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BBQ Tools & Calculators
Twenty-six calculators for the two questions that come up before every meal: how much to buy, and how long to cook it. No sign-up, no app.
BBQ Cooking Calculator
Grilling times for any meat, with an interactive timer and flip alerts.
BBQ Party Calculator
How much meat per person for a whole party, as a shopping list.
How much do I need?
Quantities per person, worked out from your guest count.
Burger Calculator
How many burgers per person, how much ground beef to buy, and how many buns — worked out from your guest count.
Pulled Pork Calculator
Pork shoulder loses about half its weight to fat, bone and moisture. This works backwards from how much cooked pork you need to how much raw shoulder to buy.
Turkey Size Calculator
What size turkey to buy for your guest count, how long it needs to thaw, and roughly how long it will roast.
Hot Dog Calculator
How many hot dogs per person, how many packs to buy, and how many buns — including the packet mismatch nobody plans for.
Taco Bar Calculator
How much taco meat per person, how many tortillas, and how much cheese, salsa and rice to put out alongside.
Brisket Calculator
How much raw brisket to buy per person, and how long it will take. Brisket loses close to half its weight in the smoker — this accounts for that.
Rib Calculator
How many ribs per person and how many racks to buy, whether ribs are the main event or one thing among several.
Marinade Calculator
How much marinade to make for the meat you have, split into oil, acid and seasoning — plus how long to leave it.
Dry Rub Calculator
How much dry rub to mix for the meat you have, broken down by ingredient — salt, sugar, paprika and the rest.
Pizza Calculator
How many pizzas to order for a group, by size and appetite — and how much dough to make if you are baking them yourself.
Cake Serving Calculator
What size cake you need for your guest count — round or square, one tier or two, party slices or dessert slices.
Rice Calculator
How much dry rice to cook per person, how much water it needs, and what it weighs once cooked.
Pasta Calculator
How much dry pasta per person, how much sauce to go with it, and how much salt the water needs.
Potato Calculator
How many potatoes per person for mash, roast potatoes or potato salad — the quantity changes with what you are making.
Coffee Calculator
How much ground coffee and water for any number of people, and how much milk and sugar to put beside it.
Drink Calculator
How much beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks and ice to buy for a party, from your guest count and how long it runs.
How long, and at what temperature?
Times and conversions by weight, thickness and heat.
Oven Temperature Converter
Convert between Fahrenheit, Celsius, gas mark and fan-oven settings — including the drop a convection oven needs.
Steak Cooking Time Calculator
Grilling time per side, by thickness and how you like it — plus the internal temperature to pull at, which is the number that actually decides.
Chicken Cooking Time Calculator
Cooking time for chicken by cut, weight and oven temperature — breasts, thighs, whole birds. One target temperature settles all of them.
Turkey Cooking Time Calculator
How long to roast a turkey by weight, stuffed or not, and what time to put it in so it comes out when you said it would.
Air Fryer Calculator
Turn any oven recipe into air fryer settings: lower the temperature, shorten the time, and know when to shake the basket.
Smoker Time Calculator
How long to smoke brisket, pork shoulder, ribs, chicken or turkey by weight — and what time to light the smoker.
Defrosting Calculator
How long to thaw a turkey, roast or chicken in the fridge or in cold water — and which method is safe for what you have.
Convection Oven Converter
Convert any conventional oven recipe to convection (fan-forced): lower the temperature, shorten the time, keep the result.
Exact questions, exact answers
Fifteen questions with the numbers already in them, each answered at the top of its page.