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This week's fire

Earn your spurs

Cook more. Get weirder rewards.

Every cook you log earns smoke points. Hit a streak, master a cut, or push through the stall and you'll unlock the kind of trophies that don't exist anywhere else. Bark Knight. Reverend of Reverse Sear. Cheater Pants. We don't judge.

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Bark Knight
Master of the crust. Cooked 5 briskets to peak bark.
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Stall Whisperer
Pushed through the 165°F stall without wrapping. Patience, embodied.
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Pork Pope
Holy butts. 50 shoulders preached.
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Vinegar Disciple
Carolina forever. Mustard sauce strictly secondary.
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First Smoke
You did it. The fire is lit. The journey begins.
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Wood Hoarder
Cooked with 10 different wood types. Diversified your smoke portfolio.
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