The Primer for becoming an accomplished smoker. Pair with the Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker for all the equipment and information you ever will need to produce incredibly good BBQ.

This is the "graduate level" book by an accomplished BBQ competitor and classically trained chef. Save the recipes in this book for when you have time to make a trip to the Whole Foods for all of the ingredients the recipes require. Good discussion on different cooking methods.

The best and most versatile charcoal grill on the market - period. Check out Craigslist for a used "Stainless Steel" table model. Any color other than black is good; if you can find a red one, that's the ultimate.

A superb little gas grill for weeknight and small quantity cooking (it'll actually hold about 12 hamburgers or 30 hot dogs so it's not really a little grill) with cast iron cooking grates for fabulous sear marks. It's also miserly on propane. Uses 14 oz propane tanks (available at Lowes) or you can buy th converter so you can use standard 20 lb propane tanks (highly recommended).