If it made us stop scrolling, it probably deserves a spot here. From gear to techniques to the occasional internet chaos, this is the stuff we’re paying attention to this week.

🥩 EGG MEETS BOURBON: Big Green Egg and Atlanta's ASW Distillery made a bourbon finished over live fire. If you own one and aren't insufferable about it at parties, are you even trying?

🥩 NEXT PITMASTERS: 92 Texas high school BBQ teams lit the pit at 5 a.m. Brisket judged by 3 p.m. One champion. Every town in this country has a high school football team. Most don't have a BBQ team. That's a problem worth fixing. Talk to your local school, Dead Meat Society members…

🥩 SMOKEY BONES GONE: Every location. 27 years, and it ended with a thank-you note and a padlock. Pour one out (or don't). Some people were pleased…

🥩 RAIN CHECK: Rain in the forecast. Brisket on the pit. Not a discussion 👇

🥓 GRILL IN RAIN: “Barbecue season” is for amateurs. If you're letting a little drizzle cancel Sunday's cook, this one's for you.

🥓 ONION TRICK: Rub a cut onion on your hot grates before you cook. Cleans, seasons, no wire grill brushes…

🥓 BASKET DEAL: Weber's Deluxe Grilling Basket is 40% off on Amazon right now. Asparagus, shrimp, anything that disappears through the grates. Grab one before Sunday.

🥓 TWO TONGS: Raw meat gets one. Cooked meat gets the other. Hint, hint… the Dead Grip Tongs were made for this…

🥓 HOG ON A BUDGET: Full-send backyard BBQ without the full-hog price tag 👇