Smoking log/journal

Before: type of meat, weight, how you trimmed,rubbed, any other things you might have done to the product.

During:how much/what kind of wood. Temps you smoked at. Anything you did to the product...basted, sauced, rerubbed,etc. How it looked, felt when pulling.

After: taste, texture, what you would like to change next time. Think about this the day after also.

Some where you need to note the weather conditions before,during, after. I'm sure I'm missing something,oh well!

Also, keep track of times.

Here are two we've used before on the forum.

One is excel the other is in word:
Smoke Log in Excel

Smoking Journal in MSWord

Here's the info I use.
Tom


Smoker / Oven Log

Date
Product, type, cut
Product temp.
Rub/Marinade recipe



Cooking Mode
Set Temperature
Cooking Time
Adjustments during cooking
Type of wood & amount
Climatic conditions
Internal product temps. & smoker temps.
Final product appearance & taste

Price of product

The more info the better.

You’d be surprised what you forgot about about that PB, briset, or ribs you smoked 6 months ago.

Thanks again for all the info. I really like the MSWord version.

Key now is you have a start. Just edit/update do whatever you need to and make it work for you.

If anyone has suggested updates or another version, just email it to me and I'll add it to the list.

Russ

I really like the Excel log from Amazing Ribs. You can download PDF or Excel formats, The Excel format is fully editable so you can customize as you like. I have customized the Excel spreadsheet; nice thing about the Excel spreadsheet format is the ability to simply copy a previous log sheet and edit it for your current smoke. I keep all of my logs in a single Excel Workbook file that is easy to find, edit and track. If anyone wants a copy of my edits just PM me and I'll send you a copy.

Here is link to Amazing Ribs log page:
Smoke Log Link