Membership
Pick your path.
Start free. Upgrade to the Guild for full site access, add the training course, or own it for life.
Home Smoker
Always free
Recipes, tools, and Training Level 1 to get you started.
- Every Home Smoker recipe
- Flavor Atlas and Technique Library access
- Servings adjuster and step timers
- Save up to 10 recipes to your cookbook
- 1 Pitmaster AI question per day
- Training Level 1 — full access
Your current plan
Guild Membership
per month
Full site access — every recipe, tool, and AI feature. No training course.
- Everything in Home Smoker
- Full competition recipe library
- Multi-day technique walkthroughs
- Unlimited saved recipes across devices
- Up to 50 Pitmaster AI questions per day
- Cook Monitor — plan phases, run timers, get alerts
- AI-generated cook timelines from any recipe
- Submit recipes to the community library
Full Access
per month
Everything in Guild, plus the full training course and Certified Pitmaster certification.
- Everything in Guild Membership
- Training Levels 2–5 and the Master Exam
- Flashcard drills and practice exams
- Printable Certified Pitmaster certificate
- Certified rank badge on your community profile
- Unlimited Pitmaster AI questions
- Saved Pitmaster AI sessions and personal notebook
Pitmaster Path
one-time + $7.99/mo
Own the training and certification for life, plus full site access while subscribed.
- One-time $97 grants permanent training + certification access
- Keep the training course and your certificate even if the subscription ends
- Lifetime access means access for the operating life of the service
- Includes Guild Membership at $7.99/mo for full site access
- Training Levels 2–5 and the Master Exam
- Flashcard drills, practice exams, and printable certificate
- Charged as one bundled first payment, then $7.99/mo
Monthly plans renew automatically until canceled. One-time purchases grant access for the life of the service. By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Refund Policy.
Planning to still be smoking meat two years from now?
Then the math is easy. Full Access runs $14.99 a month. The Pitmaster Path splits it into two pieces. Your $97 one-time payment buys the entire training program, and it's yours for life. Your $7.99 a month covers everything else on the site, the recipes, the AI Assistant, Cook Monitor, and the community.
Cancel the monthly anytime and you lose the site access, but the training program stays yours. You paid for it once, you own it, come back and re-study whenever you want.
Here's what each option actually costs you over time.
After 1 year, Full Access is $180. The Path is $193.
After 2 years, Full Access is $360. The Path is $289. You're up $71.
After 3 years, Full Access is $540. The Path is $385. You're up $155, and it keeps growing every month.
If BBQ is a phase, grab Full Access and enjoy it. If smoking meat is just part of who you are now, the Path pays for itself and then some.
“For life,” “lifetime,” and “permanent” access refer to the operating lifetime of Smoke Brothers Guild. See Terms of Service for details.