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Forearms are another thing that I've been pretty enticed by recently, I'm gonna share some of my favorite things in regards to forearm training based off my own experience, what's worked best for me as far as growth, grip strength, etc.
> Fat Gripz
Fat Gripz are my absolute favorite forearm tool, they essentially turn any exercise into a forearm exercise by increasing the circumference of whatever you slap it on (barbells, dumbbells, pull-up bars, dip bars, pretty much anything) and making it much more challenging to grip. While pull movements will generally give you the best bang for your buck with fat gripz, I'm a big proponent of using them with push movements as well, and in some cases find stuff like OHP and bench to be MORE comfortable with them.
> Dead Hangs
Dead hangs are badass as shit, not only do they decompress your spine and make your back feel like butter, but holding dead hangs is another great way to increase forearm size and strength. You can program them any number of ways really, I just kinda do them whenever I want. Sometimes I'll do a single long hold at the end of a workout, or superset them with a lift for 30 seconds each, to even occasionally making it a main lift for the day and doing them in a sort of progressive overload manner on time, or even adding weight.
> Reverse Curls
Reverse curls are a bit of a double whammy, since it's a curl it's gonna be hitting biceps as well, while doing it with the overhand grip is gonna help work your forearms. I personally almost exclusively do reverse with an ez bar because it tends to feel a lot less harsh on my wrists, ergo allowing for heavier loads and more reps, but it works just as well with dumbbells or a barbell. I'll give a nod to hammer curls as well, they can similarly be decent forearm builders and the nature of a hammer curl can allow for some heavier weights, leading to some heavier gains.