Santa Maria Grills Are Coming for Your Kettle: Inside the 2026 Adjustable-Grate Boom
Santa Maria grills with crank-adjustable grates are 2026’s biggest BBQ gear shift. Why Fyr, Yoder, and Kalamazoo keep selling out, and how to pick one.
Grilling Innovations
New gear and new methods: pellet tech, griddles, temperature controllers and what is genuinely worth adopting.
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How to Read a Memorial Day Grill Sale: What’s Actually a Discount in 2026
A Memorial Day grill sale is not the year’s best grill pricing. Labor Day is. October is. Here’s how to read the four kinds of Memorial Day grill sale running this weekend.
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Weber Just Showed a Santa Maria Grill at Memphis in May – But You Can’t Buy It Until 2027
The Weber Santa Maria grill: two sizes, $899 and $1,299, 750+ sq in over a firebrick cookbox. Unveiled at Memphis in May 2026, ships 2027.
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Pit Boss vs. Traeger 2026: The Pellet-Grill Comparison Pitmasters Actually Use
Pit Boss wins on cubic inches, hopper, and searing. Traeger wins on app, support, and ecosystem. The 2026 head-to-head pitmasters actually use to decide.
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Smoked Watermelon Ham: The Backyard Recipe That Fools Carnivores
A whole watermelon, salt-cured and smoked for 8 hours, comes off the grill looking nearly identical to a glazed Christmas ham. The recipe that goes viral every time.
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Drum Smokers in 2026: Why More Backyard Pitmasters Are Going UDS
The Ugly Drum Smoker is having its biggest year since 2018. Why 2026 BBQ trend forecasts all flag drum smokers as the surprise comeback — simpler than offsets, more flavor than pellets, 12+ hour burns on a single fuel load, and as cheap as $120 DIY.
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Cast Iron Grilling: Grill Epic Meals with Lodge Now
Cast iron grilling turns every cookout into a fine adventure, folks. It ain’t just a method—it’s a way to pull rich, smoky flavors outta your food and make them outdoor meals somethin’ special. The Lodge Sportsman Grill is the classic version of this. It is a hibachi-style cast iron grill, heavy enough to hold heat…
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The Best Way to Use a Pizza Oven for Amazing Results
A pizza oven runs at 700 to 900°F, which is why a pizza cooks in 90 seconds and why everything about the technique differs from an oven. Here is how to use a pizza oven to get good results from one. Whether you have just bought one or built your own, this guide covers how…
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