Yeti’s Latest Release Is a Love Letter to Grilling, Smoking and Good Old-Fashioned BBQ

If the brand’s first fire pit was an invitation to blow smoke, this new release is a reminder to respect it.

Black tray with sliced smoked brisket, pulled pork, toasted bread, chicken pieces, sandwich with purple slaw, pickled carrots, onions, and four small containers of barbecue sauces.Yeti

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When it comes to fires, and the pits where they roll, most brands shy away from smoke.

Not Yeti.

“You give up some things when you talk about smokeless,” said Chris Welch, who oversaw the design of the brand’s first-ever fire pit and grill earlier this year.

man cooking on a yeti fire pit
Yeti’s first fire pit, released earlier this year, was designed to embrace smoke, not shy away from it.
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These range from visibility of the actual fire to warmth it can provide. But perhaps the biggest loss? Access, “especially when we talk about the cooking element,” Welch said.

If that release was Yeti’s invitation to blow smoke, however, it’s latest drop is a reminder to respect it, as well as the wonderful things it can produce.

Smoke is the latest edition to Yeti’s lineup of hardcover coffee-table books, celebrating something that hits close to home for the Texas-based brand: good old-fashioned barbecue.

Maroon hardcover book titled "SMOKE" with white text on the cover and spine, lying on a white surface.
Smoke is the latest title to join Yeti’s lineup of hardcover coffee-table books.
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Open book showing a photo of burning wood with smoke on the left page and the title "YETI presents SMOKE" with contributor names on the right page.
The book is a limited-edition title. That means Yeti has no plans to restock it once it sells out.
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As with Yeti’s previously published books, such as Whitewater an Ducks, Smoke features over 150 pages of original photographs and guest essays from the biggest names in cooking.

Open book showing photos of barbecue dishes on both pages, with trays of meat, sides, and sauces on a wooden surface.
The book features over 150 pages of original photography.
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Open book showing a photo of a person in a blue apron standing in a smoky industrial setting with glowing embers.
Tootsie Tomanetz (pictured) contributed one of the guest essays. The cook was featured in Chef’s Table several years ago.
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In this case, the names attached include none other than Tootsie Tomanetz, Aaron Franklin and Rodney Scott.

Though Tomanetz gained overdue recognition for her role in Chef’s Table, Franklin and Scott are the only two pitmasters to win James Beard Awards in cooking categories.

Open book showing portraits of four men on the left page and one man standing by stacked logs on the right page.
The book showcases pitmasters from the Lone Star State (where Yeti was founded) and beyond.
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Open book showing photos of sausages hanging in a smoker and people working with meat in a processing setting.
The book is just the latest example of Yeti moving into the culinary space. The brand has dropped a handful of food-related items in the past year or two.
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As such, the pair have become household names beyond their respective communities, while legitimizing barbecue as a cuisine worthy of top honors.

Holistically, the book is just the latest example of Yeti moving aggressively into the culinary space. The brand has dropped a handful of food-related items in the past year or two, including cast-iron cookware, insulated bowls and food jars.

yeti cast iron skillet
After acquiring Butter Pat Industries, Yeti released its first cast-iron skillet in 2024.
Photo by Jack Seemer for Gear Patrol

Availability and pricing

Smoke is available now from Yeti’s official website for $100.

According to the brand, it’s a limited-edition book, which means “once they run out there will be no restocking.”

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