Free plan
Free
Everything you need to cook, share and compete.
- Create recipes from scratch
- Share to The Pit with a web link
- Vote, comment and climb the leaderboard
- Save up to 10 recipes
- 5 photo or notes imports a month
Free on the App Store
Real BBQ recipes from real pitmasters
BBQ Chef is the iPhone app for writing up your cooks, sharing them with The Pit and climbing the pitmaster leaderboard as the upvotes roll in. Brisket, ribs, rubs and sauces, with the temps, wood and setup that actually worked.
- Free to download
- iPhone, iOS 15+
- Imperial & metric
How it works
Cook it. Share it. Climb the board.
BBQ Chef turns the cooks you're proud of into recipes other pitmasters can follow, vote on and fire up themselves.
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Write up your cook
Build a recipe from scratch on a live recipe card, or import one from a cookbook photo or your own notes. Add a photo of the result.
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Share it to The Pit
Post it to the community feed. It gets its own page at bbqchef.app that anyone can open, with or without the app.
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Collect the upvotes
Every upvote from another pitmaster pushes you up the leaderboard, all-time and this month.
The Pit
A community feed for pitmasters
Browse recipes from real backyard and competition cooks. Vote up the ones worth firing up and leave a comment when you've cooked one.
- Sort by hot, new or top, or search by keyword
- Upvotes and comments on every recipe
- Temps, wood, BBQ setup and steps that actually worked
Twelve categories
- Beef
- Pork
- Poultry
- Lamb
- Game
- Seafood
- Veggie
- Dry rubs
- Marinades
- Glazes
- Sauces
- Sides
Share links
Send any recipe with a link
Every recipe in The Pit has its own page on bbqchef.app. Drop it in the group chat, post it anywhere or print it. Friends don't need the app to read it.
A web page for every recipe
Photo, ingredients, steps and temps, readable on any phone or computer.
Opens straight in the app
Tap a bbqchef.app link on an iPhone with BBQ Chef and it lands in the app.
Your profile has a link too
Share your pitmaster page with your rank, upvotes and every recipe you've posted.
Pitmaster leaderboard
Climb the leaderboard
Upvotes on the recipes you share rank you against every other pitmaster, with recipes shared as the tiebreaker. Your profile shows your rank, upvotes and recipes, and has its own link to share.
- All-time
- The biggest names in The Pit
- This month
- A fresh race every month
- Your rank
- Shown on your profile
Create
Write it up your way
Build a recipe on a live card that looks exactly like the finished thing: ingredients, BBQ setup, steps, temps and equipment, in imperial or metric.
Create from scratch
Write up your own cook and share it to The Pit.
Import from a photo
Snap a cookbook page, printout or handwritten card and get an editable recipe card.
Import from notes
Paste or type a recipe you already have.
Draft with a helper
Describe the cook and get a starting point to edit.
Your collection
Every cook, saved and synced
Save recipes to your collection and pick them up on any device. Recipes you create on the website appear in the app automatically.
Synced everywhere
Sign in with Apple or Google and your recipes follow you.
Ready offline
Save recipes for offline use, so the steps are there when the signal isn't.
PDF export
Turn any recipe into a clean PDF for the cook.
Imperial or metric
Pounds and °F or grams and °C. Your call.
See it in action
Cook better BBQ, effortlessly
Need a starting point? Tell BBQ Chef what you're making and it drafts a recipe for your setup that you can edit, save and share.
- Pick what you're making: beef, pork, poultry and more
- Describe the cook, from the cut to the cook time
- Choose a suggestion and get the full recipe with BBQ setup
Real screen recording from the BBQ Chef app
Pricing
Free to start. Pro to master.
Creating, sharing, voting and the leaderboard are free for everyone. Pitmaster Pro is there when you want more.
Optional upgrade
Pitmaster Pro
An in-app subscription for pitmasters who cook a lot.
- Unlimited saved recipes
- Unlimited photo and notes imports
- Drafting help: describe a cook, get a recipe to edit
- Remix any Pit recipe for your own smoker
- Offline access to your full collection
Upgrade any time inside the app. Billed through your Apple ID.
FAQ
Questions, answered
BBQ Chef at a glance
- App
- BBQ Chef: Recipes & Pitmaster Community
- Platform
- iPhone, iOS 15 or later
- Price
- Free, with optional Pitmaster Pro
- Sign-in
- Apple or Google
- Categories
- Beef, pork, poultry, lamb, game, seafood, veggie, dry rubs, marinades, glazes, sauces and sides
- Units
- Imperial and metric
- Made by
- Techgeezer Ltd
What is BBQ Chef?
BBQ Chef is a free iPhone app for barbecue recipes and a community of pitmasters. You write up recipes you've actually cooked, share them to a community feed called The Pit and climb a leaderboard ranked by the upvotes your recipes receive. Every shared recipe also gets its own public web page at bbqchef.app.
Is BBQ Chef free?
Yes. Downloading BBQ Chef, creating recipes, sharing to The Pit, voting, commenting and the leaderboard are all free. The free plan saves up to 10 recipes and includes 5 photo or notes imports a month.
Pitmaster Pro is an optional in-app subscription that unlocks unlimited saves and imports, drafting help, remixing any Pit recipe for your own smoker and offline access to your full collection.
Is BBQ Chef available on Android?
BBQ Chef is available for iPhone on the App Store and needs iOS 15 or later.
What is The Pit?
The Pit is the BBQ Chef community feed. It's full of recipes shared by backyard and competition cooks, sorted by hot, new or top, filterable by twelve categories and searchable by keyword. You can upvote recipes and leave a comment once you've cooked one.
How does the pitmaster leaderboard work?
Pitmasters are ranked by the total upvotes received on the recipes they've shared to The Pit, with the number of recipes shared as the tiebreaker. There's an all-time board and a this-month board, and your rank appears on your profile, which has its own shareable link.
Can I share a recipe with someone who doesn't have the app?
Yes. Every recipe in The Pit has its own page at bbqchef.app that anyone can open in a web browser. On an iPhone with BBQ Chef installed, the same link opens straight in the app. You can also export any recipe as a PDF.
Can I import recipes from a cookbook or my own notes?
Yes. Import from Photo turns a photo of a cookbook page, printout or handwritten recipe card into an editable recipe card, and Import from Notes does the same with text you paste or type. You can review and edit everything before saving.
Does BBQ Chef work with my smoker or grill?
Yes. Save your setup to your profile, from charcoal kettles, kamados and offset smokers to pellet grills, gravity-fed, drum and electric smokers, gas grills and flat-top griddles, along with your preferred woods: hickory, mesquite, cherry, apple, oak, pecan, maple or alder. Recipes include a BBQ setup section, and Pitmaster Pro can remix any Pit recipe for your own cooker.
Does BBQ Chef support metric measurements?
Yes. Choose imperial or metric in your profile and BBQ Chef shows ingredients and temperatures in your preferred system, such as pounds and °F or grams and °C.
Do I need an account to use BBQ Chef?
Yes. You sign in with Apple or Google, so there's no new password to remember. Your recipes and preferences then sync across your devices, and recipes you create on the website appear in the app automatically.
BBQ ChefRecipes & Pitmaster Community
Fire it up
Download BBQ Chef free on the App Store and share your first recipe with The Pit tonight.
Scan with your iPhone camera to download