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.
Cook 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 135 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 timelineKCBS Helper
Competition data explorer for KCBS cooks — browse events, teams and how the regions stack up.
Open helper135 recipes
Every cook from the channel, written out step by step with its video. Browse the cookbook →