BBQ Tools
Little helpers to take the guesswork out of your cook — how long it'll take and when to put it on, how much meat to buy, what wood to burn, what temperature to pull at, and how to run a KCBS comp day. All free, no sign-up, built from the same fire that runs the channel.
Offset Smoker Simulator
Learn how an offset smoker really works in an interactive 3D rig. Light the firebox, work the intake and exhaust dampers, hold 250°F with thin-blue smoke and push a brisket through the stall — no charcoal wasted.
Fire it upCook Time Calculator
How long will it take — and what time do you put it on? Pick a cut, weight and pit temp for an estimate, then plan the whole cook backward from dinner, right down to when to light the fire.
Plan the cookHow Much Meat?
Feeding a crowd? Enter your headcount and it works out exactly how much brisket, pork, ribs or chicken to buy — cook loss, bone and shrink all included. No more running short.
Plan the buyWood Pairing Guide
Pick a protein and see which smoking woods pair best — mild apple and cherry to bold hickory and mesquite — with tasting notes, smoke strength, and matching recipes.
Open guideDoneness & Temp Guide
Every pull temperature that matters — steaks by doneness, brisket and ribs by feel, poultry to safe — in °F or °C, plus carryover, resting and food-safety guidance.
Check tempsWhat Should I Smoke?
Can't decide? Tell it your protein, time and mood and it pulls a cook from all 156 recipes on the channel. Don't like it? Spin again.
Find a cookComp Day Timeline
Set your chicken turn-in and it maps the whole KCBS day backward — trim, inject, fire the pit, meat on, wrap, rest and box — into one master schedule you can print and pin to the canopy.
Build a timelineLeague Trackers
Results and analytics for five sanctioning bodies — KCBS, MBN, OBA, PNWBA and LSBS. Team records, power rankings and a record book for each.
Browse the leagues135 recipes
Every cook from the channel, written out step by step with its video. Browse the cookbook →