Pitstead BBQ: Pit Log & Recipe

Pitstead is a digital pit book for low-and-slow barbecue. Log the cut, the
rub, the wood, and the temperature curve for every cook — rate the result,
and let your best cooks become the plan for the next one.

PLAN A COOK
Set the cut, weight, rub, wood, smoker, and target temperatures. Pick a
desired serve time and Pitstead calculates when to light the smoker,
working backward from cook time, rest time, and a setup buffer. "Repeat my
best" pulls in a past top-rated cook's plan so you don't have to remember
what worked.

LOG THE COOK
Timestamped pit and internal-meat readings build a temperature-over-time
chart as you go, with the stall — that mid-cook plateau every brisket
hits — highlighted automatically once there's enough data to call it.

REMEMBER WHAT WORKED
Rate every finished cook 1–5 stars, attach photos, and add notes. Browse
rating trends, cuts, and woods over time so the next cook starts from what
actually worked, not a guess.

RUN SHEETS & PIT REPORTS
Generate a printable run sheet before a cook and a pit report after —
temperature curve, timeline, rating, photos, and notes, ready to print or
share.

BUILT-IN RECIPE BOX
Eight classic rub and sauce recipes out of the box, plus room for your own.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Everything runs on your device. No account, no analytics, no ad trackers, no
data collected about you. One tap deletes everything, permanently, whenever
you want.

FREE TO START
Log up to 15 cooks and 15 custom recipes for free, with full temperature
charting, "Repeat my best," reminders, and analytics. A single one-time
purchase — no subscription — removes the caps and unlocks run sheet and pit
report PDF exports.

Pitstead logs what you did and what you measured, in your own numbers — it's
a record, not a food-safety authority. It doesn't tell you a safe minimum
internal temperature and isn't a substitute for USDA or local food-safety
guidance.