Smoke & Soul: The Air Fryer Sessions

No yard. No smoker. No Saturday to burn. If that's your situation, most BBQ books just close the door on you. This one opens the air fryer.

Smoke & Soul: The Air Fryer Sessions is the indoor companion to Dr. Christopher D. Pritchard's backyard BBQ cookbook Smoke & Soul — 51 recipes that take the rubs, sauces, and bark of real barbecue and make them honestly in a basket. Wings three ways: classic crispy, Buffalo done right by a Buffalo man, and Kansas City glazed. Weeknight baby backs and spare ribs in two batches. Brisket-style chuck, chuck burnt ends, and coffee-rubbed ribeye. Brats that blister, corn that chars, fries, onion rings, and pickles that actually crisp — and hand pies and cobbler cups to finish.

The smoke comes from smoked paprika, bark rubs, a respectful touch of liquid smoke, and high-heat char — and the book tells you straight what a basket can't do: a whole packer brisket still belongs on a pit. Everything else? The basket can cook it, and cook it proud. Real temperatures, real flip cues, single-layer discipline, and a Chris's tip on every recipe.

WHAT'S INSIDE:

Before You Fry: Faking the Pit, Honestly — the smoke toolbox, basket rules, meat temps, and when NOT to use the air fryer

Part One — Rubs & Sauces for the Basket: Basket Bark Rub · Sweet Heat Rib Rub · Coffee-Chile Steak Rub · Kansas City Basket Sauce · Carolina Gold Mustard Sauce · Bama White Sauce · Smoky Hot Honey Glaze · Liquid Smoke Mop

Part Two — Chicken: Classic Crispy Wings · Buffalo Wings, Done Right · Kansas City Glazed Wings · Spatchcock Whole Chicken · Chicken Thighs with Bark · Sweet Heat Drumsticks · Pit-Style Chicken Tenders · Herb-Smoke Turkey Breast Tenderloin · Cornish Hen for Two

Part Three — Ribs & Pork: Baby Back Ribs, Weeknight Edition · St. Louis Spare Ribs, Two Batches · Country-Style Ribs with Bark · Pork Belly Bites (Basket Burnt Ends) · Small-Batch Pulled Pork · Thick-Cut Pork Chops with Bark · Coffee-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin · Ham Steak with Hot Honey Glaze

Part Four — Beef: Brisket-Style Chuck Roast · Chuck Burnt Ends · Ribeye with Coffee-Chile Rub · Barked Steak Bites · Basket Short Ribs · Tri-Tip, Santa Maria Style · Meatloaf Minis with KC Glaze

Part Five — Sausages, Dogs & Links: Basket Brats with Peppers and Onions · Blistered Hot Dogs · Kielbasa and Cabbage · Andouille and Potato Hash · Breakfast Links with Maple Glaze · Loaded Jalapeño Cheddar Dogs

Part Six — BBQ Sides That Crisp: Crispy Fries with Smoked Salt · Thick-Cut Onion Rings · Charred Corn on the Cob with Chile Butter · Fried Pickles · Potato Wedges with Basket Bark Rub · Air Fryer Hushpuppies · Mac and Cheese Bites · Sweet Potato Fries with Hot Honey

Part Seven — Sweet Finish: Apple Hand Pies · Peach Cobbler Cups · Brown Sugar Pineapple Rings · Basket S'mores Dip · Cinnamon Sugar Donut Bites