Fired-up reads for backyard cooks
Grilling tips, BBQ guides, and app updates — from organizing your rubs and sauces to logging your best cooks and bringing them to The Potluck.

Why We Built The Potluck: Bring a Dish, Take One Home
Every backyard griller has the same folder. Screenshots of cooks somebody posted, saved off a forum thread or a group chat, with no idea what temp they ran or w
August 25, 2026
CookStache Is Live: The Free BBQ Cook Log App Is on the App Store
CookStache is live on the App Store.It started with a brisket. The best one I ever cooked, and I could not recreate it — I could not remember which rub I used,
August 15, 2026
What Is CookStache? The Free BBQ Companion App for Backyard Grillers
If you are a backyard griller, you probably know this routine. You have a shelf full of rubs, sauces, and seasonings, and you have no idea what half of them are
April 22, 2026
How to Organize Your BBQ Rubs, Sauces, and Seasonings Like a Real Pitmaster
Every backyard griller has the same shelf. Three bottles of the same hot sauce bought six months apart because you forgot you already had one. A rub from two su
April 11, 2026