The Pitmaster's Field Manual

The fire's lit before anyone else is awake.
Coffee in one hand, thermometer in the other.
Hours of patience, one cook at a time.
Then the slice, the pull, the quiet nod across the table.
This is the playbook behind those moments.

A 44-page digital cookbook from Sean Young, pitmaster of Risky Brisket Championship BBQ and a U.S. Army veteran. Seventeen recipes take real KCBS, SCA and WFC competition techniques and scale them down for a backyard smoker or grill.

What's Inside
• 01 Hot & Fast Ops: Texas brisket, KC spare ribs with tips, Memphis baby backs, beef ribs, prime rib
• 02 Weeknight Recon: direct-sear ribeye, two-zone chicken breast, tri-tip, WFC People's Choice wings
• 03 Morale Boosters: pork belly nuggets, the Mac Daddy Fatty, Texas Twinkies, Holiday Bombs
• 04 Support Rations: Tumbleweeds (smoked buffalo cauliflower), smoked mac with a Hot Cheeto crunch
• 05 Second Mission: brisket cheesesteaks, brisket elotes

Why You'll Love It
• Works on the cooker already in the backyard: pellet grill, kettle, kamado, drum or offset
• Every recipe has a Mission Brief, Pitmaster's Intel, an "If It Goes Sideways" fix-it box and a Cook Log for notes
• Championship rubs and sauces called out by name, each with an easy substitute
• A Personnel File with the team's record: 130+ contests, 5 Grand Championships, 2× WFC finalist
• "Issued to / Issued by" lines on the cover make it a ready-made gift
• Letter-size PDF: read it on a phone or tablet, or print the recipes that earn a spot by the smoker

It Brings People Together
Competition BBQ was never about the trophy. It's the crew that stays up through the overnight cook, the neighbor who wanders over for a taste, the family that keeps asking when the ribs will be ready. These recipes are built to put that same table together, wherever the smoke is rolling.

Bigger Than BBQ
The pit gave our founder, a U.S. Army veteran, something he couldn't find anywhere else: purpose. 10% of net profits help other veterans find theirs.

How Delivery Works
This is a digital download, so nothing ships. The download link arrives by email from Meat Sweats Apparel within a few minutes of checkout; check the promotions or spam folder if it doesn't show up. Buying it as a gift? Forward the email or print the PDF.

Light the fire. Trust the process. Feed your people.

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