The Smoke Lab
A good cook starts with a good question.
Introducing The Smoke Log: a UK smoking journal built around useful notes, honest evidence and the next thing to try.
Read the logGetting the good stuff ready
Loading page…An independent UK barbecue notebookBy Pete’s Meat · Est. 2026
The Smoke Log.
Real smoke. Real cooks. Real results.
Recipes / Technique / Experiment
Illustrative image · our own cooks are still to comeStart with the fundamentals
Before you light the fire.
A practical UK checklist for choosing a method, setting up safely and making room for the whole cook — including the washing up.
Start readingLearning in public.
One well-documented cook at a time.
One well-documented cook at a time.
Notes worth keeping
From the notebook.
The Smoke Lab
Write it down. Make the next cook better.
A reusable framework for turning a cook into useful evidence, from the butcher's receipt to the change you will make next time.
Read the logThe Smoke Lab
Less guesswork.
Better field notes.
The cut. The cost. The weather. The fire. We’re making room for the whole cook — including the bits that don’t go to plan.
Our first experiments are still ahead. When they happen, we’ll share the measurements, photographs and what we’d change next time.
Inside the Smoke LabFIELD NOTES / FIRST COOK
A blank page.
A proper starting point.
- Cut & weight
- To be recorded
- Smoker, fuel & wood
- To be recorded
- Temperature & time
- To be recorded
- Results & next steps
- To be discovered
A note from Pete’s Meat
The notebook is open.
The food drops can wait.
We’re building towards a meat-smoking business, but we haven’t started trading. Ordering and Smoke Club redemptions are paused while we learn, document and get ready.
About the projectCurrent food images are AI-generated illustrations. Real cook logs will be accompanied by photographs of the actual cook.