One
- NEW: Rubs and Shirts from B’s Cracklin’ Barbeque
- Barbecue Sauce Set from Lewis Barbecue
- Brisket Slicing Knife
- Butcher’s Coasters
- Butcher Paper from Hardcore Carnivore
- Meat carving fork from Hardcore Carnivore
- The Ocho Black Friday Pack from Meat Church
- Pig of the Month BBQ of the Month Subscription