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.

🥩 SMOKE WAR: An Ontario man caught a court-ordered barbecue ban after a judge called his grill a weapon of nuisance.

🥩 JERKY JUDGED: Fourteen beef jerky brands went head to head blind, and a gas-station classic took the crown.

🥩 OLD SCHOOL: A Goldee’s pitmaster’s pop-up cooks over direct heat with grandma-food sides, and it just might revive a dying method.

🥩 COMEBACK Q: A new Houston smokehouse is already a top destination, a redemption story to love.

🥩 TACO FIRE: The No. 1 tacos in America, 15 hours and 1,000-degree fires 👇

🥓 CRUST HACK: Grind the dry-aged trim most people toss into your burger for a deeper, beefier crust, per the science.

🥓 CHEAP EGG: A kamado that stands toe to toe with the Kamado Joe for eighty percent less money.

🥓 MIX MASTER: Pit Boss now lets you blend your own custom wood pellets in a bucket.

🥓 METAL MYTH: Why you should not marinate meat in metal, with one stainless-steel exception.

🥓 FIRE FEST: An entire steer cooked overnight into birria at Texas’s wildest open-fire BBQ meetup 👇