Backyard Pitmaster Pal vs BBQ Captain

A simple means to log your favorite barbecue cooks or smokes. Are you often frustrated trying to remember how you cooked those ribs last time, or that pork shoulder for perfect pulled pork? Record you meat, cooker, temperatures, times, and notes such as spice rubs and brines here for easy recall the next time. If you are new to the world of grilling or BBQ (note: grilling and barbecue are NOT the same thing), then take advantage of the 8 most common cooks that are included to get you started: Ribs, Brisket, Chicken Thighs, Chicken Wings, Pork Butt, Corned Beef Brisket, Hamburg Patties, and Steaks. Plus three popular "smokers" that are used here: Big Green Egg, Bullseye pellet grill, Weber charcoal grill. Both lists (meats and smokers) are customizable and all recipes can be edited (or deleted) for your preference. You also have the ability to share a cook by exporting the cook's information to a text message (or other means), in order for another user of the app to import that cook into their app's data.

BBQ Captain is the smart way to smoke meat on a home smoker, pellet, electric, or offset. It plans your cook backward from the moment you want to serve, then acts as an adaptive pitmaster's assistant while you cook: re-projecting the finish time from your real temperature readings, catching the stall, and telling you exactly when to wrap, pull, and rest. Because a great smoke is governed by internal meat temperature, not the clock. PLAN BACKWARD FROM DINNERTIME Tell BBQ Captain your cut, weight, and when you want to eat. It calculates exactly when to put the meat on — accounting for cook time, the stall, rest, and a safety buffer — plus a prep checklist for the night before and morning of. ADAPTS TO YOUR REAL COOK Log a temperature and BBQ Captain re-projects the finish from the actual rate of climb. It tells you whether you're on track, ahead, or running late for your serve time, so you can adjust before it becomes a problem. CATCHES THE STALL When the meat plateaus in the stall zone, BBQ Captain detects it and prompts you to wrap — so you push through and stay on schedule. NEVER MISS A STEP Optional local reminders for when to put it on, spritzing, approaching wrap and target temps, "pull it now," and a rest timer at the end. KEEP A COOK LOG Every finished cook is saved with its full temperature curve. Add your own notes and a photo to each one with Pro. PRIVACY-FIRST No account, no tracking, no ads. All your cook data stays on your device. FREE - Pork Butt and Ribs - The full adaptive timeline and stall detection - Your most recent cook in history BBQ CAPTAIN PRO (one-time purchase, yours forever) - All cuts, including Brisket and Whole Chicken - Unlimited cook history - Notes on every cook - Photo attachments Fire one up. BBQ Captain keeps you on schedule and on target.