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Smoker tools

Planners and calculators that show their working, laid out in the order you will need them: from choosing a smoker to lighting it on the day.

  1. Months ahead

    Before you buy

    Which smoker suits my garden and my patience?

    Tool

    Which smoker should I buy?

    Answer seven questions about power, effort, fuel, space and budget to get a smoker type with the reasons behind it.

    Open the tool

  2. The week before

    Plan the menu

    How much meat do I ask the butcher for?

    Tool

    Meat per person calculator

    How much raw meat to buy for a BBQ, from guest numbers, appetite and how much a cut shrinks on the smoker.

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    What does this American recipe mean in grams and Celsius?

    Tool

    US recipe translator

    Paste a line from an American barbecue recipe and read it back in UK terms: Celsius, kilograms, millilitres and the cut names a British butcher uses.

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  3. The night before

    Prep

    How much salt goes in the brine?

    Tool

    Brine calculator

    Grams of salt and sugar for a wet, equilibrium or dry brine, from the weight of your meat and the strength your recipe asks for.

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  4. Cook-day morning

    Check the sky

    How hard will today’s weather push back?

    ToolCornerstone

    Smoking weather check

    Tell it the forecast and your smoker. Get a plain-English plan for wind, rain and cold: placement, fuel, timing and what never to do.

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    Have I got enough charcoal?

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    Smoker fuel calculator

    Estimate how many kg of charcoal or pellets a cook will use, from cook length and burn rate.

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  5. Cook day

    Light up

    What time do I light the smoker to eat at six?

    Tool

    Smoking time planner

    Work back from serving time to a start window, with a cook range and rest time for UK cuts.

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Every tool is also built into the guides it belongs to, pre-set for that cook. Nothing here is saved or sent anywhere.