Still experimenting with the collection, seems to be a great collection of rubs so far, the family like them,
This one really hits on pork! Also excellent on chicken
Complete Franklin Barbecue Collection by Aaron Franklin & Jordan Mackay – Boxed Set
At a glance Format: Boxed set of three paperbacks, 672 pages in total Author: Aaron Franklin of...
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At a glance
Format: Boxed set of three paperbacks, 672 pages in total
Author: Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue, Austin, Texas, with James Beard Award-winning writer Jordan Mackay
Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2025
Inside: Franklin Barbecue (smokers, wood, fire, brisket), Franklin Steak (beef, ageing, cooking) and Franklin Smoke (live-fire and smoke cooking)
Best for: The serious backyard pitmaster, or the best barbecue gift under the tree
ISBN: 9780593839638
The Complete Franklin Barbecue Collection is a three-book box set of Aaron Franklin's Franklin Barbecue, Franklin Steak and Franklin Smoke, written with Jordan Mackay, covering brisket, steak and live-fire cooking from the Austin pitmaster behind Franklin Barbecue. It packs exclusive paperback editions of all three books into one slipcase, 672 pages in total.
Three books, one box, the whole Franklin education
Aaron Franklin's books are the ones serious cooks wear out. Instead of buying them one at a time, this special edition gathers all three in a single wood-grain box. Together they take you from tuning a smoker and cooking a proper brisket, through buying and cooking great steak, to everyday live-fire cooking with smoke.
What's inside
Franklin Barbecue covers building and tending fires, choosing and seasoning wood, sourcing meat and the famous brisket. Franklin Steak is a deep dive into beef: how to buy it, season it, age it and cook it, and the gear and fire that do it best.
Franklin Smoke brings the fire into everyday cooking, with more than fifty technique-driven recipes for meat, fish, poultry and vegetables, plus rubs, sauces and sides. Across the set you get the brisket method that made the Austin queue famous, alongside steak and smoke techniques you'll use every weekend.
Who it's for
Anyone who wants to understand fire, smoke and beef rather than just follow recipes. Offset owners will get the most from Franklin Barbecue, but the steak and smoke books suit kettles, kamados and any live-fire set-up. It's also one of the best barbecue gifts you can wrap.
About Aaron Franklin & Jordan Mackay
Aaron Franklin is from Bryan, Texas, and co-founded Franklin Barbecue in Austin with his wife Stacy in 2009. The restaurant has been named Best Barbecue in Texas by Texas Monthly and Best Barbecue in America by Bon Appétit, and Aaron hosts the PBS series BBQ with Franklin. Jordan Mackay is a journalist and James Beard Award-winning co-author of books on wine and food, including Secrets of the Sommeliers.
The Rub Smuggler's Verdict
🏴☠️ Darryl's Secret: Burnt-Tallow Toast
The best thing you'll eat all cook happens before the brisket's sliced.
You'll need: rendered brisket fat or tallow, thick slices of white bread, flaky salt, cracked black pepper
Do this:
- Warm a few spoons of rendered fat in a cast-iron pan.
- Fry the bread until deep golden on both sides.
- Hit it with flaky salt and pepper and hand it to whoever's been tending the fire.
Why it works: Rendered beef fat carries all the smoke from the cook, so the toast tastes like bark without needing any meat.
Questions answered
What's in The Complete Franklin Barbecue Collection?
It's a box set of three paperback books by Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay: Franklin Barbecue, Franklin Steak and Franklin Smoke.
Who wrote the Franklin Barbecue books?
They were written by Aaron Franklin, co-founder of Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas, with James Beard Award-winning writer Jordan Mackay.
Is the Franklin box set good for beginners?
Yes. The books explain fire, wood, smoke and meat before the recipes, so beginners learn the fundamentals and experienced cooks pick up plenty of detail.
Are the books in the box set hardback?
No. The set contains exclusive paperback editions of all three books in a slipcase, 672 pages in total, published by Ten Speed Press in 2025.
Does the box set cover steak as well as brisket?
Yes. Franklin Steak is dedicated to buying, ageing, seasoning and cooking steak, while Franklin Barbecue covers brisket and Franklin Smoke covers everyday live-fire cooking.
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